Tracking Tag Activation Circuit for Reliable Liner Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tracking systems face challenges in accurately determining the location of objects with suitable precision, especially when GPS or WiFi signals are unreliable, leading to difficulties in updating locations as objects move, and require additional activation steps that can be forgotten by operators.
Innovation Solution
A tracking tag system with a liner material and activation mechanism that automatically activates when removed from the liner, using a closed circuit to connect batteries and a processor, ensuring reliable and inadvertent activation prevention, suitable for adhesive shipping labels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If tracking tags are manually activated by operators, then activation can be controlled, but operators may forget to activate them leading to tracking failures
Solution Approach 1:
The tracking tag automatically activates itself when removed from the liner material through the broken circuit mechanism, eliminating the need for manual operator intervention. The system serves itself by using the physical act of removal as the activation trigger, ensuring reliability without adding operational complexity.
2Productivity
If tracking tags are activated early in manufacturing, then tracking can begin immediately, but battery life is reduced due to continuous operation
Solution Approach 1:
The circuit is prepared in advance during manufacturing with the battery and tracking components in place, but the activation is delayed until the moment of removal from the liner. The broken circuit maintains a ready-state configuration without consuming power, allowing immediate tracking startup while preserving battery life through delayed activation.
3Measurement precision
If tracking tags use GPS or WiFi for location tracking, then location data can be obtained, but signal dropout and transmitter offline issues reduce tracking accuracy
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a broken circuit mechanism as an intermediary between the tracking tag and the liner material. This physical circuit interruption serves as a reliable trigger that does not depend on external signals like GPS or WiFi, providing a dependable activation method that works independently of signal availability.
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the disclosure provide systems including linear material and tracking tags. The tracking tag may be at least initially arranged on the liner material. The tracking tag may also include a top layer, beacon transmission circuitry, a bottom layer of adhesive, and an activation mechanism. The activation mechanism may be configured to activate the tracking tag and cause the beacon transmission circuitry to transmit beacon signals in order to enable tracking of the object. The activation mechanism may further include an initially closed circuit, and the activation mechanism may be configured to automatically activate the tracking tag when the tracking tag is removed from the liner material.