5G-BASED RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY

20240406922

18/325964

May 30, 2023

A system includes a radiofrequency identification (RFID) integrated circuit (IC) associated with a mobile asset. The 5GID-IC can store sensor data collected from sensors of the mobile asset and generate tracking data of the mobile asset based on that sensor data. The 5GID-IC responds to radiofrequency (RF) signals radiated on the RFID device, where the RF signals have frequencies in a licensed spectrum of a 5G telecommunications network. The system includes a reader device configured to independently check multiple 5GID-ICs of mobile assets for tracking data. The reader device includes a communications circuit that can retrieve the tracking data from the 5GID-IC of the mobile asset.

1. A system of a 5G telecommunications network configured to track a mobile asset, the system comprising: a 5G-based radiofrequency identification (5GID) integrated circuit (IC) associated with the mobile asset, the 5GID-IC including: a data processor; a memory storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the data processor, cause the 5GID-IC to: store sensor data collected from a sensor associated with the mobile asset; and generate tracking data of the mobile asset based on the sensor data; and a first antenna configured to broadcast the tracking data of the mobile asset in response to the 5GID-IC being radiated by radiofrequency (RF) energy in a licensed spectrum of the 5G telecommunications network; and a reader device configured to retrieve tracking data of 5GID-ICs of mobile assets, the reader device including: a communications circuit configured to retrieve the tracking data from the 5GID-IC; and a second antenna coupled to the communications circuit and configured to receive the tracking data broadcast by the 5GID-IC.

2. The system of claim 1: wherein the sensor data is indicative of use of the mobile asset or occurrence of an event that relates to performance of the mobile asset, and wherein the mobile asset is a vehicle configured for transporting a passenger.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the first antenna is a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna configured to: receive multiple RF signals originating from different locations and at different times, wherein the tracking data includes a location of the mobile asset estimated from the multiple RF signals received at the MIMO antenna.

4. The system of claim 1 caused to: predict that the mobile asset requires maintenance based on an output of a machine learned model, and wherein the output is based on the tracking data, and wherein the machine learned model is trained based on sensor data of multiple 5GID-ICs associated with multiple mobile assets.

5. The system of claim 1: wherein the 5GID-IC is removably attachable to the mobile asset, and wherein the sensor is integrated in the 5GID-IC or disposed separately on the mobile asset and communicatively couplable to the 5GID-IC.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the licensed spectrum is included in a mid-band range of 1-6 GHz or a high-band range of 24-47 GHZ.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the reader device further comprises: a third antenna configured to radiate the RF energy on the 5GID-IC, wherein the RF energy has a range within which presence of the 5GID-IC is required to cause activation and broadcast of the tracking data to the reader device.

8. The system of claim 1 further comprising: a third antenna configured to radiate the RF energy to the 5GID-IC, wherein the third antenna is disposed at a device other than the 5GID-IC and the reader device, and wherein signals including the RF energy has a range within which presence of the 5GID-IC is required to cause activation and broadcast of the tracking data to the reader device.

9. The system of claim 1 further comprising: a database configured to store tracking data of multiple 5GID-ICs, wherein the multiple 5GID-ICs are operable to communicate with one another over the 5G telecommunications network; and a machine learned engine configured to predict a particular status of a particular mobile asset tracked by a particular 5GID-IC, wherein the machine learned engine includes a model trained based on the tracking data of the multiple RFID devices.

10. The system of claim 1: wherein current tracking data stored at the 5GID-IC is dynamically updated in response to a query from a network node of the 5G telecommunications network or updated programmatically, and wherein the current tracking data indicates a current location or current velocity vector of the mobile asset in addition to a unique identifier of the 5GID-IC.

11. The system of claim 1: wherein the reader device is an endpoint device or a network access node of the 5G telecommunications network, and wherein a current location or velocity vector for the 5GID-IC is determined based on a triangulation process from multiple reader devices or network access nodes.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the reader device is caused to: store the tracking data in a blockchain configured to track the mobile asset.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the 5GID-IC comprises: one or more battery sources, wherein the 5GID-IC is programmed to broadcast tracking data periodically.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the 5GID-IC is ambiently powered in response to the RF energy received from the reader device or received from a network access node other than the reader device.

15. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing instructions recorded thereon that, when executed by at least one data processor of a system of a 5G telecommunications network, cause the system to: activate a radiofrequency identification (RFID) integrated circuit (IC) in response to radiofrequency (RF) energy radiated on the 5GID-IC, wherein the RF energy has a frequency in a licensed spectrum of the 5G telecommunications network, and wherein the 5GID-IC is associated with a physical asset that is configured for mobility and has a sensor configured to measure performance of the physical asset; determine a status of the physical asset based on sensor data obtained from the sensor of the mobile asset; and broadcast a signal including an indication of the status of the mobile asset to a reader device within a range of the signal.

16. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 15: wherein the 5GID-IC is configured to broadcast the signal including the indication of the status of the physical asset in response to being radiated by the RF energy, and wherein a source of the RF energy is a network node of the 5G telecommunications network.

17. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the system is caused to: programmatically communicate status information of the physical asset to the reader device, wherein the 5GID-IC is powered by a battery power source.

18. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the system is caused to: collect the sensor data from a sensor disposed on the mobile asset, wherein the sensor data is indicative of use of the mobile asset or occurrence of an event that relates to performance of the mobile asset, and wherein the status is determined based on the sensor data.

19. A method performed by a radiofrequency identification (RFID) device in response to being radiated by signals in a licensed spectrum of a 5G telecommunications network, the method comprising: causing the RFID device to collect sensor data indicative of use or an occurrence of an event related to performance of a mobile asset on which the RFID device is disposed; storing the sensor data at a memory of the RFID device; generating tracking data of the mobile asset based on the sensor data stored at the memory; and broadcasting the tracking data to a reader device configured to receive tracking data of multiple RFID devices of multiple mobile assets.

20. The method of claim 19: wherein the tracking data is communicated to the reader device over the licensed spectrum, and wherein the RFID device is ambiently powered.

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