RFID Label Bracket for Real-Time Transport Equipment Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing transportation networks face challenges in efficiently tracking and locating delivery-item transport equipment due to changing destination points and transportation routes, which complicates real-time monitoring and asset management.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a bracket with a first identifier and a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip is used to attach and track a delivery-item transport equipment label. The bracket is securely attached to the transport equipment, with the RFID chip being scanned to identify the location of the equipment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional tracking methods are used for transport equipment, then the system structure is simple, but real-time tracking precision and reliability are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple tracking technologies (barcode scanning and RFID) into a unified bracket system. The bracket integrates both a barcode label and an RFID chip, allowing the transport equipment to be tracked through multiple methods simultaneously, thereby improving tracking precision without requiring separate independent systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket is designed as a multi-functional component that serves both as a structural support element and as an integrated tracking system. It incorporates visual identification (barcode), radio frequency identification (RFID chip), and physical attachment functions, allowing a single component to perform multiple tracking and identification tasks.
2Reliability
If multiple identifiers are attached to the bracket, then tracking reliability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple identifiers (barcode and RFID chip) are merged into a single bracket assembly. Rather than being separate attached components, they are integrated into the bracket structure itself, with the barcode printed on the bracket surface and the RFID chip embedded within, reducing the complexity of managing multiple separate identifier systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The RFID chip is nested within the bracket structure, with the barcode identifier on the outer surface and the RFID chip positioned inside the bracket body. This nesting arrangement allows both identifiers to coexist in a compact configuration, improving reliability through multiple tracking methods while minimizing the space and complexity required.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This solution enables effective real-time tracking and location identification of delivery-item transport equipment, improving asset management, reducing transportation costs, and enhancing customer service by providing accurate location information.
Implementation Method 1
at least one of a first identifier that is attached to a bracket or a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip that is attached to the bracket is scanned to associate the delivery-item transport equipment label with the RFID chip
Data Source
AI summary
A method is provided for tracking and/or locating a delivery item transport equipment label. A delivery-item transport equipment label is scanned. At least one of a first identifier that is attached to a bracket or an RFID chip that is attached to the bracket is scanned to associate the delivery-item transport equipment label with 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 delivery-item transport equipment label is identified based on the scanning of the RFID chip.