Real-time asset location system and method with long-range wireless backhaul
First Claim
1. A method of identifying a location of one or more objects to be located in real time, comprising:
- sending a beacon advertisement message from an object, to be located from among the objects to be located in real time, to a collector via a first wireless communications protocol, the first wireless communications protocol being a short range radio frequency communications protocol, the beacon advertisement message including a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address;
processing the beacon advertisement message at the collector, thereby creating a collector processing result;
sending the collector processing result from the collector to a gateway via a second wireless communications protocol, the second wireless communications protocol being a low power wide area network communications protocol;
relaying the collector processing result from the gateway to one or more upstream components;
further processing the collector processing result, thereby determining the unique MAC address corresponds to the object and creating a location identification processing result, the location identification processing result identifying the location of the object; and
displaying the location identification processing result on an end user terminal,wherein the gateway is configured to communicate with the one or more upstream components so as to establish selective identification and location determination, by one or more of the upstream components and from among the objects to be located in real time, of the object to be located and which sends the beacon advertisement message that is processed to create the collector processing result.
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Abstract
A system and method for transmitting information using first and second wireless communication protocols, including an object having a short range radio frequency signal transmitter for transmitting a signal using the first protocol, the signal including information transmitted from the object; a collector including a signal receiver for receiving the signal transmitted by the short range radio frequency transmitter and further including a collector transmitter that transmits a collector signal using the second protocol via a low power wide area network, the collector signal including the information transmitted from the object; a gateway in wireless communication with the collector via the low power wide area network, the gateway including a gateway receiver for receiving the collector signal; a processing application for processing the information transmitted from the object and creating an information processing outcome; and an end user terminal having an interface for displaying the information processing outcome.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of identifying a location of one or more objects to be located in real time, comprising:
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sending a beacon advertisement message from an object, to be located from among the objects to be located in real time, to a collector via a first wireless communications protocol, the first wireless communications protocol being a short range radio frequency communications protocol, the beacon advertisement message including a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address; processing the beacon advertisement message at the collector, thereby creating a collector processing result; sending the collector processing result from the collector to a gateway via a second wireless communications protocol, the second wireless communications protocol being a low power wide area network communications protocol; relaying the collector processing result from the gateway to one or more upstream components; further processing the collector processing result, thereby determining the unique MAC address corresponds to the object and creating a location identification processing result, the location identification processing result identifying the location of the object; and displaying the location identification processing result on an end user terminal, wherein the gateway is configured to communicate with the one or more upstream components so as to establish selective identification and location determination, by one or more of the upstream components and from among the objects to be located in real time, of the object to be located and which sends the beacon advertisement message that is processed to create the collector processing result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for identifying the location of one or more objects to be located in real time, the system comprising:
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an object to be located, from among the objects to be located in real time, including a short range radio frequency signal transmitter for transmitting a signal with unique information that is associated with, and thereby identifies, the object using a first wireless communications protocol; a collector within a short range radio frequency signal range of the object, the collector including a signal receiver for receiving the signal with unique information that is associated with, and thereby identifies, the object using the first wireless communications protocol, the collector further including a transmitter for transmitting the signal including the unique information that is associated with the object using a second wireless communication protocol via a low power wide area network; a gateway in wireless communication with the collector via the low power wide area network, the gateway including a receiver for receiving the signal with information including the unique information that is associated with the object from the collector; a processing application for processing the information, including determining the association between the unique information and the object thereby identified, and creating an information processing outcome; and an end user terminal having an interface for displaying the information processing outcome, wherein the gateway is configured to communicate with one or more of the processing application and the end user terminal so as to establish selective identification and location determination, by one or more of the processing application and the end user terminal and from among the objects to be located in real time, of the object transmitting the signal with the unique information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for transmitting information using two different wireless communication protocols, the system comprising:
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an object to be located, from among a plurality of objects, including a short range radio frequency signal transmitter for transmitting a signal using a first wireless communications protocol, the signal including information transmitted from the object; a collector within a short range radio frequency signal range of the object, the collector including a signal receiver for receiving the signal transmitted by the short range radio frequency transmitter using the first wireless communications protocol, the collector further including a collector transmitter that transmits a collector signal using a second wireless communication protocol via a low power wide area network, the collector signal including the information transmitted from the object; a gateway in wireless communication with the collector via the low power wide area network, the gateway including a gateway receiver for receiving the collector signal; a processing application for processing the information transmitted from the object and creating an information processing outcome; and an end user terminal having an interface for displaying the information processing outcome, wherein the gateway is configured to communicate with one or more of the processing application and the end user terminal so as to establish selective identification and location determination, by one or more of the processing application and the end user terminal and from among the plurality of objects, of the object transmitting the signal including the information transmitted from the object. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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