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Personnel and asset tracking method and apparatus

Patent 6344794 Issued on February 5, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject January 7, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Application

No. 479359 filed on 01/07/2000

US Classes:

340/539.16, Including central station detail340/539.13, Tracking location (e.g., GPS, etc.)340/573.1, Human or animal340/825.36, Having indication or alarm (e.g., location indication)340/825.49Location indication

Examiners

Primary: Pope, Daryl

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 2 193359 GB. 02/13/1988
  • 2 230 365 GB. 10/13/1990
  • 2 265 038 GB. 09/13/1993

International Class

G08B 001/08

Abstract

A personnel and asset tracking system for locating and tracking objects throughout an awareness area comprises a communication network, a central server connected to said communication network maintaining an awareness area database, a plurality of receiver nodes, and a plurality of tags. Each tag is associated with an object to be tracked and has a transmitter which periodically transmits a tag transmission including a unique object identifier.

Other References

  • "Great New Product: Infrared Locator." Teleconnect, Feb., 1986.
  • T.H. Ooi, "Low Cost RF Identification and Locating System," IEEE Trans. On Consumer Electronics, vol. 35, No. 4, Nov. 1989, pp. 831-839.
  • United Identification Systems Corp., Infra-Com, 198
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