Asset management system and method for an automotive vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsEdward Andrew Pleet, William M. Frykman, Matthew Whitaker
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Abstract
An asset management system identifies assets required for a selected task and determines whether those assets are in a vicinity of a vehicle. The assets include wireless identification tags. The system includes one or more radio frequency transmitters and receivers, a processor and an interface. The interface may be remote from the vehicle.
Claims20
An asset management system for an automotive vehicle, the system comprising:
- a detection module configured to detect signals from wireless identification tags associated with assets in a vicinity of the vehicle, the signals being indicative of identifiers embedded in the wireless identification tags;
- a processor module configured to (i) identify assets to perform a specified task and (ii) determine whether each of the assets to perform the specified task is located within the vicinity of the vehicle based on the identifiers;
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- an interface module configured to (i) receive input specifying one or more assets for one or more tasks, (ii) receive input specifying a task and (iii) provide output indicating whether the assets to perform the specified task are located within the vicinity of the vehicle, as determined by the processor module.
An asset management system for an automotive vehicle, the system comprising:
- one or more radio frequency transmitters configured to generate signals that energize wireless identification tags associated with assets in a vicinity of the vehicle;
- one or more radio frequency receivers configured to detect signals indicative of identifiers embedded in the energized wireless identification tags;
- a computer configured to (i) identify assets to perform a specified task and (ii) determine whether each of the assets to perform the specified task is located within the vicinity of the vehicle based on the identifiers;
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- an interface configured to (i) receive input specifying one or more assets for one or more tasks, (ii) receive input specifying a task and (iii) provide output indicating whether the assets to perform the specified task are within the vicinity of the vehicle, as determined by the computer.
A method for locating assets to perform a task in a vicinity of a vehicle, each of the assets being equipped with a wireless identification tag embedded with an asset identifier, the method comprising:
- receiving input specifying one or more assets to one or more tasks;
- receiving input specifying a task;
- detecting signals from wireless identification tags associated with assets in a vicinity of a vehicle, the signals being indicative of identifiers embedded in the wireless identification tags;
- determining whether each of the assets to perform the specified task is located within the vicinity of the vehicle based on the identifiers;
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- providing output indicating whether the assets to perform the specified task are located within the vicinity of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.