RFID Label Bracket With Temporary Tags for Route Changes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing transportation asset tracking systems face complexity in managing dynamic destination points and transportation routes, leading to challenges in real-time monitoring and efficient management of delivery items, which affects cost and customer service.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a bracket with a permanently attached RFID chip and a temporarily secured delivery-item transport equipment label, using spring clips to ensure secure positioning and reduce RF interference, allowing for accurate tracking and location identification of delivery items.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a delivery-item transport equipment label is permanently attached to transport equipment, then tracking reliability is improved, but adaptability to changing destinations and routes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The tracking system is segmented into two parts: a permanent RFID tag attached to the transport equipment for continuous identification, and a temporary delivery-item transport equipment label that can be updated for different destinations. This segmentation allows the system to maintain reliable tracking through the permanent tag while adapting to changing routes by updating only the temporary label.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a static permanent label to a dynamic configuration where the delivery-item transport equipment label can be updated or changed while the permanent RFID tag remains fixed. This dynamic approach enables the system to maintain reliable baseline tracking while adapting to evolving delivery requirements.
2Measurement precision
If multiple identifiers are permanently attached to the bracket, then tracking precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple tracking functions into a single bracket assembly that holds both the permanent RFID tag and the temporary delivery-item transport equipment label. This consolidation improves tracking precision by enabling cross-verification of identifiers while managing device complexity through a unified mounting structure rather than separate attachment points.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution simplifies the tracking and location identification of delivery items, enhancing real-time monitoring and reducing transportation costs by ensuring continuous asset management and improved customer service through effective tracking infrastructure.
Implementation Method 1
a second identifier including a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip permanently attached to the bracket. The RFID chip is scanned during use of a delivery-item transport equipment to which the bracket is attached.
Data Source
AI summary
A method is provided for tracking and/or locating a delivery item. A first delivery-item transport equipment label is temporarily attached to a bracket, wherein the bracket includes a main body with a first identifier permanently attached to the bracket and a second identifier comprising a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip permanently attached to the bracket. The first delivery-item transport equipment label and at least one of the first identifier and the second identifier are scanned to associate the first delivery-item transport equipment label with at least the RFID chip. The RFID chip is scanned during use of a delivery-item transport equipment to which the bracket is attached. A location of the first delivery-item transport equipment label is identified based on the scanning of the RFID chip.