Creating a three-dimensional map utilizing retrieved RFID tag information

• US 10,726,613 B2
• Filed: 11/10/2017
• Issued: 07/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Fan, Si Bin, Gu, Yu, Liu, Su, Xu, Cheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Feild, Joseph H
• Assistant Examiner(s): Point, Rufus C
• Application Number:
  US15/809,736
• Publication Number:
  US 20190147646A1
• Time in Patent Office: 991 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10366 the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 17/05 Geographic models
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes identifying a mobile detection device, requesting the mobile detection device to travel to a predetermined location, requesting the mobile detection device to retrieve location information and supplementary information from a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag at the predetermined location, receiving the location information and the supplementary information from the mobile detection device, determining a three-dimensional location of the RFID tag, based on the location information, and creating a three-dimensional map that includes the three-dimensional location of the RFID tag and the supplementary information from the RFID tag.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

identifying a mobile detection device;

requesting the mobile detection device to travel to a predetermined location;

requesting the mobile detection device to retrieve location information and supplementary information from a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag at the predetermined location;

receiving the location information and the supplementary information from the mobile detection device, the location information including geographical coordinates of the mobile detection device, as well as a charging time for the RFID tag that indicates a time period between a sending, by the mobile detection device, of an RFID request, and a receipt of a response from the RFID tag;

determining a three-dimensional location of the RFID tag, utilizing the geographical coordinates of the mobile detection device and the charging time for the RFID tag, including determining a distance between the mobile detection device and the RFID tag, based on the charging time for the RFID tag; and

creating a three-dimensional map that includes the three-dimensional location of the RFID tag and the supplementary information from the RFID tag.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

the identifying includes sending a message to the mobile detection device in response to identifying one or more events, and receiving information from the mobile detection device, in response to the message,

the one or more events are identified by monitoring one or more data feeds and comparing data from the one or more data feeds to a threshold, and

all available mobile detection devices within a predetermined radius of a location of the one or more events are identified.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined location includes geographical coordinates that are calculated based on a physical location of a predetermined event.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein requesting the mobile detection device to retrieve the location information and the supplementary information from the RFID tag includes sending a command to the mobile detection device to broadcast an RFID request from an RFID communicator within the mobile detection device in response to determining that the mobile detection device is within a predetermined distance from the predetermined location.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the supplementary information includes biometric data obtained by and stored in the RFID tag.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the supplementary information includes image data taken by the mobile detection device, utilizing one or more cameras within the mobile detection device.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

the supplementary information includes biometric data obtained by and stored in the RFID tag, and image data taken by the mobile detection device, utilizing one or more cameras within the mobile detection device,

identifying the mobile detection device includes requesting information associated with the mobile detection device, the information including an identification of RFID communication capabilities, a current battery life of the mobile detection device, and user approval to use the mobile detection device for predetermined operations,

the mobile detection device is selected in response to determining that the current battery life of the mobile detection device is above a threshold, the mobile detection device includes an RFID reader, and the mobile detection device includes the user approval to use the mobile detection device for predetermined operations, and

the three-dimensional location of the RFID tag includes latitude, longitude, and a location of the RFID tag below a surface, where a distance between an RFID reader and the surface is compared to a distance between the RFID reader and the RFID tag to determine a depth at which the RFID tag is located below the surface.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

identifying the mobile detection device includes requesting information associated with the mobile detection device, the information including an identification of RFID communication capabilities, a current battery life of the mobile detection device, and user approval to use the mobile detection device for predetermined operations, and

the mobile detection device is selected in response to determining that the current battery life of the mobile detection device is above a threshold, the mobile detection device includes an RFID reader, and the mobile detection device includes the user approval to use the mobile detection device for predetermined operations.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional location of the RFID tag includes latitude, longitude, and a location of the RFID tag below a surface, where a distance between an RFID reader and the surface is compared to a distance between the RFID reader and the RFID tag to determine a depth at which the RFID tag is located below the surface.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising updating the three-dimensional location of the RFID tag, and the supplementary information from the RFID tag, based on a predetermined interval.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

the supplementary information includes biometric data obtained by and stored in the RFID tag, and image data taken by the mobile detection device, utilizing one or more cameras within the mobile detection device, and

