Abstract: An asset visibility management system that comprises a common sytem backbone, an asset transaction system interface, and an asset data acquisition and communication device interface. The asset transaction system interface provides communications between the common system backbone and one of a plurality of asset transaction systems. The asset data acquisition and communication device interface provides communication between the common system backbone and a plurality of data acquisition and communication devices. Each of the data acquisition and communication devices are assigned to predefined categories. The predefined categories may include a substantially continuous location category, a substantially non-continuous location category, an identification category, a sensor category, and a time stamp category.

Abstract: An asset visibility management system for monitoring and managing assets across different domains. The system includes a plurality of proxies such as an originating proxy, a recipient proxy, and other facility proxies that are associated with transport facilities, transfer facilities and storage facilities. The proxies have a transaction component and a visibility component and communicate with each other over a common communication protocol. Each proxy is also individually connected to an associated local asset management system that is different from other local asset management systems connected to other proxies.

Abstract: A method in an asset visibility management system the includes the steps of associating an asset with a plurality of information elements and associating an asset carrier with a plurality of information elements. The information elements associated with the asset include an asset identification and a binding link. The information elements associated with the asset carrier include an asset carrier identification. The method further includes the steps of determining whether the asset has been placed on the asset carrier and, if so, updating the binding link associated with the asset so that an association is made between the information elements of the asset and the information elements of the asset carrier.

Abstract: An asset visibility management system that includes an asset transaction system interface, an asset data acquisition and communication device interface, and an event correlator. The asset transaction system interface provides communication between one of a plurality of asset transaction systems and a common communication format. The asset data acquisition and communication device interface provides communication between a plurality of data acquisition and communication devices and the common communication format. The event correlator receives transaction events from the asset transaction system interface and visibility events from the asset data acquisition and communication device interface and correlates the events together.

Abstract: An asset visibility management system that includes a visibility application interface, an asset data acquisition and communication device interface, and a rules engine. The visibility application interface provides communications between one of a plurality of visibility applications and a common communication format. The asset acquisition and communication device interface provides communications between a plurality of data acquisition and communication devices and the common communication format. The rules engine receives a rule criteria from the visibility application interface in the common communication format and receives visibility events from the asset data acquisition and communication device interface in the common communication format. The rules engine then uses the received visibility events to determine whether the rule criteria has been satisfied.