公开(公告)号：WO2010072272A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-01

申请号：PCT/EP2008/068281

申请日：2008-12-23

Applicant: TELESPAZIO S.P.A. ,  MUSMECI, Mario

Inventor： MUSMECI, Mario

IPC: G01S5/00 ,  G01S5/14 ,  G06Q10/00

CPC classification number: G01S19/05 ,  G01S5/0027 ,  G01S5/0036 ,  G01S19/09 ,  G01S19/14 ,  G01S19/258

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a tracking system (10; 10') configured to track a product and/or an activity. The tracking system (10; 10') comprises a tracing device (11) and a verification server (12). The tracing device (11) is coupled with the verification server (12) by means of communication means (13) configured to allow exchange of data between the tracing device (11) and the verification server (12). The tracing device (11) is coupled with a first satellite localization receiver which is configured to receive signals from a satellite localization system, process the received signals to obtain satellite localization observables, and compute locations based on the satellite localization observables. The tracing device (11) is configured to acquire from the first satellite localization receiver positioning data (21; 31). The positioning data (21; 31) comprise a location computed by the first satellite localization receiver, and a location time which represents time and data at which the location is computed by the first satellite localization receiver. The positioning data (21; 31) are related to a product and/or an activity to be tracked. The tracing device (11) is further configured to select a satellite localization observable based on which the location is computed by the first satellite localization receiver, and to acquire from the satellite localization receiver the selected satellite localization observable. The tracing device (11) is further configured to provide the verification server (12) with the positioning data (21; 31) and the satellite localization observable acquired from the satellite localization receiver. Moreover, the verification server (12), in turn, is configured to perform a location consistency check based on the location comprised in the positioning data (21; 31) provided by the tracing device (11), and on the satellite localization observable provided by the tracing device (11). The verification server (12) is further configured to generate a validation code (23; 33) on the basis of an outcome of the location consistency check, and on the basis of the positioning data (21; 31) provided by the tracing device (11). The verification server is further configured to provide the tracing device (11) with the generated validation code (23; 33). Furthermore, the tracing device (11) is further configured to store the positioning data (21; 31) and the validation code (23; 33) provided by the verification server (12) on tracking means (50) associated with the product and/or the activity to be tracked.

Abstract translation: 本文公开了一种被配置为跟踪产品和/或活动的跟踪系统（10; 10'）。 跟踪系统（10; 10'）包括跟踪设备（11）和验证服务器（12）。 跟踪设备（11）通过被配置为允许跟踪设备（11）和验证服务器（12）之间的数据交换的通信装置（13）与验证服务器（12）耦合。 跟踪装置（11）与第一卫星定位接收器耦合，其被配置为从卫星定位系统接收信号，处理接收的信号以获得卫星定位可观测量，并且基于卫星定位可观测量来计算位置。 跟踪装置（11）被配置为从第一卫星定位接收机定位数据（21; 31）获取。 定位数据（21; 31）包括由第一卫星定位接收机计算的位置和表示由第一卫星定位接收机计算位置的时间和数据的位置时间。 定位数据（21; 31）与要跟踪的产品和/或活动相关。 跟踪设备（11）还被配置为选择可观测的卫星定位，基于该卫星定位由第一卫星定位接收机计算位置，并且从卫星定位接收机获取所选择的卫星定位可观测。 跟踪设备（11）还被配置为向验证服务器（12）提供定位数据（21; 31）和从卫星定位接收器获取的卫星定位可观测信号。 此外，验证服务器（12）又被配置为基于由跟踪设备（11）提供的定位数据（21; 31）中包括的位置以及所提供的卫星定位可观察地执行位置一致性检查 通过跟踪装置（11）。 验证服务器（12）还被配置为基于位置一致性检查的结果并且基于由跟踪设备提供的定位数据（21; 31）来生成验证码（23; 33） 11）。 验证服务器还被配置为向跟踪设备（11）提供生成的验证码（23; 33）。 此外，跟踪装置（11）还被配置为将由验证服务器（12）提供的定位数据（21; 31）和与产品相关联的跟踪装置（50）和/ 或要跟踪的活动。