Method and apparatus for generating position information
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorHajime Suetsugu
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Abstract
A positioning terminal for generating position information of an object being transported includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) module for storing status information of the object relative to at least two predefined locations, and a communication module for sending position information of the object to a control center. A controller reads the status information from the RFID module at predefined intervals, and controls activation of the communication module based on the status information.
Claims18
An apparatus for generating position information of a transported object, comprising:
- a radio frequency identification (RFID) module for storing status information of the object relative to at least two predefined locations;
- a communication module for sending position information of the object to a control center;
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- a controller for reading said status information from said RFID module at predefined intervals, and controlling activation of said communication module based on said status information.
A method for generating position information of a transported object, comprising:
- storing status information of the object relative to at least two predefined locations, in a radio frequency identification (RFID) module;
- sending position information of the object to a control center using a communication module;
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- reading said status information from said RFID module at predefined intervals, and controlling activation of said communication module based on said status information.
A method for tracking a position of a transported object, comprising:
- enabling a tracking device to be transported with the object, said tracking device including a radio frequency identification (RFID) module, a communication module and a controller;
- storing status information of the object relative to at least two predefined locations in said radio frequency identification (RFID) module;
- sending position information of the object to a control center using said communication module;
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- reading said status information from said RFID module at predefined intervals, and controlling activation of said communication module based on said status information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.