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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2007
Suresh K. Choubey, Delafield, WI (US);
Narendra B. Joshi, Sussex, WI (US);
Suresh K. Choubey, Delafield, WI (US);
Narendra B. Joshi, Sussex, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An embodiment of a system to manage movement of at least one asset is provided. The system includes at least one tracking element operable to generate a signal representative of a location of the asset, and a controller in communication with the tracking element. The controller includes computer readable program instructions representative of the steps of receiving the signal representative of the location of the asset having a unique identifier; identifying a status indicator for the asset having the unique identifier; comparing a change in the location of the asset in view of the status indicator relative to a predetermined location change rule; and generating a signal representative of one of a valid and an invalid change in the location in response to an output of the comparing step for illustration on a display.