Method and system for asset tracking in an enterprise environment
US9740892B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for tracking an asset in an indoor facility. The method includes receiving, from a first mobile device, an asset tracking tag collision report, the asset tracking tag collision report including a tag identifier of an asset tracking tag associated with an asset; determining a new location of the asset based on the received asset tracking tag collision report; updating an asset location database to indicate the new location of the asset; and, in response to determining the new location of the asset, transmitting an instruction message to a mobile device to cause the mobile device to direct the asset tracking tag to cease broadcasting the wireless signal. The method and system use crowd-sourcing to determine a new location of an asset that has moved in an indoor facility.
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