Patent ID: 11917535
Assignee: APPTRICITY CORPORATION
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. A method of transmitting communications regarding field assets, comprising the steps of:
providing a first computer server on a home network, said first computer server coupled to a first gateway server, said first computer server having processors;
supporting communications to and from the home network using said first gateway server;
providing a second computer server on a foreign network, said second computer server being coupled to a controller unit and a second gateway server, said second gateway server being used to support communication outside the foreign network;
coupling one or more antennas to said controller unit, said one or more antennas being capable of receiving radio transmitted signals from radio tags;
receiving radio transmitted signals from said radio tags at said one or more antennas, said radio tags being associated with field assets, said radio transmitted signals being communicated to said controller unit;
producing information signals at the controller unit using said radio transmitted signals received from said antennas;
communicating said information signals from said controller unit to the first computer server on the home network;
receiving and processing said information signals relating to field assets using said processors at said first computer server; and,
storing and maintaining information relating to said field assets.