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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
May. 19, 2017
Core Transport Technologies NZ Limited, Nelson, NZ;
Maria Veronica Vivas Suarez, Orlando, FL (US);
Samuel Gene Bower Wilkinson, Richmond, NZ;
Timothy Martin Craig, Nelson, NZ;
Annette Joan Schleiss, Nelson, NZ;
Ian Norton Craig, Nelson, NZ;
David Clive Hutchinson, Richmond, NZ;
Dylan Alister Winter, Nelson, NZ;
Jose Alejandro Isea Alvarez, Orlando, FL (US);
Craig David Shannon, Auckland, NZ;
Jason Narayan, Auckland, NZ;
Daniel William Willdridge, Auckland, NZ;
CORE TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES NZ LTD, Nelson, NZ;
Abstract
An article tracking system including: a plurality of tags, each tag being attached to a respective article in use and including: a power supply; a tag transceiver that transmits or receives messages; and a tag processing device; a number of tag readers, each tag reader including: at least one reader transceiver that transmits or receives messages; and, a reader processing device in communication with the at least one tag reader; and, at least one processing system in communication with the number of tag readers, and wherein in use each tag reader: generates a message; and, transmits the message to one or more tags within an operating range of the reader, wherein ones of the one or more tags in a passive operating mode are responsive to the message to: receive the message; selectively change a tag operating mode; and, if the message is a broadcast message, transmit a tag message at least partially indicative of an identity of the tag; receives any tag messages; generates location data at least partially indicative of a location of at least one tag using the identity of the at least one tag from any received tag messages; and, provides the location data to the at least one processing system, the at least one processing device being responsive to the location data to track the location of articles.