Patent ID: 8929913
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for assets supply distribution chain, comprising: collapsing multiple geographically overlapping static and mobile networks; creating a mobile network, a subset of autonomous static network; creating a mobile network, a subset of original mobile network; and converting and creating a new mobile network, a subset of autonomous static network or a mobile network; masters associated with static sites and configured to establish autonomous static networks for said static sites; mobile units associated with carriers and configured to join said autonomous static networks when in range thereof and create autonomous mobile networks when out of range of said autonomous static networks: and sensors associated with assets and configured to join said autonomous static networks when in range thereof and join said autonomous mobile networks when out of range of said autonomous static networks, the sensors storing data identifying the assets with which the sensors are associated and enabling communication to an asset tracking network, in response to a specified activation criterion or criteria, of an asset identification signal representing the data identifying the asset; autonomous static network apparatus, associated with a static site vehicle, that enables receipt of communication of an asset identification signal when the sensor is within range of the autonomous static network apparatus, determination of the strength of the asset identification signal, identification of the location of the autonomous static network apparatus, and communication of data regarding the asset identification signal and autonomous static network apparatus location to apparatus that is remote from the static site vehicle; and autonomous mobile network apparatus, associated with a carrier, that enables receipt of communication of an asset identification signal, identification of the location of the autonomous mobile network apparatus, and communication of the asset identification and autonomous mobile network apparatus location to apparatus that is remote from the carrier.