the three-dimensional location of the RFID tag includes latitude, longitude, and a location of the RFID tag below a surface, where a distance between an RFID reader and the surface is compared to a distance between the RFID reader and the RFID tag to determine a depth at which the RFID tag is located below the surface.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

identifying the mobile detection device includes requesting information associated with the mobile detection device, the information including an identification of RFID communication capabilities, a current battery life of the mobile detection device, and user approval to use the mobile detection device for predetermined operations,

the mobile detection device is selected in response to determining that the current battery life of the mobile detection device is above a threshold, the mobile detection device includes an RFID reader, and the mobile detection device includes the user approval to use the mobile detection device for predetermined operations, and

the three-dimensional location of the RFID tag includes latitude, longitude, and a location of the RFID tag below a surface, where a distance between an RFID reader and the surface is compared to a distance between the RFID reader and the RFID tag to determine a depth at which the RFID tag is located below the surface.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining the distance between the mobile detection device and the RFID tag, based on the charging time for the RFID tag, includes applying object localization to determine the distance between the mobile detection device and the RFID tag, based on a correlation between the charging time for the RFID tag and the distance between the mobile detection device and the RFID tag.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:

the supplementary information includes biometric data obtained by and stored in the RFID tag, and image data taken by the mobile detection device, utilizing one or more cameras within the mobile detection device,

identifying the mobile detection device includes requesting information associated with the mobile detection device, the information including an identification of RFID communication capabilities, a current battery life of the mobile detection device, and user approval to use the mobile detection device for predetermined operations, and

the mobile detection device is selected in response to determining that the current battery life of the mobile detection device is above a threshold, the mobile detection device includes an RFID reader, and the mobile detection device includes the user approval to use the mobile detection device for predetermined operations.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the supplementary information includes:

biometric data obtained by and stored in the RFID tag, and

image data taken by the mobile detection device, utilizing one or more cameras within the mobile detection device.

11. A computer program product for creating a three-dimensional map utilizing retrieved RFID tag information, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

identifying a mobile detection device, utilizing the processor;

requesting the mobile detection device to travel to a predetermined location, utilizing the processor;

requesting the mobile detection device to retrieve location information and supplementary information from the RFID tag at the predetermined location, utilizing the processor;

receiving the location information and the supplementary information from the mobile detection device, utilizing the processor, the location information including geographical coordinates of the mobile detection device, as well as a charging time for the RFID tag that indicates a time period between a sending, by the mobile detection device, of an RFID request, and a receipt of a response from the RFID tag;

determining, utilizing the processor, a three-dimensional location of the RFID tag, utilizing the geographical coordinates of the mobile detection device and the charging time for the RFID tag, including determining a distance between the mobile detection device and the RFID tag, based on the charging time for the RFID tag; and

creating the three-dimensional map that includes the three-dimensional location of the RFID tag and the supplementary information from the RFID tag, utilizing the processor.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the identifying includes sending, utilizing the processor, a message to the mobile detection device in response to identifying one or more events, and receiving, utilizing the processor, information from the mobile detection device, in response to the message.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the predetermined location includes geographical coordinates that are calculated based on a physical location of a predetermined event.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein requesting the mobile detection device to retrieve the location information and the supplementary information from the RFID tag includes sending, utilizing the processor, a command to the mobile detection device to broadcast an RFID request from an RFID communicator within the mobile detection device in response to determining that the mobile detection device is within a predetermined distance from the predetermined location.

20. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

logic integrated with the processor, executable by the processor, or integrated with and executable by the processor, the logic being configured to;

identify a mobile detection device;

request the mobile detection device to travel to a predetermined location;

request the mobile detection device to retrieve location information and supplementary information from a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag at the predetermined location;

receive the location information and the supplementary information from the mobile detection device, the location information including geographical coordinates of the mobile detection device, as well as a charging time for the RFID tag that indicates a time period between a sending, by the mobile detection device, of an RFID request, and a receipt of a response from the RFID tag;

determine a three-dimensional location of the RFID tag, utilizing the geographical coordinates of the mobile detection device and the charging time for the RFID tag, including determining a distance between the mobile detection device and the RFID tag, based on the charging time for the RFID tag; and

create a three-dimensional map that includes the three-dimensional location of the RFID tag and the supplementary information from the RFID tag.