Patent ID: 7954712
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system for tracking products, assets, and devices in a supply chain, comprising: a plurality of tags for storing information and performing wireless communications; a product to which a first tag of the plurality of tags is affixed, the first tag comprising: an asset to which a second tag of the plurality of tags is affixed; a device to which a third tag of the plurality of tags is affixed; an application server having router hardware, server hardware, database software, and tracking software, the application server being configured for receiving associations created by wireless communications between the first tag, the second tag, and the third tag, wherein the application server is configured for taking actions based on the associations; at least one infrastructure node for routing communications between the application server and the first tag, the second tag, and the third tag; and at least one legacy system for supplying one or more data items about the product to the application server.