Device for sampling and locating asset information and method for managing the same
First Claim
1. A device for sampling and locating asset information including a tag, and a locator disposed on a rack for placing asset, wherein, the tag includes an attaching terminal comprising an attaching element, a RFID responder and a magnetic element disposed in the attaching element, wherein, the RFID responder is configured to store sampled information of the asset, wherein the tag further includes a fixing end configured to fix the tag to the asset whose information would be sampled, and a flexible connection element connecting between the fixing end and the attaching terminal;
- whereinthe locator includes an attached element, a RFID reader, a hall switch, a multiplexer and a microprocessor, the attached element cooperates with the attaching element to guide the attaching terminal and to maintain a stable position relationship between the RFID reader and the RFID responder, the hall switch and the RFID reader are electronically connected to the microprocessor respectively, the RFID reader is electronically connected to the multiplexer, and the multiplexer is connected to a plurality of RFID antennas;
whereinwhen a distance between the attaching terminal of the tag and the attached element of the locator reaches a preset distance, the magnetic element on the attaching terminal triggers the hall switch to send a trigger signal to the microprocessor, wherein based on the trigger signal the microprocessor turns on the RFID reader and meanwhile controls the multiplexer to be connected to corresponding RFID antenna to read the sampled information of the asset stored in the RFID responder.
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Abstract
A device for sampling and locating asset information includes a tag and a locator. The tag includes an attaching terminal that comprises an attaching element, a RFID responder, a magnetic element. The tag further includes a fixing end and a flexible connection element. The locator includes an attached element, a RFID reader, a hall switch, a multiplexer and a microprocessor. When a distance between the attaching terminal and the attached element reaches a preset distance, the magnetic element triggers the hall switch to send a trigger signal to the microprocessor. Based on the trigger signal the microprocessor turns on the RFID reader and controls the multiplexer to be connected to the corresponding RFID antenna to read the information. By using the device above, a real time monitoring and an automatic location are realized and the monitoring and the location can be accurate to every unit on the rack.
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13 Claims
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1. A device for sampling and locating asset information including a tag, and a locator disposed on a rack for placing asset, wherein, the tag includes an attaching terminal comprising an attaching element, a RFID responder and a magnetic element disposed in the attaching element, wherein, the RFID responder is configured to store sampled information of the asset, wherein the tag further includes a fixing end configured to fix the tag to the asset whose information would be sampled, and a flexible connection element connecting between the fixing end and the attaching terminal;
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the locator includes an attached element, a RFID reader, a hall switch, a multiplexer and a microprocessor, the attached element cooperates with the attaching element to guide the attaching terminal and to maintain a stable position relationship between the RFID reader and the RFID responder, the hall switch and the RFID reader are electronically connected to the microprocessor respectively, the RFID reader is electronically connected to the multiplexer, and the multiplexer is connected to a plurality of RFID antennas;
whereinwhen a distance between the attaching terminal of the tag and the attached element of the locator reaches a preset distance, the magnetic element on the attaching terminal triggers the hall switch to send a trigger signal to the microprocessor, wherein based on the trigger signal the microprocessor turns on the RFID reader and meanwhile controls the multiplexer to be connected to corresponding RFID antenna to read the sampled information of the asset stored in the RFID responder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for managing asset information comprising:
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S1, triggering a hall switch via a magnetic element on an attaching terminal when a distance between the attaching terminal of a tag and an attached element of a locator reaches a preset distance; S2, sending a trigger signal to a microprocessor via the hall switch; S3, based on the trigger signal, turning on a RFID reader and connecting a multiplexer to a corresponding RFID antenna to read sampled information of the asset stored in a RFID responder via the microprocessor. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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