Patent SG-11201906849Q-A (SG)
Title: Article tracking system and method
Inventor: MALINOFSKY ANDREW ERIC
IPC: G06Q10/08
Filed: 2018-04-05
Abstract: xRelaying bridge - 103 Baggage article /011 Bagtag beacon Data: 02 01 06 1A FF 4C 00 02 15 52 2E 90 9E 20 C5 I 4F B2 AO E8 E9 73 81 2C A3 72 01 23 00 OA C5 7- 110 Data: EB 12 E6 2D B418 2F 19 09 05 413 70 131 913 20 9B AE 76 41 BE A2 02 01 06 1A FF 4C 00 02 15 52 2E 90 9E 20 C5 4F B2 AO E8 E9 73 81 2C A3 72 01 23 00 OA C5 L Tracking service Database 107 112 Location: Gate 23 Waypoint 1 LPN: 0006123456 UUID . 522e909e-20c5-4fb2-a0e8- e973812ca372 (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 11 October 2018 (11.10.2018) WIPO I PCT IiiimmoimiolollmonolomolimioommilomovoimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/185700 Al (51) International Patent Classification: (72) Inventor: MALINOFSKY, Andrew Eric; 3 100 Cumber- G01S 5/14 (2006.01) G06Q 10/08 (2012.01) land Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30339 (US). (21) International Application Number: (74) Agent: SINEWAY, Daniel; Morris, Manning & Martin, PCT/IB20 1 8/052364 LLP, 3343 Peachtree Road NE, 1600 Atlanta Financial Cen- ter, Atlanta, GA 30326 (US). 05 April 2018 (05.04.2018) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (25) Filing Language: English kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, (26) Publication Language: English CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, (30) Priority Data: DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, 15/481,714 07 April 2017 (07.04.2017) US HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, (71) Applicant: SITA INFORMATION NETWORKING MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, COMPUTING USA, INC. [US/US]; 3 100 Cumberland OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30339 (US). SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (22) International Filing Date: (54) Title: ARTICLE TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FIG. I • (57) : A system and method for tracking an article is described. The article may be baggage passing through an airport terminal © or another venue. The system comprises a beacon associated with a baggage article, a plurality of relaying bridges, and a tracking • service. Short-range radio signals including a beacon identifier and a beacon transmission power are emitted by the beacon associated 111) with a baggage article and detected by a plurality of relaying bridges. The relaying bridges calculate a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), convert the short-range radio signal to a relay signal and transmit the relay signal including a unique relaying bridge identifier 1-1 and RSSI information via a network. The tracking service receives data from the relay signal, attaches a time stamp to the received data, stores the time-stamped data, and determines from the stored data the time when the article arrives at a point of interest. O 1-1 O [Continued on next page] WO 2018/185700 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIREEMOMMHIMENHOMEMOIMIE (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) in black and white; the international application as filed contained color or greyscale and is available for download from PATENTSCOPE