METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL REGARDING INDUSTRIAL FACILITY COMPONENTS

摘要

The present invention is an asset identification and information retrieval system for industrial facility components composed of a computer idenfier (105) and at leas one transponder tag (1). The transponder tags (1) emit a radio identifier signal in response to a scanning signal sent by the computer identifier (105). The computer identifier (105) is portable, battery operated and has visual displays for confirming readouts as well as a database to store multiple tag information. The system also has the capability to remotely access databases regarding tagged components, such that a field employee utilizing the computer identifier (105) can communicate with the centralized control system to receive, amend or record records and other information regarding any particular tagged asset.