System and method for tracking smart label

1 . A system for tracking label units, the system comprising:

one or more label units attached to a corresponding object from one or more objects in transit, a first label unit from the one or more label units being replaced by a second label unit from the one or more label units based on said first label unit being damaged, wherein a subscriber identifier attribute of the first label unit is transferred to the second label unit after said replacement;

a tracking system having one or more processors coupled to a memory, the memory having one or more processor-executable instructions, which when executed, cause the one or more processors to:

receive a second set of signals from the second label unit having the subscriber identifier attribute and a second set of unique identifier attributes associated with the second label unit;

update a database coupled to the tracking system such that a first set of unique identifier attributes of the first label unit associated with the subscriber identifier attribute is replaced with the second set of unique identifier attributes of the second label unit; and

track the object in transit by receiving one or more tracking and monitoring data from the second label unit, wherein when the first label unit is replaced by the second label unit, the second label unit is configured to transmit a third set of signals with said subscriber identifier attribute and the second set of unique identifier attributes to a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) of a cellular network such that a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) associated with the first label unit is deactivated and the subscriber identifier attribute associated with the first label unit is transferred to the second label unit by the HSS.

2 . The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the subscriber identifier attribute is a Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN) number associated with a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) of the corresponding label unit, and the first or second set of unique identifier attributes is indicative of any one or combination of: an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number, an Integrated Circuit Card Identification Number (ICCIN), and an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) of the corresponding label unit.

3 . The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein on said replacement, a first application engine of the first label unit and a second application engine of the second label unit establish a 2-way encrypted communication channel therebetween via corresponding connector interfaces, the first application engine being configured to transmit the subscriber identifier attribute and the first set of unique identifier attributes to the second application engine, and the second label unit being configured to use the subscriber identifier attribute transmitted thereto to communicate with the tracking system via the cellular network.

4 . The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the SIM associated with the first label unit is deactivated and the subscriber identifier attribute associated with the first label unit is transferred to the second label unit when the tracking system transmits the third set of signals with said subscriber identifier attribute and the second set of unique identifier attributes to the HSS of the cellular network on determining that the first label unit is damaged to initiate said transfer.

5 . The system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein to determine whether the first label unit is damaged, the one or more processors are configured to:

receive a first set of signals from the first label unit indicating damage caused thereto and determine that said first label unit is damaged; or

determine that the first label unit is damaged if a time from a last signal received from the first label unit is greater than a predetermined time threshold.

6 . The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to transmit a fourth set of signals to an operator at a subsequent location of a path associated with the objects in transit if the first label unit is damaged.

7 . The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more label units comprise:

a communication unit for transmitting to and receiving data from the tracking system; and

a conductive strip covering the label unit such that when said label unit is damaged, the conductive strip causes one or more sensors to detect the damage and transmit a first set of signals to the tracking system via the communication unit.

8 . The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the label unit comprises:

one or more sensors that detect and collect the one or more tracking and monitoring data from the object in transit;

an audio-visual unit to provide any one or combination of audio and visual indications of damage to the label unit to an operator of the system.

9 . The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein to update the database, the one or more processors are configured to:

verify identity of the second label unit by mapping the first set of unique identifier attributes associated with the subscriber identifier attribute stored in the database with the second set of unique identifier attributes in the second set of signals, wherein the second set of signals comprises the subscriber identifier attribute that was transferred to the second label unit; and

determine whether a current location of the object in transit provided in the one or more tracking and monitoring data in the second set of signals is in a same path as a predetermined transit route of said object in transit.

10 . A method for tracking label units, the method comprising:

configuring a first label unit to an object in transit, the first label unit adapted to detect and transmit one or more tracking and monitoring data to a tracking system;

replacing the first label unit with a second label unit based on said first label unit being damaged, wherein a subscriber identifier attribute of the first label unit is transferred to the second label unit after said replacement;

receiving, by the tracking system, a second set of signals from the second label unit having the subscriber identifier attribute and a second set of unique identifier attributes associated with the second label unit;

updating, by the tracking system, a database coupled to the tracking system such that a first set of unique identifier attributes of the first label unit associated with the subscriber identifier attribute is replaced with the second set of unique identifier attributes of the second label unit; and

tracking, by the tracking system, the object in transit ( 106 ) by receiving the one or more tracking and monitoring data from the second label unit, wherein the method comprises transmitting, by the second label unit, a third set of signals with said subscriber identifier attribute and the second set of unique identifier attributes to a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) of a cellular network such that a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) associated with the first label unit is deactivated and the subscriber identifier attribute associated with the first label unit is transferred to the second label unit by the HSS when the first label unit is replaced by the second label unit.

