Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a system and method for positioning an asset with a tag optimized for low-power infrastructure devices. In one embodiment, the method includes transmitting, by a serving anchor of a plurality of anchors having designated locations, during a ranging slot time period of the serving anchor, one or more anchor ranging messages. Sending, by one or more participating anchors in range of the serving anchor, each during the ranging slot time period, a return ranging message. Recording, by the serving anchor, a first timing data and by a tag positionally associated with the asset a second timing data. estimating, from said first timing data and said second timing data, either by the central entity alone or by a combination of the serving anchor and central entity, a position of the tag.

Abstract: A method and a system for programming one or more behavior of a field device connected to a network comprising an input programming language to define the one or more behaviors to create an input program, transmitting over the network the input program to a translator coupled to the field device, translating the input program to generate a field program comprising a plurality of tasks and executing said field program by an executor coupled to said field device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for positioning assets over a wireless network are provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises scheduling, at a scheduling entity communicatively coupled to the wireless network, a ranging time to execute a plurality of ranging events between a participating tag associated with a designated asset and selected from a plurality of tags, and each participating anchor of a plurality of participating anchors selected from the plurality of anchors; sending, from the scheduling entity, to the participating tag and to each participating anchor, a corresponding ranging message comprising the ranging time for each ranging event and a list identifying said participating tag and said each of the participating anchors; executing at the ranging time, each ranging event of the plurality of ranging events to produce a corresponding ranging information; and calculating, at a positioning engine a position of said participating tag and said designated asset.

Abstract: A method and a system for programming one or more behavior of a field device connected to a network comprising an input programming language to define the one or more behaviors to create an input program, transmitting over the network the input program to a translator coupled to the field device, translating the input program to generate a field program comprising a plurality of tasks and executing said field program by an executor coupled to said field device.