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Method for location-based asset management

US6806813B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 4, 1999
Grant dateOct 19, 2004
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Expiry dateJun 4, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q10/087
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method provides for real-time asset location tracking. An asset in a wide area network, be it a utilities network or a communication network, registers itself with a network management center. The registration process includes identification of a physical location of the asset usable for mapping and tracking the asset.

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