11 . The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the method comprises establishing a 2-way encrypted communication channel between a first application engine associated with the first label unit and a second application engine of the second label unit via corresponding connector interfaces on said replacement, the first application engine being configured to transmit the subscriber identifier attribute and the first set of unique identifier attributes to the second application engine, and the second label unit being configured to use the subscriber identifier attribute transmitted thereto to communicate with the tracking system via a cellular network.

12 . The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the method comprises transmitting, by the tracking system, the third set of signals with said subscriber identifier attribute and the second set of unique identifier attributes to the HSS of the cellular network on determining that the first label unit is damaged to initiate said transfer such that the SIM associated with the first label unit is deactivated and the subscriber identifier attribute associated with the first label unit is transferred to the second label unit by the HSS when the first label unit is replaced by the second label unit.

13 . The method as claimed in claim 12 , wherein to determine whether the first label unit is damaged, the method comprises:

receiving, by the tracking system, a first set of signals from the first label unit indicating damage caused thereto and determine that said first label unit is damaged; or

determining, by the tracking system, that the first label unit is damaged if a time from a last signal received from the first label unit is greater than a predetermined time threshold.

14 . The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the method comprises transmitting a fourth set of signals to an operator at a subsequent location of a path associated with the object in transit if the first label unit is damaged.

15 . The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the method comprises receiving, by the tracking system, a first set of signals transmitted by one or more label units when a conductive strip covering said one or more label units is damaged, and wherein the conductive strip causes one or more sensors to detect the damage.

16 . The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the method comprises providing, by an audio-visual unit associated with the first label unit, any one or combination of audio and visual indications of damage to the first label unit.

17 . The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein for updating the database, the method comprises:

verifying identity of the second label unit by mapping the first set of unique identifier attributes associated with the subscriber identifier attribute stored in the database with the second set of unique identifier attributes in the second set of signals, wherein the second set of signals comprises the subscriber identifier attribute that was transferred to the second label unit; and

determining whether a current location of the object in transit provided in the one or more tracking and monitoring data in the second set of signals is in a same path as a predetermined transit route of said object in transit.

18 . A user equipment, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory operatively coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory comprises processor-executable instructions, which on execution, cause the one or more processors to:

transmit a fifth set of signals to a tracking system requesting one or more tracking and monitoring data for an object in transit using a subscriber identifier attribute associated with a first label unit attached to said object, the first label unit being replaced by a second label unit and the subscriber identifier attribute being transferred to the second label unit on said replacement, wherein the subscriber identifier attribute is transferred to the second label unit on transmission of a third set of signals by the second label unit or the tracking system; and

receive a sixth set of signals from the tracking system having the requested one or more tracking and monitoring data, wherein when the first label unit is replaced by the second label unit, the second label unit is configured to transmit a third set of signals with said subscriber identifier attribute and the second set of unique identifier attributes to a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) of a cellular network such that a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) associated with the first label unit is deactivated and the subscriber identifier attribute associated with the first label unit is transferred to the second label unit by the HSS.

19 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions that cause a processor to:

receive a second set of signals from a second label unit having a subscriber identifier attribute and a second set of unique identifier attributes associated with the second label unit, the subscriber identifier attribute of a first label unit being transferred to the second label unit when said first label unit is damaged;

update a database coupled to a tracking system such that a first set of unique identifier attributes of the first label unit associated with the subscriber identifier attribute is replaced with the second set of unique identifier attributes of the second label unit; and

track an object in transit by receiving one or more tracking and monitoring data from the second label unit, wherein when the first label unit is replaced by the second label unit, the second label unit is configured to transmit a third set of signals with said subscriber identifier attribute and the second set of unique identifier attributes to a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) of a cellular network such that a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) associated with the first label unit is deactivated and the subscriber identifier attribute associated with the first label unit is transferred to the second label unit by the HSS.