Patent ID: 9569944
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: G06K,G08B

Claim:
1. A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag on an asset within an asset management system, the asset management system comprising one or more assets, one or more gateways and one or more other assets at a site that tags can communicate with, and assets in the asset management system either being on-site or off-site, the RFID tag operable in one of several state-modes, each state-mode having a different power consumption level and comprising one state of one or more states and one mode of one or more modes, the RFID tag comprising: a transceiver, configured to perform RFID communications with the one or more gateways and one or more other assets; an accelerometer, configured to determine and communicate acceleration of the RFID tag; a battery, configured to provide power to the transceiver, the accelerometer and a microcontroller unit (MCU); and the MCU, configured to control operation of the RFID tag in one of a plurality of state-modes comprising a current state selected from one or more states and a current mode selected from one or more modes, each state-mode providing power to the transceiver, the accelerometer and the microcontroller differently, and operably connected to, and in communication with, the accelerometer and the transceiver, wherein the MCU is further configured to: