Wireless bridge hardware system for active RFID identification and location tracking

摘要

In various example embodiments, a system and method for facilitating proximity detection and location tracking using a mobile wireless bridge are provided. The system includes a beacon badge, a beacon tag, and a real-time location services (“RTLS”) server communicatively coupled to the beacon badge, such as via a wireless network or the like. The beacon tag broadcasts a beacon message receivable by the beacon badge. The beacon badge determines whether it is proximate to the beacon badge based on the signal strength of the received beacon message. The beacon badge further communicates identifying information contained with the received beacon message to the RTLS server. The RTLS server uses the identifying information to determine the proximate location of the beacon badge.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a wireless receiver, the wireless receiver configured to use a first wireless protocol and receive a first wireless message, the first wireless message including an identifier that identifies a device having sent the first wireless message; a wireless transmitter, the wireless transmitter configured to use a second wireless protocol and send a second wireless message, the second wireless message including the identifier, where the first wireless protocol and the second wireless protocol are different wireless protocols; and at least one hardware processor configured to activate the wireless transmitter based on the wireless receiver having received the first wireless message, the at least one hardware processor to implement a proximity engine, the proximity engine to determine a value indicative of a received signal strength of the first wireless message and to compare the value to a proximity threshold, wherein the proximity engine is to filter the first wireless message based on comparing the value to the proximity threshold to discard the first wireless message when the value does not satisfy the proximity threshold and to activate the wireless transmitter when the value satisfies the proximity threshold.