SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ASSET MANAGEMENT AND TRACKING CAPABILITIES

A method and system (100) for managing both bulk and non-bulk material and assets using radio frequency (RF) identification devices. In particular, the process manages items shipped from businesses and third parties to customers. The system includes an electronic asset identification device such as...

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Main Authors SCHOLZ, BERNHARD, JOSEPH, GUI, JOHN, YUPENG, CARBONE, JOHN WILLIAM, SALVO, JOSEPH, GANESH, MEENA, CARNEY, SEAN, DOUGLAS
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 04.08.2010
Edition7
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
CONVEYING
COUNTING
DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES
HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
PRESENTATION OF DATA
RECOGNITION OF DATA
RECORD CARRIERS
SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
STORING
SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A method and system (100) for managing both bulk and non-bulk material and assets using radio frequency (RF) identification devices. In particular, the process manages items shipped from businesses and third parties to customers. The system includes an electronic asset identification device such as RFID tag (212), a central data repository (216), and a mobile computing environment. Personnel may access the system via the Internet and thus determine shipment status.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20030767050