Validating asset movement using virtual tripwires and a RFID-enabled asset management system

A computer hardware system including an asset management system configured to validate a movement of an asset having an attached radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, the computer hardware system comprising:

• a hardware processor configured to execute operations comprising:
• determining whether a pathing rule of the asset is evaluated as False, wherein
• the pathing rule is defined in an asset movement specification associated with the asset,
• the pathing rule correlates identification information of the asset and virtual tripwires through which movement of the asset is not permitted, and
• the pathing rule is defined based on Boolean logic;
• determining that the movement of the asset is invalid based on:
• a virtual tripwire event associated with the asset,
• RFID data obtained directly from the attached RFID tag, and
• the determination that the pathing rule of the asset is evaluated as False;
• generating, based on the determining that the movement of the asset is invalid, a suspect movement data record, wherein
• the suspect movement data record includes:
• the RFID data obtained directly from the attached RFID tag, and
• information pertaining to the virtual tripwire event,
• the information includes first video data corresponding to the virtual tripwire event, an identifier of a first video camera that captured the first video data, and a location of the first video camera, and
• the first video data within the suspect movement data record is:
• stored within a video archive, and
• configured to be accessed by a graphical user interface in a client device separate from the asset management system;
• and
• generating an alert based on the suspect movement data record, wherein the alert comprises a uniform resource locator for the suspect movement data record.

A computer program product, comprising

• a computer readable hardware storage device having stored therein program code for validating a movement of an asset having an attached radio frequency identification (RFID) tag,
• the program code, which when executed by a computer hardware system including an asset management system, causes the computer hardware system to perform operations comprising:
• determining whether a pathing rule of the asset is evaluated as False, wherein
• the pathing rule is defined in an asset movement specification associated with the asset,
• the pathing rule correlates identification information of the asset and virtual tripwires through which movement of the asset is not permitted, and
• the pathing rule is defined based on Boolean logic;
• determining that the movement of the asset is invalid based on:
• a virtual tripwire event associated with the asset,
• RFID data obtained directly from the attached RFID tag, and
• the determination that the pathing rule of the asset is evaluated as False;
• and
• generating, based on the determining that the movement of the asset is invalid, a suspect movement data record, wherein
• the suspect movement data record includes:
• the RFID data obtained directly from the attached RFID tag, and
• information pertaining to the virtual tripwire event,
• the information includes video data corresponding to the virtual tripwire event, an identifier of a video camera that captured the video data, and a location of the video camera, and
• the video data within the suspect movement data record is:
• stored within a video archive, and
• configured to be accessed by a graphical user interface in a client device separate from the asset management system;
• and
• generating an alert based on the suspect movement data record, wherein the alert comprises a uniform resource locator for the suspect movement data record.