CPC G07C 9/29 (2020.01) [G01S 5/0027 (2013.01); G01S 5/0036 (2013.01); G01S 5/02216 (2020.05); G01S 5/0294 (2013.01); G01S 5/10 (2013.01); G01S 5/14 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3224 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for tracking a physical asset using a label affixed to the physical asset, the method comprising the steps of:
a. providing a continuous strip of labels on a reel, each label embedded with a respective Global Resource Locator (GRL) device;
b. peeling a first label from the reel and affixing to the physical asset, thereby associating the physical asset with a unique first GRL device embedded on the first label;
c. receiving logical communications, from multiple reference points, into a radio receiver of the unique first GRL device;
d. determining a location of the unique first GRL device based upon the received logical communications, thereby determining a location of the physical asset;
e. storing location data of the unique first GRL device in a log of the unique first GRL device; and
f. transmitting, based on a predetermined schedule, the stored location data from the log to a smart gateway via a transmitter of the unique first GRL device.
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