Patent ID: 7116230

Claim:
An asset location system comprising: (a) a plurality of location tags, each of said plurality of location tags having a location tag transmitter for transmission of a location identifier; (b) a plurality of asset tags, each of said plurality of asset tags being affixed to an asset and each of said plurality of asset tags having: i. an asset tag receiver for receiving a location identifier from any of said plurality of location tags; ii. a memory for storing at least an asset identifier and a location identifier received by said asset tag receiver; and iii. an asset tag transmitter for transmitting an asset signal, said asset signal including at least said asset identifier and said received location identifier; and (c) an asset location retrieval unit, said retrieval unit having: i. a retrieval unit receiver for receiving said asset signal from any of said plurality of asset tags; ii. a memory for storing any said received asset signal received from any of said plurality of asset tags; iii. a retrieval unit power unit for providing power to said retrieval unit; and iv. an output means for outputting asset locations based on said received asset signal from any of said plurality of asset tags.