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20110037565 | System and Method for Determining a Location and a Status of an Asset - A method. The method includes, at a computing system, receiving information associated with an asset. The method also includes determining a location of the asset based on the received information, and determining a status of the asset based on the received information and/or the determined location of the asset. The determining of the location and the determining of the status are performed by the computing system. | 02-17-2011 |
20110043332 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ENSURE PROPER GEOCODING - The present invention provides a method for verifying customer addresses before using those addresses in an asset tracking system. More specifically, the enhanced asset tracking system can accept multiple characteristics of the location. An operator or GIS system can check that these descriptors are identifying the same location. If descriptors do identify a same location, then the operator or GIS system can allow the location information to pass to the assets. | 02-24-2011 |
20110068899 | Method and System for Controlling Electronic Devices - A method and system for controlling electronic devices are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises accessing a physical location having location coordinates, defining a location name for the physical location, identifying a controllable device within the physical location, defining privacy settings for the physical location, wherein the privacy settings control access to the controllable device, and transmitting the location name, location coordinates, controllable device information, and privacy settings to a server. | 03-24-2011 |
20110074547 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE INCLUDING LOCAL LOCATION INFORMATION - A device includes a processing module and a radio section. The processing module obtains location information regarding the device and converts it into a location signal. The radio section converts the location signal into a location wireless signal and transmits it within a local coverage area. A handheld device may use the location wireless signal to determine its location within a building. | 03-31-2011 |
20110074548 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS SYSTEM - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus including: a storage portion configured to store identifiers of a plurality of remote controllers; a transmitting portion configured to transmit a signal to an outside; and a control portion configured to: receive a request for calling a specific one of the remote controllers; obtain a specific one of the identifiers corresponding to the specific remote controller from the storage portion; and control the transmitting portion to transmit a call request signal based on the obtained specific identifier, the call request signal instructing the specific remote controller to perform a calling operation. | 03-31-2011 |
20110080262 | LOCATION FINDER SYSTEM - A locating system for locating a specific subject among a number of possible subjects having an RFID tag attached to subjects which, when interrogated by an RFID reader, provides a unique identification code. A database containing information about subscribers including a list of RFID tag codes associated with the subjects of interest is included in the system. Transceivers having an RFID reader and a processor responsive to the transceiver and the RFID reader are also included in the locating system for locating a subject of interest. When the transceivers receive RFID code transmitted via the communications network, the transceiver is activated to transmit data to any nearby RFID tags. Upon receipt of a response from the RFID tag, the transceivers transmit the tag data to the communications network so that the subject of interest can be located. | 04-07-2011 |
20110084803 | Controlling location information - A method and apparatus for controlling location information at a computer device such as a mobile telephone. Location information is intercepted and obtained by, for example, intercepting it from an Application Programming Interface destined for a location application. The location application is identified, and a rule is determined for applying to the location information on the basis of the identified location application. The rule is applied to the location information to give amended location information, and the amended location information is then sent to the location application. | 04-14-2011 |
20110084804 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BUILDING ANNOTATION LAYERS BASED ON LOCATION AWARE USER CONTEXT INFORMATION - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for determining annotations for a map. Location information for mobile devices and contextual information associated with users of mobile devices may be utilized to determine such annotations. | 04-14-2011 |
20110090050 | METHOD FOR LOCATING OBJECTS - A method for locating objects including: applying an adherent composition to the object, the composition including an adherent substance, a fluorescent substance and an odorific substance; and visually locating the object by the light emitted by the fluorescent substance or by the odor given off by the odorific substance which may be detected by a specially trained animal. | 04-21-2011 |
20110090051 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFICATION OF MULTIPLE POINTS LOCATED THROUGHOUT AN AREA - Disclosed herein are apparatus, methods, and systems for determining point locations with respect to an origin point. Aspects described herein provide for a cost-effective and easy to use way in which a limited number of persons may map out point locations over a relatively large area with a high degree of accuracy. | 04-21-2011 |
20110102147 | MOBILE ASSET TRACKING UNIT, SYSTEM AND METHOD - An asset tracking unit, system, and method. The asset tracking unit, system, and method may include at least one transceiver having communicative connections with at least one SATCOM network and at least one GPS network via at least one antenna, wherein tracking information for at least one asset associated with the at least one transceiver is received from the GPS network and is communicated to the SATCOM network, a first link that provides a multi-code one of the communicative connections between the at least one transceiver and the at least one SATCOM network, and a second link that provides a multi-channel one of the communicative connections between the at least one transceiver and he at least one GPS network. The unit system and method may additionally include at least one remote operations center remote from an asset to be tracked, wherein the asset to be tracked is geographically associated with the central processing unit. | 05-05-2011 |
