Patent US10401471

Object tracking method and system
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US10401471

1. A system for tracking objects, comprising: (7) (1)

a computer system configured to: receive data from a reader via a communication network, the data including information from a device associated with an object;

determine a location of the object based on the data received from the reader;

determine a location of an object transport vehicle based on data received from a device associated with the object transport vehicle;

generate a geofence surrounding the determined location of the object transport vehicle, a size of the geofence being based on a loading area of the object transport vehicle; and

determine whether the object is within the geofence based on the determined location of the object and at least one parameter of the geofence to determine whether the object has been loaded on the object transport vehicle.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the device associated with the object includes a tag, and the reader is configured to read the tag to obtain the data and transmit the data to the computer system, wherein the data includes identification information of the tag associated with the object. (0)

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the device associated with the object transport vehicle is a tag, and wherein the reader is configured to read the tag to obtain identification information of the tag associated with the object transport vehicle. (1) (0)

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the device includes at least one global positioning system device associated with the object and configured to provide location information of the object. (1) (0)

11. The system of claim 1, further including a plurality of tags associated with the object transport vehicle, and wherein the computer system is configured to: (1) (3)

receive signals from the plurality of tags;

determine locations of the plurality of tags based on the received signals; and

determine the location of the object transport vehicle based on the locations of the plurality of tags.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the computer system is configured to: (0) (2)

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one parameter of the geofence includes at least one of a location and a size of the geofence. (0)

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer system is configured to monitor a location of at least one of the geofence, the object transport vehicle, or the object. (0)

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer system is configured to monitor a weight of a load transported by the object transport vehicle. (2) (0)

19. A method for tracking an object configured to be transported by an object transport vehicle, the method comprising: (0) (5)

receiving, using a computer system, data from a reader via a communication network, the data including information obtained from a device associated with the object;

determining, using the computer system, a location of the object based on the data received from the reader;

determining a location of the object transport vehicle based on data received from a device associated with the object transport vehicle;

generating a geofence surrounding the determined location of the object transport vehicle, a size of the geofence being based on a loading area of the object transport vehicle; and

determining whether the object is within the geofence based on the determined location of the object and at least one parameter of the geofence to determine whether the object has been loaded on the object transport vehicle.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for tracking objects, the method comprising: (0) (5)

receiving, using a computer system, data from a reader via a communication network, the data including information obtained from a device associated with the object;

determining, using the computer system, a location of the object based on the data received from the reader;

determining a location of an object transport vehicle based on data received from a device associated with the object transport vehicle;

generating a geofence surrounding the determined location of the object transport vehicle, a size of the geofence being based on a loading area of the object transport vehicle; and

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Object tracking method and system

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