System and method for determining and maintaining object location and status
First Claim
1. An asset information management system for obtaining and storing information on assets disposed within a physical structural environment, the system comprising:
- at least one mobile interface device configured for variable disposition within a physical dynamic structure in the physical structural environment, for capturing information about a target object disposed within the physical dynamic structure, and for transmitting the target object information over a network;
a local positioning system in communication with the at least one mobile interface device via the network and configured to provide information usable to determine a mobile device pose, said mobile device pose comprising a position and orientation of the mobile interface device relative to the physical structural environment;
a central processor in communication with the at least one mobile interface device and the local positioning system via the network and having an information management operating system operating thereon, the information management operating system being configured for receiving and processing the target object information;
a domain coordinate management system comprising one or more computers configured for establishing and maintaining spatial addresses for spaces and points within the physical structural environment, for receiving first spatial address information from the local positioning system and second spatial address information from a three-dimensional model of the physical dynamic structure, and for determining differences between the first and second spatial address information resulting from spatial changes in the physical dynamic structure;
an asset log comprising one or more data storage modules configured for storing information associated with objects disposed within the physical structural environment; and
a spatial indexing engine in communication with the domain coordinate management system, the asset log and the central processor, the spatial indexing engine being configured for assigning a spatial address to the target object and for storing information associated with the target object in the asset log.
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Abstract
An asset information management system is provided for obtaining and storing information on assets disposed within a structural environment. The system comprises at least one mobile interface device for capturing information about a target object in the structural environment. An information management operating system operates on a central processor in communication with the mobile interface device and a local positioning system. The domain coordinate management system comprises one or more computers configured for establishing spatial addresses for spaces and points within the structural environment. The asset log comprises one or more data storage modules configured for storing information associated with objects disposed within the structural environment. The spatial indexing engine is configured for assigning a spatial address to the target object and for storing information associated with the target object in the asset log.
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18 Claims
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1. An asset information management system for obtaining and storing information on assets disposed within a physical structural environment, the system comprising:
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at least one mobile interface device configured for variable disposition within a physical dynamic structure in the physical structural environment, for capturing information about a target object disposed within the physical dynamic structure, and for transmitting the target object information over a network; a local positioning system in communication with the at least one mobile interface device via the network and configured to provide information usable to determine a mobile device pose, said mobile device pose comprising a position and orientation of the mobile interface device relative to the physical structural environment; a central processor in communication with the at least one mobile interface device and the local positioning system via the network and having an information management operating system operating thereon, the information management operating system being configured for receiving and processing the target object information; a domain coordinate management system comprising one or more computers configured for establishing and maintaining spatial addresses for spaces and points within the physical structural environment, for receiving first spatial address information from the local positioning system and second spatial address information from a three-dimensional model of the physical dynamic structure, and for determining differences between the first and second spatial address information resulting from spatial changes in the physical dynamic structure; an asset log comprising one or more data storage modules configured for storing information associated with objects disposed within the physical structural environment; and a spatial indexing engine in communication with the domain coordinate management system, the asset log and the central processor, the spatial indexing engine being configured for assigning a spatial address to the target object and for storing information associated with the target object in the asset log. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of storing object information associated with a target object disposed within a physical structural environment, the method comprising:
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positioning a mobile interface device within a portion of the physical structural environment where the target object is located, the mobile interface device having a mobile device position and orientation relative to the physical structural environment; determining a mobile device pose comprising the mobile device position and orientation relative to the physical structural environment; capturing object information with the mobile interface device; receiving at a central data processor the mobile device pose and the object information from the mobile interface device; determining a location and orientation of the object relative to the physical structural environment, accounting for spatial changes in the physical structural environment; adding the location and orientation of the object to the object information; comparing the object information to information stored in an asset log database; determining whether the object is recognized based on results of the comparing action; responsive to determining that the object is recognized, updating information on the object in the asset log database; and responsive to determining the object is not recognized, assigning a spatial address to the object, and storing the object information as a new entry in the asset log database. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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