System architecture and communications for an asset management system

US7171381B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• I.D. SYSTEMS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Kenneth S. Ehrman · Upper Saddle River, US
• Michael Ehrman · New York, US
• Jeffrey M. Jagid · Closter, US
• Joseph M. Pinzon · The Bronx, US
• Yaron Hecker · New York, US
• Leonard Pimentel · Newfoundland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 25, 2003
• Grant date: Jan 30, 2007
• Expiry date: Nov 26, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W64/00
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A robust wireless communications system operable to provide communications for mobile wireless devices. The wireless communications system generally includes a management computing system, wireless infrastructure, and mobile wireless devices. The wireless infrastructure includes wireless infrastructure devices having processing and storage capability. Similarly, the mobile wireless devices include processing and storage capability. Communication links between the management computing system and wireless infrastructure, and wireless infrastructure and mobile wireless devices are utilized to downlink and uplink data. In operation, data generated at the management computing system may be downloaded to the wireless infrastructure and mobile wireless devices sequentially without active simultaneous communication links. Similarly, data generated at the mobile wireless devices may be uploaded to the wireless infrastructure and management computing system without active simultaneous communication links. Because the wireless infrastructure and mobile wireless devices are intelligent, decisions may be made independent of a communication link existing with the management computing system.