Patents
US 11922490 B2: Systems and methods for asset tracking using an ad-hoc mesh network of mobile devices
- Granted
- 2024-03-05
- Filed
- 2018-03-05 application 15912392
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An asset includes a short range transmitter that broadcasts a first signal that includes a unique identifier associated with the asset. Each asset is carried by one of number of mobile devices, and each asset is freely exchangeable between any of the number of mobile devices. Each of at least some of the mobile devices carries a receiver to receive the first signals within reception range of the receiver. Each of at least some of the mobile devices aggregates the received unique identifiers. Each of at least some of the mobile devices carries a transmitter that transmits a second signal that includes data representative of a geolocation of the respective mobile device and data indicative of the unique identifiers received by the respective mobile device to a back-end system. The back-end system uses the data included in the received second signals to track and locate assets within a geographic area.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240305.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOGORO INC. 161 patents | Foreign company or organization | Hong Kong, CN | GOGORO INC. SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hok-Sum Horace Luke | Mercer Island, WA | 98 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matthew Whiting Taylor | North Bend, WA | 46 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q30/0645 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W4/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G08B | Signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems; order telegraphs; alarm systems | G08B21/0227 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02T | Climate change mitigation technologies related to transportation | Y02T10/70 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LUKE, HOK-SUM HORACE signed 2016-06-21 TAYLOR, MATTHEW WHITING signed 2016-06-27 | GOGORO INC. WAN CHAI, HONG KONG | 49099/86 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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