Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Determining asset location via local triangulation
- Patent Title (中): 通过局部三角测量确定资产位置
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Application No.: US12174904Application Date: 2008-07-17
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Publication No.: US07791502B2Publication Date: 2010-09-07
- Inventor: Yen-Fu Chen , Randolph Michael Forlenza , John Paul Kaemmerer , Raghuraman Kalyanaraman
- Applicant: Yen-Fu Chen , Randolph Michael Forlenza , John Paul Kaemmerer , Raghuraman Kalyanaraman
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Yee & Associates, P.C.
- Agent William H. Steinberg; Rudolf O. Siegesmund
- Main IPC: B60Q1/48
- IPC: B60Q1/48 ; G08G1/14

Abstract:
The present invention is a method for locating an asset in a facility. An example of an asset is a vehicle and an example of a facility is a parking facility. When the user enters the facility with the asset, the user receives a base and code from a base/code booth. The code may be stored on a removable card. The user secures the asset by entering the code. While the user is away from the facility, the present invention monitors the base for movement detected by the motion sensor. When the user returns to the facility, a locator panel displays the location of the asset. The present invention determines the location of the asset by triangulation using the locators. The user then returns to the asset, deactivates the motion sensor, returns the base and code to a base/code booth, pays for the storage services, and exits the facility.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080278348A1 Determining Asset Location Via Local Triangulation Public/Granted day:2008-11-13
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