Tag operating system
In embodiments of the present disclosure improved capabilities are described for a tag operating system for managing information collected and stored on or with respect to large fleets of asset, such as used in connection with the Internet of Things, with capabilities for providing improved intelligence and security in the local environment of an asset, in the network and in remote locations, such as in the cloud.
1. A system for managing information, comprising:
a tag operating system operable on a central processing unit coupled to a memory, wherein the tag operating system is configured to operate across a computer network in conjunction with a plurality of asset tags to provide an operating environment accessible through a tag operating system user interface operable on a computing device connected to the computer network and remote from the plurality of asset tags, wherein each of the plurality of asset tags includes an antenna, and wherein each of the plurality of asset tags is accessed across a wireless communication interface using the antenna,
wherein the tag operating system user interface provides an interface between the tag operating system and the computing device,
wherein the plurality of asset tags includes various types of asset tags;
the tag operating system including a plurality of device drivers respectively configured to read and write to the various types of asset tags based on a user input to the tag operating system user interface,
wherein asset information is exchanged between the computing device and the plurality of asset tags across the computer network utilizing a communication protocol to access the plurality of asset tags.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tag operating system and the plurality of asset tags are comprised within an asset intelligence platform that provides local intelligence on the plurality of asset tags through the tag operating system user interface.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tag operating system is configured to provide at least one of a service, a routine, a program and a function to support a cloud-based information hub application that handles management of the information from disparate locations, wherein the information comprises at least one of asset definitions, documents, images, asset updates, customer information, licensing information, or application settings.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tag operating system is configured to provide at least one of a service, a routine, a program and a function to support a narrator application that manages the asset information comprising at least one of license creation, registration, asset type creation, definition of asset type information, configuration of application settings, logging into a device, commissioning an asset, updating the asset, auditing the asset, report generation, and cloning the asset.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of asset tags are at least one of attached to and integrated into assets, wherein the assets are at least one of a device, a machine, a system, an article of manufacture, a tool, an instrument, a vehicle, a component, and a part.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of asset tags comprises a cloud computing faculty.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of asset tags comprises a mobile computing device.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tag operating system operates across a plurality of wireless gateway protocols and the plurality of asset tags.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the asset information is at least one of an asset origin authenticity information, lifecycle maintenance history information, and chain of custody information.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tag operating system enables information management in an information technology system of an enterprise comprising at least one of aerospace, life science, healthcare, and manufacturing enterprises.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tag operating system provides at least one of data encryption and data compression for the asset information exchanged between the computing device and the plurality of asset tags.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tag operating system comprises a software library capable of securely storing both structured or unstructured data directly on and retrieving data from the plurality of asset tags.
13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tag operating system comprises a mobile application running on the computing device that provides a common interface to a plurality of different types of assets.
14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tag operating system comprises a plurality of functions that provide for integration with a plurality of distinct cloud-based enterprise computing systems such that the plurality of distinct cloud-based enterprise computing systems can access data on the plurality of asset tags by using conventional data handling interfaces of enterprise computing systems.
15. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a plug-in facility to provide the interface between the tag operating system and the computing device.
16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tag operating system user interface is further configured to provide a view of a memory on at least one of the plurality of asset tags to a user for the user to read and write to the memory.
17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of device drivers are respectively configured to read and write to at least some of the various types of asset tags via various types of tag readers.
18. The system of claim 1 , wherein the various types of asset tags include at least one of: asset tags with different memory capacities, asset tags with different processing capacities, asset tags with different interface capabilities, or asset tags with different tag identification structures.
19. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tag operating system is configured to find all of the plurality of asset tags of a given type specified by a user via the tag operating system user interface by querying the plurality of asset tags for an indicator of the given type.
20. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tag operating system user interface is further configured to provide a uniform interface for the user to read and write to each of the various types of asset tags.
21. A method, comprising:
receiving, at a tag operating computing facility, an asset tag write execution communication from a computing device through a tag operating system user interface, the asset tag write execution communication comprising an asset tag data and an asset tag identifier, the asset tag identifier corresponding to an asset tag located remotely across a computer network from the computing device, wherein the asset tag includes an antenna, and wherein the asset tag is accessed across a wireless communication interface using the antenna,
wherein the tag operating system user interface provides an interface between the tag operating computing facility and the computing device;
generating, by the tag operating computing facility, a remote asset tag write execution communication, wherein the remote asset tag write execution communication is adapted to write the asset tag data on the asset tag across the computer network utilizing a communication protocol;
transmitting, by the tag operating computing facility, the remote asset tag write execution communication to the asset tag; and
receiving, by the tag operating computing facility, a remote asset tag execution response,
wherein the remote asset tag write execution communication is received when wireless communication becomes available with the asset tag.
22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the remote asset tag execution response comprises asset tag response data read from the asset tag, the method further comprising:
transmitting, by the tag operating computing facility, the asset tag response data to the computing device.
23. The method of claim 21 , wherein the remote asset tag write execution communication is transmitted at a later time corresponding to the computer network being in communication with the asset tag.
24. An asset intelligence platform, comprising:
a tag operating system operable on a central processing unit coupled to a memory,
wherein the tag operating system is configured to operate, across a computer network in conjunction with a user operating on a computing device through a user interface, a plurality of asset tags located in disparate locations to provide an operating environment, wherein each of the asset tags includes an antenna, wherein each of the plurality of asset tags is accessed across a wireless communication interface using the antenna, and wherein the user is able to exchange data with the plurality of asset tags remotely across the computer network by interacting with the user interface, wherein the plurality of asset tags includes various types of asset tags,
the tag operating system including a plurality of device drivers respectively configured to read and write to the various types of asset tags based on a user input to the user interface;
a narrator application by which the user is enabled to manage information exchanged with the plurality of asset tags; and
a cloud-based information hub application for user management of the information from the plurality of asset tags;
wherein, through the computing device and the plurality of device drivers, the user is able to remotely read and write the information with the plurality of asset tags across the computer network by operating within the user interface of the computing device.
25. The asset intelligence platform of claim 24 further comprising a software library accessible by the tag operating system for providing at least one function that operates on the information exchanged with the plurality of asset tags.
26. The asset intelligence platform of claim 24 further comprising a plug-in facility to provide an interface between the asset intelligence platform and the computing device, wherein the computing device is communicatively coupled to an information technology system of an enterprise.