Tracking system with mobile reader

A method of associating data with a physical location, the method comprising the steps of:

• moving a mobile device to a physical location where an object is positioned;
• receiving, by at least two receiver antennae, a radiofrequency (RF) signal transmitted by the mobile device, the RF signal conveying data collected by the mobile device from an external source, the data transmitted by the mobile device including positional data regarding the position of the object at the location;
• calculating, for each of the at least two receiver antennae, timing information of the RF signal received by each of the at least two receiver antennae;
• calculating, based on the calculated timing information, a distance from the physical location where the mobile device transmitted the RF signal to the at least two receiver antennae;
• and
• associating the data conveyed by the RF signal and the external source from which the data were collected with a physical location from where the mobile device collects the data and transmits the RF signal conveying the data.

A method of associating data with a physical location, the method comprising the steps of:

• moving a mobile device to a physical location where an object is positioned;
• receiving, by at least two receiver antennae, a radiofrequency (RF) signal transmitted by the mobile device, the RF signal conveying data collected by the mobile device from an external source, the data transmitted by the mobile device including signal strength data for determining the position of the object at the location;
• measuring, at each of the at least two receiver antennae, the signal strength data received by each receiver antennae;
• calculating, from the signal strength data as measured at the receiver, a distance between the mobile device and each of the at least two receiver antennae;
• calculating, based on the calculated distances, the physical location from where the mobile device transmitted the RF signal;
• and
• associating the data conveyed by the RF signal and the external source from which the data were collected with the calculated physical location from where the mobile device collected the data and transmitted the RF signal conveying the data.