Asset monitoring and tracking with a distributed Bluetooth low energy (BTLE) sensor system of heterogeneous sensors over wireless networks
First Claim
1. A method, in a server, for tracking physical assets with wireless Bluetooth low energy (BTLE) sensors distributed around a data communication network, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing a plurality of Bluetooth assets in a database, each of the Bluetooth assets comprising a physical asset having a Bluetooth radio;
associating each of the plurality of Bluetooth assets with a specific set of business rules;
receiving first scan event data from a first Bluetooth sensor of a plurality of Bluetooth sensors having Bluetooth radios, at least two of the plurality of Bluetooth sensors being independently owned and operated from each other, the plurality of Bluetooth sensors being wirelessly connected to the data communication network,wherein the first scan event data originates from a first scan event wherein a first Bluetooth asset was detected within range of the first Bluetooth sensor, the first Bluetooth sensor being independently owned and operated from the first Bluetooth asset;
analyzing the first scan event data against the specific set of business rules;
determining that the first scan event data meets at least one condition of at least one of the specific set of business rules;
and responsive to the determination, sending a notification associated with the condition.
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Abstract
One or more Bluetooth assets having a Bluetooth radio are associated with a specific set of business rules by enterprise users. Scan event data is received from at least one of a plurality of Bluetooth sensors having Bluetooth radios, wirelessly distributed around a communication network. The scan event data results from a scan event wherein the Bluetooth asset was within range of the at least one Bluetooth sensor. The scan event is analyzed against the business rules. Responsive to determining that at scan event meets at least one condition of at least one of the specific set of business rules, a notification can be sent. One specific implementation in a smart car seat safety system notifies a parent when a child is unintentionally left in a smart car seat.
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13 Claims
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1. A method, in a server, for tracking physical assets with wireless Bluetooth low energy (BTLE) sensors distributed around a data communication network, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of Bluetooth assets in a database, each of the Bluetooth assets comprising a physical asset having a Bluetooth radio; associating each of the plurality of Bluetooth assets with a specific set of business rules; receiving first scan event data from a first Bluetooth sensor of a plurality of Bluetooth sensors having Bluetooth radios, at least two of the plurality of Bluetooth sensors being independently owned and operated from each other, the plurality of Bluetooth sensors being wirelessly connected to the data communication network, wherein the first scan event data originates from a first scan event wherein a first Bluetooth asset was detected within range of the first Bluetooth sensor, the first Bluetooth sensor being independently owned and operated from the first Bluetooth asset; analyzing the first scan event data against the specific set of business rules; determining that the first scan event data meets at least one condition of at least one of the specific set of business rules; and responsive to the determination, sending a notification associated with the condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing code that, when executed by a process, performs a method for tracking physical assets with wireless Bluetooth low energy (BTLE) sensors distributed around a data communication network, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of Bluetooth assets in a database, each of the Bluetooth assets comprising a physical asset having a Bluetooth radio; associating each of the plurality of Bluetooth assets with a specific set of business rules; receiving first scan event data from a first Bluetooth sensor of a plurality of Bluetooth sensors having Bluetooth radios, at least two of the plurality of Bluetooth sensors being independently owned and operated from each other, the plurality of Bluetooth sensors being wirelessly connected to the data communication network, wherein the first scan event data originates from a first scan event wherein a first Bluetooth asset was detected within range of the first Bluetooth sensor, the first Bluetooth sensor being independently owned and operated from the first Bluetooth asset; analyzing the first scan event data against the specific set of business rules; determining that the first scan event data meets at least one condition of at least one of the specific set of business rules; and responsive to the determination, sending a notification associated with the condition.
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