Workflow Context Aware Location Tracking System And Method
AssigneeAwarepoint Corporation
InventorsCory Wagner, Chad Sallee, Matthew R. Perkins, Wei Geng, Brian Wicks
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Abstract
A system and method for improving tracking indoor or outdoor object movement using workflow context information. The system comprises a location tracking sub-system, communication devices and a context-aware location engine. The context-aware location engine is configured to receive from the location tracking sub-system a plurality of initial location estimations for the communication devices and generate a plurality of filtered location estimates for the communication devices.
Claims18
A system for improving tracking indoor or outdoor object movement using workflow context information, the system comprising:
- a location tracking system comprising a plurality of sensors located in a facility for real-time location tracking of persons and/or objects;
- a plurality of communication devices, each of the plurality of communication devices associated with an object or a person, each of the plurality of communication devices configured to transmit a signal to at least one of the plurality of sensors;
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- a context-aware location engine in communication with the location tracking system, the context-aware location engine configured to receive from the location tracking system a plurality of initial location estimations for the plurality of communication devices and the context aware location engine configured to generate a plurality of filtered location estimates for the plurality of communication devices based on at least one of a standard workflow, specific usage information for a plurality of objects in the facility, location classification, and information from a plurality of communication interactions for interactions between the plurality of communication devices.
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