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US 2022/0101255 A1Published application
System and method for increasing asset utilization using satellite aided location tracking
AssigneeSkyBitz, Inc.
InventorJohn McKethan
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Abstract
A system and method for increasing asset utilization using satellite aided location tracking. Smart sensor technology incorporated into mobile tracking hardware affixed to an asset can be used to support decision processes related to management of multiple assets. Automated decision processes based on customized business rules can operate on asset positions at various defined landmark locations and customized geographical areas.
Claims13
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a computer implemented operations module via a communication network, a request for asset assignment from an asset transporter;
- determining, for a plurality of customer defined landmark areas, a ranked list of assets in the plurality of customer defined landmark areas based on a customer defined weighting of a plurality of rules, the plurality of rules including a landmark specific threshold that relates to a target number of assets that are presently located in one of the plurality of customer defined landmark areas;
- selecting an asset from the ranked list of assets;
- and
- transmitting, via a communication network, an identification of the selected asset to the asset transporter.
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An asset pool management method, comprising:
- receiving, by a computer implemented operations module via a communication network, a definition of a geographical area for monitoring;
- receiving, via a communication network, a target number of assets for the geographical area;
- identifying a number of assets that are located within the geographical area at a given point in time;
- and
- generating an alert when the identified number of assets is greater than a threshold variance from the target number of assets.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a computer implemented operations module via a communication network, a request for asset assignment from an asset transporter;
- selecting an asset from a ranked list of assets, wherein the ranked list of assets is based at least in part on a landmark specific threshold that relates to a target number of assets that are presently located in a customer defined landmark areas;
- and
- transmitting, via a communication network, an identification of the selected asset to the asset transporter.
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