Dynamic scan context determination for asset reconciliation background

US9934486B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Joseph Vargas · Morristown, US
• Tom Plocher · Hugo, US
• Ynjiun P. Wang · Cupertino, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 28, 2016
• Grant date: Apr 3, 2018
• Expiry date: Apr 28, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04B5/77
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Asset reconciliation is facilitated by dynamically determining and applying a scan context to asset-describing tag data. Tag data representative of assets are received from RFID tags. A working scan context defining a scope of coverage of assets to be included in an asset reconciliation is dynamically determined based on the received tag data. Additional tag data representative of additional assets are received, and the dynamically determined working scan context is applied to the additional tag data to automatically identifying which assets of the additional assets are to be included in the asset reconciliation. Assets included in the scope of coverage of the working scan context are included in the asset reconciliation, and assets not included in the scope of coverage of the working scan context are not included in the asset reconciliation.