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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 61', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 201380063347', 'Application No. 201380063347', 'Application No. 201380063347', 'Application No. 201380063347', 'Application No. 201380063347']

US9805529B2 - Concepts for asset identification - Google Patents
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US9805529B2
US9805529B2 US14036811 US201314036811A US9805529B2 US 9805529 B2 US9805529 B2 US 9805529B2 US 14036811 US14036811 US 14036811 US 201314036811 A US201314036811 A US 201314036811A US 9805529 B2 US9805529 B2 US 9805529B2
US14036811
US20140104036A1 (en )
Carl M Skonberg
Ernest J. Pyzocha, JR.
Bobby J. McFarland
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/036,535, filed Sep. 25, 2013, and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/713,330, filed Oct. 12, 2012, which is hereby incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
After receiving such a response, the response can be transmitted/sent to the appropriate computing entity (e.g., management system 110 or other entity including the perceivable indicator 145). With the response, the appropriate computing entity (e.g., management system 110) can identify the mobile asset ID (e.g., 1221A445533AS445) based on the response (Block 810 of FIG. 8) and make any necessary determinations and perform any desired actions (Block 815 of FIG. 8). Such determinations may include determining whether the mobile asset ID corresponds to a mobile asset 100 (a) within a specific fleet of mobile assets 100, (b) with certain permissions or privileges, (c) that is authorized to cross a border, (d) that is authorized to enter or exit a staging area or checkpoint, (e) that has been properly inspected, (f) that is under a specified weight, (g) with a properly captured mobile asset ID, (h) to initiate generation of electronic preclearance documents for customs officials, and/or the like. Based on the determination, the appropriate computing entity can transmit/send an instruction to one or more perceivable indicators 145 to initiate or terminate a perceivable indication. For example, in response to (e.g., after) the management system 110 determining that a mobile asset's 100 mobile asset ID has been properly captured, the management system 110 can transmit an instruction to the appropriate perceivable indicators 145 to provide or generate a perceivable indication. In another example, in response to (e.g., after) the management system 110 determining that a mobile asset 100 associated with mobile asset ID is or is not authorized to enter or exit a staging area, checkpoint area, or customs area, the management system 110 can transmit an instruction to the appropriate perceivable indicators 145 to provide or generate a perceivable indication.
1. A method for identifying an asset, the method comprising:
receiving, via one or more processors, image data captured of the asset comprising a vehicle located in a lane of traffic;
after capturing the image data of the asset, identifying, via the one or more processors, the asset based at least in part on the captured image data;
determining, via the one or more processors, whether the asset is authorized for one or more activities associated with access to one or more areas, the determination based at least in part on detecting a predefined alphanumeric identifier of the vehicle in the captured image data, wherein the predefined alphanumeric identifier is visible on an exterior of the vehicle; and
after a determination that the asset is authorized for the one or more activities, generating, via the one or more processors, (a) an instruction to one or more perceivable indicators to initiate a perceivable indication that the asset is authorized for the one or more activities and (b) one or more electronic preclearance documents for a custom clearance of the asset prior to the asset crossing a border of a customs area of the areas.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising, after a determination that the asset is not authorized for the one or more activities, generating an instruction to the one or more perceivable indicators to initiate a perceivable indication that the asset is not authorized for the one or more activities.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the image data is captured based on one selected from the group consisting of a periodic basis, a regular basis, and a continuous basis.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the image data is captured after the vehicle enters or exits a geofenced area.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the asset is a mobile asset.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the mobile asset is identified based at least in part on a mobile asset identifier from the image data that uniquely identifies the mobile asset.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the asset is a personnel asset.
