Rfid system and method for tracking assets
AssigneeStrategic Data Systems
InventorJames Christopher
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein include system and methods for tracking assets. Such embodiments may include one or more passive radio frequency identification (“RFID”) asset tags programmed to store information identifying an asset tagged with a passive RFID asset tag and one or more passive RFID locations tags programmed to store information identifying placement location of a passive RFID location tag. In some instances, at least one reader may be included to emit a radio frequency signal in order to scan and receive information stored on the passive RFID location tag and passive RFID asset tag. Additionally, a server may receive and store information transmitted from the reader.
Claims20
A system for tracking an item comprising:
- one or more passive radio frequency identification (“RFID”) asset tags encoded with information identifying the item tagged with a passive RFID asset tag;
- one or more passive RFID locations tags encoded with information identifying placement location of a passive RFID location tag;
- at least one reader that emits a radio frequency signal to scan and receive data stored on the passive RFID location tag and passive RFID asset tag;
- and
- a server that receives and stores data transmitted from the reader to a database;
- wherein the database stores the transmitted data of the passive RFID location tag and the RFID asset tag to determine a location of the item.
A method for tracking an item comprising:
- placing one or more passive RFID asset tags on items to be located and tracked;
- placing one or more passive RFID location tags in locations that store the items;
- emitting an interrogation signal from a reader to scan the passive RFID asset tags and the passive RFID location tags;
- and
- transmitting information stored on the passive RFID asset tags and the passive RFID location tags from the reader to a server and a database;
- wherein the database processes information stored on the passive RFID location tag and the RFID asset tag to determine a location of the item based on time and date of the scanning of the passive RFID asset tags and the passive RFID location tags.
A method for tracking an item comprising:
- placing passive RFID asset tags on an item to be monitored;
- placing passive RFID location tags in locations that store the item;
- and
- scanning passive RFID asset tags and passive RFID location tags from a reader to collect and transmit information stored on the passive RFID asset tag and passive RFID location tag to a server and a database;
- wherein the scanning of the passive RFID asset tags comprises an asset tag time stamp code and the scanning of passive RFID location tags comprises an location time stamp code to determine a location of the item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.