Asset monitoring and tracking system
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving input at a tag pool management system from a user requesting to track an asset, the request including one or more monitoring requirements for monitoring the asset, enterprise data for the asset, and a origin location for the asset;
selecting, by the tag pool management system, a tag device to associate with the asset in accordance with the input and the monitoring requirements, wherein the tag device is configured to monitor the asset according to the monitoring requirements;
routing, by the tag pool management system, the tag device to the origin location;
receiving, by the tag pool management system, an event notification for the tag device, as the tag device travels from the origin location to a destination location;
determining, by the tag pool management system, a preference for the event notification; and
generating, by the tag pool management system, a user notification from the event notification and the enterprise data, and then providing the user notification to a user in accordance with the determined preference.
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Abstract
Techniques for monitoring and tracking assets and providing notifications to users are disclosed. In one aspect, a request to track an asset and enterprise data describing the asset are received, a tag is selected to associate with the asset, an event notification is received from the tag, and a user notification is generated from the event notification and the enterprise data. In another aspect, a request for a tag is received, a tag is selected in response to the request, a tag is routed to the origin location for the tag, a notification is received that the tag has arrived at a destination location, and the tag is routed from the destination location to a tag pool.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving input at a tag pool management system from a user requesting to track an asset, the request including one or more monitoring requirements for monitoring the asset, enterprise data for the asset, and a origin location for the asset; selecting, by the tag pool management system, a tag device to associate with the asset in accordance with the input and the monitoring requirements, wherein the tag device is configured to monitor the asset according to the monitoring requirements; routing, by the tag pool management system, the tag device to the origin location; receiving, by the tag pool management system, an event notification for the tag device, as the tag device travels from the origin location to a destination location; determining, by the tag pool management system, a preference for the event notification; and generating, by the tag pool management system, a user notification from the event notification and the enterprise data, and then providing the user notification to a user in accordance with the determined preference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes:
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receiving input at a tag pool management system from a user requesting to track an asset, the request including one or more monitoring requirements for monitoring the asset, enterprise data for the asset, and a origin location for the asset; selecting, by the tag pool management system, a tag device to associate with the asset in accordance with the input and the monitoring requirements, wherein the tag device is configured to monitor the asset according to the monitoring requirements; routing, by the tag pool management system, the tag device to the origin location; receiving, by the tag pool management system, an event notification for the tag device, as the tag device travels from the origin location to a destination location; determining, by the tag pool management system, a preference for the event notification; and generating, by the tag pool management system, a user notification from the event notification and the enterprise data, and then providing the user notification to a user in accordance with the determined preference.
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19. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; and a computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes; receiving input at a tag pool management system from a user requesting to track an asset, the request including one or more monitoring requirements for monitoring the asset, enterprise data for the asset, and a origin location for the asset; selecting, by the tag pool management system, a tag device to associate with the asset in accordance with the input and the monitoring requirements, wherein the tag device is configured to monitor the asset according to the monitoring requirements; routing, by the tag pool management system, the tag device to the origin location; receiving, by the tag pool management system, an event notification for the tag device, as the tag device travels from the origin location to a destination location; determining, by the tag pool management system, a preference for the event notification; and generating, by the tag pool management system, a user notification from the event notification and the enterprise data, and then providing the user notification to a user in accordance with the determined preference.
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