10. The method of claim 7, wherein the mobile asset is identified based on facial features of a personnel asset from the image data that uniquely identifies the personnel asset.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the image data of the asset comprises capturing the image data in an instance in which the vehicle is traveling at a predetermined speed, or the vehicle is traveling below the predetermined speed or the vehicle is stopped.
receive image data captured of an asset comprising a vehicle located in a lane of traffic;
after capturing the image data of the asset, identify the asset based at least in part on the captured image data;
determine whether the asset is authorized for one or more activities, the determination based at least in part on detecting a predefined alphanumeric identifier of the vehicle in the captured image data, wherein the predefined alphanumeric identifier is visible on an exterior of the vehicle; and
after a determination that the asset is authorized for the one or more activities associated with access to one or more areas, generate (a) an instruction to one or more perceivable indicators to initiate a perceivable indication that the asset is authorized for the one or more activities and (b) one or more electronic preclearance documents for a custom clearance of the asset prior to the asset crossing a border of a customs area of the areas.
13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to, after a determination that the asset is not authorized for the one or more activities, generate an instruction to the one or more perceivable indicators to initiate a perceivable indication that the asset is not authorized for the one or more activities.
14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the one or more activities are selected from the group consisting of (a) crossing one or more borders, (b) entering or exiting a staging area, and (c) entering or exiting a checkpoint.
15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the image data is captured based on one selected from the group consisting of a periodic basis, a regular basis, and a continuous basis.
16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the image data is captured after the vehicle enters or exits a geofenced area.
17. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the perceivable indicators are selected from the group consisting of (a) illuminating a light, (b) illuminating a beacon, (c) generating a specific sound, (d) providing visual instructions, (e) a locking gate, and (f) a boom barrier gate.
18. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the asset is a mobile asset.
19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the mobile asset is identified based at least in part on a mobile asset identifier from the image data that uniquely identifies the mobile asset.
20. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the asset is a personnel asset.
21. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the mobile asset is identified based on facial features of a personnel asset from the image data that uniquely identifies the personnel asset.
22. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the apparatus, cause the apparatus to:
receive the image data captured of the asset by capturing the image data in an instance in which the vehicle is traveling at a predetermined speed, or the vehicle is traveling below the predetermined speed or the vehicle is stopped.
23. A computer program product for identifying an asset, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
an executable portion configured to receive image data captured of the asset comprising a vehicle located in a lane of traffic;
an executable portion configured to, after capturing the image data of the asset, identify the asset based at least in part on the captured image data;
an executable portion configured to determine whether the asset is authorized for one or more activities, the determination based at least in part on detecting a predefined alphanumeric identifier of the vehicle in the captured image data, wherein the predefined alphanumeric identifier is visible on an exterior of the vehicle; and
an executable portion configured to, after a determination that the asset is authorized for the one or more activities associated with access to one or more areas, generate (a) an instruction to one or more perceivable indicators to initiate a perceivable indication that the asset is authorized for the one or more activities and (b) one or more electronic preclearance documents for a custom clearance of the asset prior to the asset crossing a border of a customs area of the areas.
24. The computer program product of claim 23 further comprising an executable portion configured to, after a determination that the asset is not authorized for the one or more activities, generate an instruction to the one or more perceivable indicators to initiate a perceivable indication that the asset is not authorized for the one or more activities.
25. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein the one or more activities are selected from the group consisting of (a) crossing a border, (b) entering or exiting a staging area, and (c) entering or exiting a checkpoint.
26. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein the image data is captured based on one selected from the group consisting of a periodic basis, a regular basis, and a continuous basis.
27. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein the image data is captured after the vehicle enters or exits a geofenced area.
28. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein the one or more perceivable indicators are selected from the group consisting of (a) illuminating a light, (b) illuminating a beacon, (c) generating a specific sound, (d) providing visual instructions, (e) a locking gate, and (f) a boom barrier gate.
29. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein the asset is a mobile asset.
30. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the mobile asset is identified based at least in part on a mobile asset identifier from the image data that uniquely identifies the mobile asset.
31. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein the asset is a personnel asset.
32. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the mobile asset is identified based on facial features of a personnel asset from the image data that uniquely identifies the personnel asset.
33. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein receive the image data captured of the asset comprises capturing the image data in an instance in which the vehicle is traveling at a predetermined speed, or the vehicle is traveling below the predetermined speed or the vehicle is stopped.
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