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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2013
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Michael Eugene Malone, Fulshear, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for tracking assets are provided. In some aspects, a method includes generating a tracking identifier for an asset and storing the tracking identifier in a wireless tag associated with the asset. The tracking identifier includes a protocol identifier that identifies a protocol used for generating the tracking identifier. The tracking identifier also includes an asset identifier that identifies a class to which the asset belongs. The tracking identifier also includes at least one data load that identifies an element specific to the asset. The tracking identifier also includes at least one data load type identifier that identifies a type of a corresponding element specific to the asset or provides an end-of-data indication. The tracking identifier also includes at least one data load size identifier that identifies a size of a corresponding data load.