Tags for automated location and monitoring of moveable objects and related systems
US10043593B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16Z99/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An example embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at a rotatable tag affixed to a moveable object, a signal to wake the rotatable tag affixed to a moveable object, wherein the rotatable tag comprises a tag having more than one indicator associated with a use state of a moveable object, wherein a current use state of the moveable object is indicated by a visual indication on the rotatable tag and transmitted to at least one receiver; providing, from the rotatable tag affixed to a moveable object, identification information associated with the moveable object; transmitting, from the rotatable tag affixed to a moveable object, location data to the at least one receiver; and transmitting, from the rotatable tag affixed to a moveable object, use state information derived from the current use state of the rotatable tag and is associated with the moveable object. Related systems are also provided herein.
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