Verizon Communications Inc.
Image-based association of tracking device and tracked asset for determining a link between the tracking device and the tracked asset

Abstract:

A device can identify a tracking device; identify, in an image or video and using a computer vision technique, a tracked asset or an identifier associated with the tracked asset, wherein the tracking device is to be used to track a location of the tracked asset; determine information identifying an association between the tracking device and the tracked asset based on identifying the tracking device and identifying, in the image or video and using the computer vision technique, the tracked asset or the identifier associated with the tracked asset; determine a link between the tracking device and the tracked asset based on the information identifying the association between the tracking device and the tracked asset; and store or provide link information that identifies the link between the tracking device and the tracked asset to track the location of the tracked asset using the tracking device.