Bluetooth Beacon Asset Location for Large Lot Accuracy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional asset location and management systems in car dealerships are inefficient, time-consuming, and prone to human error, especially in large lots, leading to poor asset management.
Innovation Solution
An asset location system utilizing low-energy Bluetooth beacons paired with a database and interactive distance determination process, incorporating self-improving algorithms and multiple transmitter tags, gateways, and potentially GPS devices for enhanced precision, along with a learning module and optimizer to adapt and optimize performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual searching methods are used to locate assets in large lots, then system simplicity is maintained, but time consumption and human error increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical searching with an automated electronic system using Bluetooth beacons, gateways, and mobile devices to locate assets. The system automatically determines asset locations through wireless communication and database queries, eliminating the need for physical searching by salespeople or customers.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service asset location where customers or employees can independently query asset positions using mobile devices without requiring staff assistance. The automated database and beacon system provide immediate location information, allowing users to find assets autonomously.
2Productivity
If automated location systems are implemented, then asset location efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into distinct functional modules: Bluetooth beacons attached to assets, gateway devices for wireless communication, a central database for storing location information, and mobile device applications for querying. This segmentation allows each component to be independently optimized and maintained.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses universal Bluetooth technology that can be integrated with various asset types (vehicles, equipment, inventory). The same infrastructure serves multiple functions including asset location, inventory management, and customer service applications across different dealership operations.
3Measurement precision
If multiple transmitter tags and gateways are deployed for enhanced precision, then measurement precision improves, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from manual visual estimation of asset locations to precise coordinate-based positioning using Bluetooth signal triangulation. Multiple beacons and gateways create a spatial network that determines asset positions in three-dimensional space, providing accurate location data beyond simple visual approximation.
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AI summary
An improved asset location system deploys gateways to communicate with transmitters that are disposed upon an asset. The gateway to create a web of interlocking area where the gateways communicate with the same transmitters. These measurements are combined to increase the accuracy of location data provided to track or locate assets within an operations area.