Mobile RFID asset tracker
US11455477B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/1413
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A self-contained, mobile Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) asset tracker and hardware assembly and method of use thereof. The mobile RFID asset tracker includes a frame mounted on locking swivel casters which provide a mobile base for mounting of an RFID antenna, RFID reader and other electrical equipment thereon. An electronics control box, which is adjustably mounted on the frame, houses the RFID reader, a custom Printed Circuit Board (PCB) control module, cellular and WIFI modems, and a power source. The electronics control box is operatively engaged via Input/Output (IO) ports and cabling to an external indicator assembly and to the external adjustably mounted RFID antenna.
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