Real-Time Asset Management System with Interactive Operations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing asset tracking systems fail to provide real-time interactive management of assets, limiting their utility beyond location tracking, as they do not facilitate operational interaction, warranty management, repairs, or system updates, leading to inefficiencies in asset utilization and management, particularly in industries like healthcare and education.
Innovation Solution
A real-time asset management system that initiates geolocation data identification, generates interactive maps, enables interactive operations with assets, provides user manuals, manages system updates, and assists with warranty and repair services through a computing device and client application, utilizing modules for tracking, user manuals, updates, and service operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If prior tracking applications focus on physically locating assets using GPS tags, RFID tags, or Bluetooth devices, then asset location tracking capability is improved, but interactive management and operational assistance capabilities deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The asset tracking system is extended to perform multiple functions beyond location tracking. The server now provides operational assistance, user manual delivery, system update management, and warranty/repair coordination, transforming a single-function tracking device into a multi-functional asset management platform that addresses diverse operational needs
2Device complexity
If the tracking application only provides location identification, then system complexity is reduced, but the ability to manage asset lifecycle operations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
A server component is introduced as an intermediary between the tracking application and various asset management functions. The server receives location data from tracking devices and coordinates with external systems (manual databases, update servers, warranty systems) to deliver comprehensive asset management services, distributing complexity across multiple components
3Measurement precision
If the system tracks only current location, then measurement requirements are simplified, but the ability to assess asset utilization and manage interactions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-delivers user manuals and operational information to users based on predicted needs. When an asset is located or when interaction is anticipated, the system proactively provides relevant documentation and guidance before the user actually needs it, ensuring information is available when required
Data Source
AI summary
A method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium includes initiating an identification of current geolocation data of registered assets in a defined environment. A real-time map of the registered assets positioned in the defined environment is generated and provided based on the identified geolocation data. A subset of the registered assets is identified for display in the asset management client application based on a request received from the asset management client application in the client device. Real time interaction from the asset management client application in the client device with a plurality of executable operations for a selected one of the subset of registered assets is enabled.