Multi-Mode Commissioning/Decommissioning of Tags for Managing Assets

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving a request from a device to disassociate a tag and an asset decoupled from the tag, the request made by a user of the device;
• authenticating the user of the device;
• responsive to a successful authentication, receiving a tag identifier and an asset identifier from the user through the device;
• and
• disassociating the tag identifier from the asset identifier.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving a report associated with a tag coupled to an asset, the report including a then current geographic location of the tag and a tamper alert;
• determining if the tag registered the tamper alert at a valid, geo-fenced final destination location;
• if the tag registered the tamper alert at a valid, geo-fenced final destination location, disassociating the tag and the asset;
• and
• if the tag did not register the tamper alert at a valid, geo-fenced final destination location, maintaining an association between a tag identifier and an asset identifier.

A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a request from a device to associate a tag with an asset coupled to the tag, the request made by a user of the device;
• authenticating the user of the device;
• responsive to a successful authentication, receiving a tag identifier and an asset identifier from the user through the device;
• and
• associating the tag identifier and the asset identifier.

A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a request from a device to disassociate a tag and an asset decoupled from the tag, the request made by a user of the device;
• authenticating the user of the device;
• responsive to a successful authentication, receiving a tag identifier and an asset identifier from the user through the device;
• and
• disassociating the tag identifier from the asset identifier.

A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a report associated with a tag coupled to an asset, the report including a then current geographic location of the tag and a tamper alert;
• determining if the tag registered the tamper alert at a valid, geo-fenced final destination location;
• if the tag registered the tamper alert at a valid, geo-fenced final destination location, disassociating the tag and the asset;
• and
• if the tag did not register the tamper alert at a valid, geo-fenced final destination location, maintaining an association between a tag identifier and an asset identifier.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving a first request using a first mode of communication to associate or disassociate a tag with an asset coupled to the tag, where the first request is received from a first requestor at a first point in transit of the asset;
• authenticating the first requestor;
• responsive to a successful authentication of the first requestor, receiving a tag identifier and an asset identifier from the first requestor;
• associating or disassociating the tag identifier and the asset identifier;
• receiving a second request using a second mode of communication to associate or disassociate the tag with the asset coupled to the tag, where the second request is received from a second requestor at a second point in transit of the asset;
• authenticating the second requestor;
• responsive to a successful authentication of the second requestor, receiving the tag identifier and the asset identifier from the second requestor;
• and
• associating or disassociating the tag identifier and the asset identifier.