20110109434 | TRACKING PASSENGERS ON CRUISE SHIPS - Systems and procedures for tracking the locations of passengers on a vessel are provided. Example systems may include a portable tag configured to be assigned to a passenger, the tag encoded with a tag identifier; a plurality of tag readers configured to be positioned at predetermined locations on a vessel, each tag reader configured to read the tag identifier of the tag when the tag reader receives a signal from the tag; a tracking component configured to communicate with the tag readers, the tracking component configured to receive, from a detecting tag reader, an indication that the signal has been received from the tag, the tracking component configured to determine a detected location of the tag based at least in part on the predetermined location of the detecting tag reader; and a notification component configured to send towards a user device, a notification including the detected location. | 05-12-2011 |
20110109435 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE RETRIEVAL OF SIMILAR PLACES - An approach is provided for determining the similarity between a reference point-of-interest and similarity candidate points-of-interest. Data specifying a reference point-of-interest and location data of a search region are received. A reference vector specifying a plurality of features associated with the reference point-of-interest is retrieved. A plurality of candidates for similar points-of-interest are determined based, at least in part, on the search region. A similarity score is determined for each of the candidates. A list of one or more similar points-of-interest is generated based on the similarity scores. | 05-12-2011 |
20110109436 | ACCELEROMETER-BASED CE DEVICE WIRELESS ACCESS POINT MAPPING - A CE device for, e.g., displaying the time can incorporate an accelerometer to provide various features and enhancements. For example, using position derived from the accelerometer, the signal strength of a wireless access point (AP) can be mapped in a house. | 05-12-2011 |
20110109437 | Smart Personal Communication Devices as User Interfaces - A personal communication device or “smart phone” is connected to a utility locator system or pipe inspection system and serves as a user interface, communication interface, and control system for such systems. | 05-12-2011 |
20110109438 | Method and A System for Enabling A Wireless Communication Between A Master Unit and A Sensor Unit - A method of enabling a wireless communication between a master unit and at least one sensor unit is executed within a frame, the sensor unit having an internal data sampling frequency and being adapted to store samples with corresponding sample sequence numbers. The sensor unit transmits an integrated value to the master unit. The master unit transmits, during a master unit portion of the frame, a data update request message comprising an initial sample sequence number from which integration by the at least one sensor unit has to be carried out. The sensor unit integrates the sample values from the initial sample sequence number to a current sample sequence number and then transmits the integrated sample value and the current sample sequence number. The master unit receives the integrated sample value and current sample sequence number and stores at least the current sample sequence number. | 05-12-2011 |
20110128124 | REAL TIME LOCATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CACHING LOCATION INFORMATION BASED ON FINGER PRINTING - Disclosed is a location tracking system and the method thereof for storing location information. The location tracking system includes at least one beacon apparatus arranged to transmit a beacon signal to a tag; a tag at any position respectively measuring a signal intensity of beacon signals received from surrounding at least one beacon apparatus, and transmitting a measured per-beacon signal intensity to a specific beacon apparatus; and a server arranged to determine if at least any one of signal intensities exceeds a set maximum value by analyzing a per-beacon signal intensity input from the specific beacon apparatus, and store a location-based signal intensity into a database by equally dividing a distance between corresponding beacon apparatuses and then distributing a measured signal intensity into a divided each position in mutiple cases the signal intensity exceeds a set maximum value. | 06-02-2011 |
20110133888 | CONTEXTUALLY AWARE MONITORING OF ASSETS - An apparatus, method and system for contextually aware monitoring of a supply chain are disclosed. In some implementations, contextually aware monitoring can include monitoring of the supply chain tradelane with tracking devices including sensors for determining location, velocity, heading, vibration, acceleration (e.g., 3D acceleration), or any other sensor that can monitor the environment of the shipping container to provide contextual awareness. The contextual awareness can be enabled by geofencing and recursive algorithms, which allow dynamic modification of the tracking device behavior. Dynamic modification can reduce performance to save power (e.g., save battery usage) and lower costs. Dynamic modification can increase performance where it matters in the supply chain for improved reporting accuracy or frequency or recognition of supply chain events. Dynamic modification can adapt performance such as wireless communications to the region or location of the tracking device. | 06-09-2011 |
20110133889 | DEVICE FOR LOCATING OBJECTS BY RFID COMMUNICATION - The invention relates to the locating and identifying of objects with radiofrequency communication by inductive coupling, without electrical contact, between a reader and a tag. The device includes an array of N fixed RFID markers of RFID tag type, with inductive antennas placed at known positions, N being an integer greater than 1 and an RFID tag reader provided with a fixed reading inductive antenna passing in proximity to the N markers. The position of the N markers with respect to the inductive reading antenna is such that the mutual inductance between the inductive antenna of any marker and the inductive reading antenna is zero when no object to be located is present in the vicinity of the array of markers, and nonzero when an RFID tag is present in the vicinity of the marker considered. A coupling is established in the presence of a mobile tag in proximity to a marker. | 06-09-2011 |
20110140848 | BROADCAST RECEIVER - A broadcast receiver stores history information about switching between sending-out stations, the history information including broadcast display state information, in a storage unit | 06-16-2011 |
