Tracking electronic devices
US6796506B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K17/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Tracking electronic devices that are equipped with tracking tags and that are stored in designated locations. Reading devices are distributed in locations that are recorded and that correspond to the designated locations of the electronic devices. The reading devices are activated to interrogate the tracking tags. Identification data from the tracking tags is collected to enable determining the presence and location of the electronic devices, based on the recorded location of the reading devices.
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