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Systems and methods for asset tracking using an ad-hoc mesh network of mobile devices

  • US 9,911,296 B2
  • Filed: 12/10/2015
  • Issued: 03/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An asset tracking system, the system comprising:

  • a plurality of assets to be tracked, each of the assets having a unique identifier associated therewith and an transmitter that broadcasts a first signal including data representative of the respective unique identifier assigned to the respective asset;

    a plurality of mobile devices, each of the mobile devices capable of carrying at least one of the plurality of assets;

    wherein each of the plurality of assets is freely exchangeable between at least two of the plurality of mobile devices;

    wherein each of at least a number of the plurality of mobile devices includes a receiver to receive and an aggregator to aggregate a number of first signals broadcast by each of a respective number of assets; and

    wherein each of the number of the plurality of mobile devices transmits a respective second signal that includes data representative of a geolocation of the respective mobile device and data representative of the aggregated number of first signals received by the respective mobile device from each of the respective number of assets;

    wherein each of the plurality of assets comprises a portable electrical energy storage device; and

    wherein the plurality of mobile devices comprises a plurality of electrically driven vehicles using at least one protable electrical energy storage device to provide energy to at least one electric motor.

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