# US 2014/0151446 A1 · System and Method for Asset Management

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- Number: US 2014/0151446 A1
- Document ID: US20140151446A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/090,343
- Filed: 2013-11-26
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-12-01
- Inventors: Don R. Bovell
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140151446A1

## CPC

- G06Q 10/087: Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
- G06Q 10/0877: {by inventory control or reporting using inventory tracking or counting}
- G06Q 10/08728: {of returned inventory}
- 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

## Abstract

A system for asset management comprising a code assigned to an asset, an encrypted geo-coded barcode, a mobile device for scanning and transmitting data from the encrypted, geo-coded barcode, and a cloud based computer system that receives barcodes scan data from the mobile device and generates log of barcode scans. A method for asset management is described wherein the method comprises assigning a code to an asset, attaching an encrypted and geo-codes barcode to the asset, scanning the barcode with a mobile device, and transmitting the barcode scan information from the mobile device to a cloud based computer server system and generating a log of barcode scans.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system for asset management comprising:
a code assigned to an asset;
an encrypted, geo-coded barcode;
a mobile device for scanning and transmitting data from the encrypted, geo-coded barcode; and
a cloud based computer server system that receives barcode scan data from the mobile device and generates log of barcode scans.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 further comprising a message alert function.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The system of claim 2 further comprising a predetermined tolerance time period wherein the code assigned to the asset is made inactive until the barcode is scanned within the predetermined tolerance time period.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The system of claim 3 wherein if the barcode is scanned outside the predetermined tolerance time period, the message alert function is activated.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 further comprising a mobile application.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The system of claim 5 further comprising a software application wherein the mobile application may be integrated with software application to generate reports from the log of barcode scans.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The system of claim 5 wherein the mobile application stores the log of barcode scans independent from the cloud based server system.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The system of claim 5 wherein if the mobile device is unable to transmit the barcode scan to the cloud based computer server system, the mobile application captures the barcode scan and stores it for later transmission to the cloud based computer server system.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 wherein the code assigned to an asset is based on the function of the asset.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 wherein the asset is selected from the group comprising a piece of equipment, a person, a worksite, or an assigned activity.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 where in the encrypted, geo-coded barcode is selected from the group comprising a near field communication (NFC) tag, a quick response (QR) tag, radio-frequency identification tag (RFID) or other tag suitable for encryption and subsequent scanning.

### Claim 12

A method for asset management comprising:
assigning a code to an asset;
attaching an encrypted, geo-coded barcode to asset;
scanning the encrypted, geo-coded barcode with a mobile device;
transmitting barcode scan information from mobile device to cloud based computer server system; and
generating log of barcode scans.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12 further comprising generation of alert messages to predetermined recipients.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13 further comprising establishing a predetermined tolerance time period wherein if the encrypted, geo-coded barcode is not scanned with the mobile device within the predetermined tolerance time period, an alert message is generated to a predetermined recipient.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12 further comprising accessing a mobile application on the mobile device to capture and store the log of barcode scans.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The method of claim 15 further comprising integrating the mobile application with a software application to generate reports from the log of barcode scans.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The method of claim 15 wherein the mobile application stores the log of barcode scans independent from the cloud based server system.

### Claim 18 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12 wherein the code is assigned to an asset based on the function of the asset.

### Claim 19 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12 wherein the asset is selected from the group comprising a piece of equipment, a person, a worksite, or an assigned activity.

### Claim 20 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12 wherein the encrypted, geo-coded barcode is selected from the group comprising a near field communication (NFC) tag, a quick response (QR) tag, radio-frequency identification tag (RFID) or other tag suitable for encryption and subsequent scanning.