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US 2023/0401533 A1Published application
Asset location system and method of use
AssigneeMolocar, Inc.
InventorMichael S. Hanna
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Abstract
An improved asset location system deploys gateways to communicate with transmitters that are disposed upon an asset. The gateway to create a web of interlocking area where the gateways communicate with the same transmitters. These measurements are combined to increase the accuracy of location data provided to track or locate assets within an operations area.
Claims20
An asset movement and location determination system comprising:
- a plurality of transmitter tags carried within each asset of a plurality of assets, each of the transmitter tags comprising a low energy beacon transmitter and being programmed with a unique identifier, the plurality of transmitter tags associated with a device to determine the location of the plurality of transmitter tags;
- a plurality of gateways disposed on a premises that communicate with at least a portion of the plurality of transmitter tags;
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- a database that enables algorithms to compute data from the plurality of gateways;
- wherein the algorithms combine data from multiple gateways relative to the same transmitter tag to locate or otherwise provide information relative to the asset associated with the transmitter tag;
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- wherein, based on a loss of signal or reduction of signal quality from a first one of the plurality transmitter tags, the system is configured to determine that a first asset of the plurality of assets has departed from the premises.
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An asset movement and location determination system comprising:
- a first transmitter tag carried within a first asset, wherein the first transmitter tag comprises a low energy beacon transmitter and is programmed with a first unique identifier, the first transmitter tag associated with a locating device to determine the location of the first transmitter tag;
- a second transmitter tag carried within a second asset, wherein the second transmitter tag comprises a low energy beacon transmitter and is programmed with a second unique identifier, the second transmitter tag associated with the locating device;
- at least one gateway disposed on a premises and configured to communicate with the first and the second transmitter tags;
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- a database that enables algorithms to compute data from the at least one gateway;
- wherein the algorithms are configured to combine data from multiple gateways relative to the same transmitter tag to locate or otherwise provide information relative to the asset associated with the transmitter tag;
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- wherein, based on a received signal strength from the first transmitter tag degrading below a predetermined level, the system is configured to determine that the first asset has departed from the premises.
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A method of deploying an asset movement and location determination systems, the method comprising:
- programming a first transmitter tag with a first unique identifier, wherein the first transmitter tag is configured to be carried within a first asset, wherein the first transmitter tag comprises a low energy beacon transmitter;
- programming a second transmitter tag with a second unique identifier, wherein the second transmitter tag is configured to be carried within a second asset, wherein the second transmitter tag comprises a low energy beacon transmitter;
- associating the first transmitter tag and the second transmitter tag with a locating device to determine the respective locations of the first transmitter tag and the second transmitter tag;
- deploying a first gateway disposed on a premises and configuring the first gateway to communicate with the first and second transmitter tags;
- deploying a second gateway on the premises and configuring the second gateway to communicate with the first and second transmitter tags;
- provisioning a database that enables algorithms to compute data from the first and second gateways;
- wherein the algorithms are configured to combine data from multiple gateways relative to the same transmitter tag to locate or otherwise provide information relative to the asset associated with the transmitter tag;
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- determining, based on a received signal strength from the first transmitter tag degrading below a predetermined level, that the first asset has departed from the premises.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.