[미국특허]
Low frequency asset tag tracking system and method
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01S-013/08
G01S-013/00
G01S-013/66
출원번호
US-0215699
(2005-08-30)
등록번호
US-7414571
(2008-08-19)
발명자
/ 주소
Schantz,Hans Gregory
DePierre,Robert E.
출원인 / 주소
Q Track Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Richards,James
인용정보
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22인용 특허 :
47
초록▼
An apparatus and method for low frequency asset tracking includes a low frequency transmitter tag associated with a cargo container or other high value commodity, a plurality of receivers that detect low frequency signals, and a microprocessor that uses algorithms and/or data pertaining to the propa
An apparatus and method for low frequency asset tracking includes a low frequency transmitter tag associated with a cargo container or other high value commodity, a plurality of receivers that detect low frequency signals, and a microprocessor that uses algorithms and/or data pertaining to the propagation characteristics of the signal to locate the position of the container or high value commodity. The tag may include sensors to monitor container properties or conditions, such as temperature, motion, intrusion, RF fields, or other properties of interest. Sensor data may be modulated on the low frequency transmitter signal.
대표청구항▼
We claim: 1. A system for determining a location of a particular object among a plurality of similar objects; each of said plurality of similar objects having three overall dimensions comprising a length, a width, and a height, said plurality of similar objects being closely spaced from one another
We claim: 1. A system for determining a location of a particular object among a plurality of similar objects; each of said plurality of similar objects having three overall dimensions comprising a length, a width, and a height, said plurality of similar objects being closely spaced from one another relative to at least one dimension of said three overall dimensions; said system comprising: a transmitter for transmitting a locating signal, said locating signal having a wavelength greater than at least one said overall dimension, said transmitter located with said particular object; a plurality of locator receivers displaced from said plurality of similar objects, said plurality of locator receivers receiving said locating signal and determining at least one respective property of said locating signal at each respective receiver; a processing unit utilizing said at least one respective property of said locating signal at each respective receiver to determine said location of said particular object based on determining a location of a conduction hot spot on said plurality of similar objects resulting from said locating signal. 2. The system as in claim 1, wherein the at least one respective property of said locating signal at each respective receiver is signal strength. 3. The system as in claim 1, wherein at least two properties of the locating signal are measured and the at least two properties are compared to determine said location of said hot spot on said plurality of similar objects resulting from said locating signal. 4. The system as in claim 1, further including a database of measurements of said at least one respective property of said locating signal at each respective receiver, said database of said measurements being previously taken for a plurality of known locations of said particular object, wherein said processing unit compares said database of measurements with a new measurement of said at least one respective property of said locating signal at each respective receiver to determine the location of said particular object. 5. A system for determining a location of a particular object among a plurality of similar objects; each of said plurality of similar objects having three overall dimensions comprising a length, a width, and a height, said plurality of similar objects and closely spaced from one another relative to at least one dimension of said three overall dimensions; said system comprising: a transmitter for transmitting a locating signal, said locating signal having a wavelength greater than at least one said overall dimension, said transmitter located with said particular object; a plurality of locator receivers displaced from said plurality of similar objects and receiving said locating signal and determining at least two respective properties of said locating signal at each respective receiver; a processing unit comparing said at least two respective properties of said locating signal at each respective receiver to determine said location of said particular object based on determining a location of a conduction hot spot on said plurality of similar objects resulting from said locating signal. 6. The system of claim 5, wherein the wavelength is greater than the greatest said overall dimension. 7. The system of claim 5, wherein the position of the transmitter is expected to be within an expected distance limit and wherein the wavelength is greater than the expected distance limit. 8. The system of claim 5, wherein the particular object comprises a shipping container. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein the shipping container is embedded in a stack of other shipping containers having a spacing less than 30.5 cm, and wherein said wavelength is greater than 61 meters. 10. The system of claim 5, wherein the system further includes at least one sensor collocated with said transmitter. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein said sensor is a temperature sensor. 12. The system of claim 10, wherein said sensor is an RF energy detector. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein said RF energy detector is a cell phone band RF energy detector. 14. The system of claim 10, wherein said sensor is one of a radiation detector, chemical detector, motion detector, or intrusion detector. 15. The system of claim 5, wherein said at least two respective properties of said locating signal at each respective receiver include an amplitude of an electric field component of said locating signal and an amplitude of a magnetic field component of said locating signal. 16. The system of claim 5, wherein said at least two respective properties of said locating signal at each respective receiver include a phase of an electric field component of said locating signal and a phase of a magnetic field component of said locating signal. 17. A method for determining a location of a particular object among a plurality of similar objects; each of said plurality of similar objects having three overall dimensions comprising a length, a width, and a height, said plurality of similar objects being closely spaced from one another relative to at least one dimension of said three overall dimensions; said method comprising: positioning a transmitter in association with said particular object; transmitting a locating signal from said transmitter, said locating signal having a wavelength greater than at least one overall dimension of the particular object, said at least one overall dimension from the group consisting of length, width, and height; receiving at least two properties of the locating signal; comparing said at least two respective properties of said locating signal at each respective receiver to determine said location of said particular object based on determining a location of a conduction hot spot on said plurality of similar objects resulting from said locating signal. 18. The system as in claim 5, wherein the locating signal is modulated with data, further including a demodulator for demodulating said data from said locating signal. 19. The system as in claim 18, further including an RF sensor for detecting the presence RF energy in the vicinity of said asset; wherein said data includes data relating to the detection of said RF energy. 20. The system of claim 5, wherein the locating signal is modulated with data from a data source, said particular object disposed within a confined space having a set of overall dimensions of said confined space, and said locating signal having a wavelength greater than at least one dimension of said set of overall dimensions of said confined space; at least one of said plurality of locator receivers further including a demodulator for demodulating said data from said locating signal.
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