摘要 |
The invention relates to a monitoring device for a tracking system adapte d for use in at least one vehicle, comprising: a communication circuit adapt ed for communication with at least one RFID (radio frequency identification) RFID tag on an article to be transported by the vehicle; a PS (position sys tem) circuit adapted for determining a location of the vehicle, a control ci rcuit having a microprocessor and a memory, the control circuit being electr ically connected to the communication circuit and the PS circuit; a computer readable program code stored in the memory and executing under control of t he microprocessor, the program code having means for acquiring the RFID tag data and the location data in the memory, means for operating the communicat ion circuit to interrogate the RFID tag, means for operating the PS circuit to determine a location of the vehicle, and means for associating the RFID t ag data with the location data of the vehicle. The invention also relates to a corresponding tracking system adapted for use in at least one vehicle, co mprising at least one RFID (radio frequency identification) tag and a monito ring device.
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