# US 11,907,796 B2 · Associating assets using RFID-RF wireless gateways > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,907,796 B2 - Document ID: US11907796B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/953,238 - Filed: 2020-11-19 - Published: 2021-05-20 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2019-11-19 - Assignees: Trackonomy Systems, Inc. - Applicants: Trackonomy Systems, Inc. - Inventors: Hendrik J Volkerink; Ajay Khoche - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11907796B2 ## CPC - G06K 7/10366: {the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications} - G06Q 10/0833: Tracking - B01L 3/5453: {for test tubes} - G06K 19/07758: {arrangements for adhering the record carrier to further objects or living beings, functioning as an identification tag} - B01L 2300/022: Transponder chips - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B01L: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE ## Abstract A system is disclosed for tracking and monitoring sets of assets in or on a container using RFID-RF tags associated with the assets. The system comprises a specimen holder bin or similar container and a wireless tag affixed to the specimen holder bin. The specimen bin holder is configured to hold a plurality of assets. The wireless tag comprises a radio frequency identifier (RFID) circuit, a radio frequency (RF) circuit, a processor, a memory storing an identifier (ID) associated with the RFID circuit, and an energy source electrically connected to the RFID circuit, the RF circuit, and the processor. The wireless tag is configured to broadcast the identifier associated with the RFID circuit responsive to an interrogation signal by one or more gateways associated with the system. In some embodiments, each asset of the plurality of assets additionally comprises an RFID tag. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: broadcasting, by a node of a wireless tracking system, an interrogation signal to one or more wireless tags, the one or more wireless tags associated with a plurality of assets; receiving, by the wireless tracking system, one or more identifiers corresponding to the one or more wireless tags; determining, by the wireless tracking system based on the received one or more identifiers, an event associated with the plurality of assets, wherein determining the event comprises: accessing, by the wireless tracking system, a plurality of associated identifiers from a database; comparing, by the wireless tracking system, the received one or more identifiers to the plurality of associated identifiers of the database; and identifying, by the wireless tracking system, that the received one or more identifiers is missing an identifier of the plurality of associated identifiers of the database; and transmitting, by the wireless tracking system, an alert of the determined event. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting an alert of the determined event further comprises transmitting one or more of: an identifier of a wireless tag, a location of the wireless tag, a description of the event, and one or more conditions associated with the event. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, the one or more wireless tags comprising a radio frequency identifier (RFID) circuit, a radio frequency (RF) circuit, a processor, a memory storing an identifier (ID) associated with the RFID circuit, and an energy source electrically connected to the RFID circuit, the RF circuit, and the processor. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the RF circuit is a Bluetooth Low Energy circuit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the determining is performed by the node of the wireless tracking system. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of assets are being contained or transported within or as part of a container. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the container is a specimen holder bin and each of the plurality of assets is a vial. ### Claim 8 A method comprising: broadcasting, by a node of a wireless tracking system, an interrogation signal to one or more wireless tags, the one or more wireless tags associated with a plurality of assets; receiving, by the wireless tracking system, one or more identifiers corresponding to the one or more wireless tags; determining, by the wireless tracking system based on the received one or more identifiers, an event associated with the plurality of assets, wherein determining the event comprises: accessing, by the wireless tracking system, a plurality of associated identifiers from a database; comparing, by the wireless tracking system, the received one or more identifiers to the plurality of associated identifiers of the database; and identifying, by the wireless tracking system, that the received one or more identifiers includes an extraneous identifier not included in the plurality of associated identifiers of the database; and transmitting, by the wireless tracking system, an alert of the determined event. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein transmitting an alert of the determined event further comprises transmitting one or more of: an identifier of a wireless tag, a location of the wireless tag, a description of the event, and one or more conditions associated with the event. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, the one or more wireless tags comprise comprising a radio frequency identifier (RFID) circuit, a radio frequency (RF) circuit, a processor, a memory storing an identifier (ID) associated with the RFID circuit, and an energy source electrically connected to the RFID circuit, the RF circuit, and the processor. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the RF circuit is a Bluetooth Low Energy circuit. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the determining is performed by the node of the wireless tracking system. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of assets are being contained or transported within or as part of a container. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the container is a specimen holder bin and each of the plurality of assets is a vial. ### Claim 15 A wireless tracking system, comprising: a node configured to broadcast an interrogation signal to one or more wireless tags, the one or more wireless tags associated with a plurality of assets; memory storing non-transitory computer readable instructions that when executed by a processor of the wireless tracking system cause the wireless tracking system to: receive one or more identifiers corresponding to the one or more wireless tags; determine, based on the received one or more identifiers, an event associated with the plurality of assets, wherein determine the event comprises: access a plurality of associated identifiers from a database, compare the received one or more identifiers to the plurality of associated identifiers of the database, identify that the received one or more identifiers includes an extraneous identifier not included in the plurality of associated identifiers of the database, and transmit an alert of the determined event. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The wireless tracking system of claim 15, the instructions that cause the wireless tracking system to transmit an alert including further computer readable instructions that cause the wireless tracking system to transmit one or more of an identifier of a wireless tag, a location of the wireless tag, a description of the event, and one or more conditions associated with the event. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The wireless tracking system of claim 15, the one or more wireless tags comprising a radio frequency identifier (RFID) circuit, a radio frequency (RF) circuit, a processor, a memory storing an identifier (ID) associated with the RFID circuit, and an energy source electrically connected to the RFID circuit, the RF circuit, and the processor. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The wireless tracking system of claim 17, wherein the RF circuit is a Bluetooth Low Energy circuit. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The wireless tracking system of claim 15, wherein the instructions that cause the wireless tracking system to determine the event are executed by the node of the wireless tracking system. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The wireless tracking system of claim 15, wherein the plurality of assets are being contained or transported within or as part of a container. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The wireless tracking system of claim 20, wherein the container is a specimen holder bin and each of the plurality of assets is a vial.