Dynamic scan context determination for asset reconciliation background
First Claim
1. A method for asset reconciliation, comprising:
- receiving tag data from a plurality of radio frequency identification tags carrying the tag data, the tag data representative of a plurality of assets;
identifying characteristics about each of the plurality of assets based on at least a portion of each respective tag data;
grouping a first plurality of assets based on a common characteristic of the first plurality of assets identified in each respective tag data;
receiving additional tag data from one or more additional radio frequency identification tags associated with one or more additional assets having at least one characteristic; and
identifying which assets of the one or more additional assets are to be included in the first plurality of assets when the common characteristic is included within the additional tag data of the one or more additional assets; and
dynamically switching the first plurality of assets to a different grouping of assets, based on the received tag data from the one or more additional radio frequency identification tags, the dynamically switching being responsive to satisfying a condition for switching the first plurality of assets.
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Abstract
Asset reconciliation is facilitated by dynamically determining and applying a scan context to asset-describing tag data. Tag data representative of assets are received from RFID tags. A working scan context defining a scope of coverage of assets to be included in an asset reconciliation is dynamically determined based on the received tag data. Additional tag data representative of additional assets are received, and the dynamically determined working scan context is applied to the additional tag data to automatically identifying which assets of the additional assets are to be included in the asset reconciliation. Assets included in the scope of coverage of the working scan context are included in the asset reconciliation, and assets not included in the scope of coverage of the working scan context are not included in the asset reconciliation.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for asset reconciliation, comprising:
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receiving tag data from a plurality of radio frequency identification tags carrying the tag data, the tag data representative of a plurality of assets; identifying characteristics about each of the plurality of assets based on at least a portion of each respective tag data; grouping a first plurality of assets based on a common characteristic of the first plurality of assets identified in each respective tag data; receiving additional tag data from one or more additional radio frequency identification tags associated with one or more additional assets having at least one characteristic; and identifying which assets of the one or more additional assets are to be included in the first plurality of assets when the common characteristic is included within the additional tag data of the one or more additional assets; and dynamically switching the first plurality of assets to a different grouping of assets, based on the received tag data from the one or more additional radio frequency identification tags, the dynamically switching being responsive to satisfying a condition for switching the first plurality of assets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for asset reconciliation, the system comprising:
a processor configured to perform; receiving tag data from a plurality of radio frequency identification tags carrying the tag data, the tag data representative of a plurality of assets; identifying characteristics about each of the plurality of assets based on at least a portion of each respective tag data; grouping a first plurality of assets based on a common characteristic of the characteristics of the first plurality of assets identified in each respective tag data; receiving additional tag data from one or more additional radio frequency identification tags carrying the additional tag data, the additional tag data representative of one or more additional assets and including at least one characteristic of the one or more additional assets; identifying which assets of the one or more additional assets are to be included in the first plurality of assets when the common characteristic is included within the additional tag data of the one or more additional assets; and dynamically switching the first plurality of assets to a different grouping of assets, based on the received tag data from the one or more additional radio frequency identification tags, the dynamically switching being responsive to satisfying a condition for switching the first plurality of assets. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for asset reconciliation, the method comprising:
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receiving tag data which identifies characteristics about each of a plurality of assets; determining, by at least one processor, a first plurality of assets based on a common characteristic of the identified characteristics of the first plurality of assets identified in each respective tag data; after the determining, receiving additional tag data from one or more radio frequency identification tags carrying the tag data, the additional tag data representative of one or more additional assets; and identifying which assets of the one or more assets are to be included in the first plurality of assets when the common characteristic is included within the additional tag data of the one or more additional assets; dynamically switching the first plurality of assets to a second grouping of assets having a common characteristic, based on the received tag data from the one or more additional radio frequency identification tags, the dynamically switching being responsive to satisfying a condition for switching the first plurality of assets; and displaying, on a display screen, the second grouping of assets rather than the first plurality of assets responsive to satisfying a condition for switching the first plurality of assets. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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