20110140849 | GEOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION SYSTEM - A geographic localization system and method, which is able to accurately calculate its current location anywhere in the world based on the processing of information received from at least one of several wireless sources available at the moment, such as WiFi, Bluetooth, etc and from available positioning means such as GPS. | 06-16-2011 |
20110140850 | REAL TIME TRACKING AND MONITORING OF GAS CYLINDERS - A gas cylinder transport cap is described. The cap has a bottom opening adapted for reversible attachment to a gas cylinder, where the attached cap surrounds a cylinder valve coupled to the gas cylinder. The cap also has a side surface which at least in part defines the perimeter of the bottom opening, where the side surface include a plurality of side openings; and a top surface formed on an opposite side of the cap from the bottom surface, where the top surface includes a top opening. The side openings and top opening improve transmissions of radio-frequency signals from a RFID device positioned inside the cylinder cap when the cap is attached to the gas cylinder. A method of tracking a gas cylinder transported between a first and second location is also described. The method may include the steps of coupling the gas cylinder to a RFID device, loading the gas cylinder on a transportation vehicle, and reading a gas cylinder identification signal transmitted by the RFID device with an RFID signal reader that translates the signal into gas cylinder identification data. The gas cylinder identification data may be associated with location data provided by a GPS device located in the transportation vehicle. The identification and location data may be communicated to gas cylinder tracking system that is remote from the transportation vehicle. | 06-16-2011 |
20110148578 | AUTOMOTIVE DIRECTION FINDING SYSTEM BASED ON RECEIVED POWER LEVELS - A system is provided for locating a vehicle. The system comprises a transmission device such as a key fob for transmission and receiving of a signal. Typically the key fob has a plurality of indicators such as LED indicators arranged in a circle. The key fob is adapted to transmit a radio frequency or microwave frequency transmission signal. An antenna array is positioned on or in a vehicle. The array comprises a plurality of antennas, generally arranged in a circular pattern. The array is adapted to receive the transmission signal from the transmission device which is converted to be analyzed by a microcontroller unit (MCU). The MCU is adapted to: (i) receive digital data converted from the transmission signal, (ii) calculate an angle of arrival (AOA) or direction of arrival (DOA) based on known components and an algorithm, and (iii) transmit a selection signal back to the key fob. A signal processing unit is coupled to the plurality of antennas and the MCU. The signal processing unit is adapted to receive the signal transmission from each antenna, convert the signal to digital data, and transmit the digital data to the MCU. | 06-23-2011 |
20110156868 | SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR AUTOMATISIERTEN ANALYSE EINES WETTKAMPFVERLAUFES - System, consisting of at least one active or passive position detection system which sends data about the position of at least one athlete to a central evaluation unit; and a central evaluation unit which stores received positional data in a database, automatically calculates a movement pattern consisting of at least the covered distance and the mean velocity from the positional data, and represents the movement pattern on a display. | 06-30-2011 |
20110169605 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REMOTE INDICATION - An apparatus for providing remove indication over a teleconference environment. The apparatus comprises a first location and a second location having a suitable furniture arrangement in each location to allow teleconferencing in multiple zones within each location. The apparatus has a remote indicator system arranged for an object to be marked, and tracked from a remote location in conjunction with a tactile glove arranged for a user in the first location to control and guide a user in a second location to operation procedures. | 07-14-2011 |
20110181391 | TRACKING DEVICE AND A TRACKING METHOD OF A SHIPPING CONTAINER TRUCK - The present invention discloses a tracking device and a tracking method of a shipping container truck. A tracker and an identifier are installed respectively on a truck tractor and a shipping container. After the truck tractor has been connected with the shipping container, information will be connected between the tracker and the identifier, and information related to the truck tractor and the shipping container will be further transmitted to a monitoring center through a GPS module inside the tracker, allowing the monitoring center to effectively monitor in real time the truck tractor and the shipping container. | 07-28-2011 |
20110181392 | REAL TIME LOCATING SYSTEM, READER, RFID TAG AND DRIVING METHOD OF RFID TAG FOR LOCATING - Provided are a real-time locating systems, a reader, an RFID tag and a driving method of the RFID tag for locating. The locating system includes an RFID tag, a plurality of readers, and a location processor. The RFID tag outputs a first or second transmission message frame according to whether value added information exists. The readers are disposed at different locations, receive and analyze the first or second transmission message frame to transmit extracted information and reception time information corresponding to the extracted information to a location processor. The location processor analyzes the information which is extracted through the readers and the reception time information to calculate location information or the value added information related to the RFID tag. | 07-28-2011 |
20110187502 | Active Badge Localization Using Passive Sensors - A network in an environment includes passive sensors with associated sensor identification numbers. A set of active badges with associated badge identification numbers, wherein each badge is associated with an object, and wherein a particular sensor broadcasts a packet in response to detecting a particular object, wherein the packet includes the sensor identification number and a time, and only if the particular object is associated with a particular badge then the badge appends the badge identification number to the packet and broadcasts the appended packet, and the particular sensor receives and rebroadcasts the appended packet for further processing to passively and actively monitor the environment. | 08-04-2011 |
20110187503 | Method and System for Data Center Rack Brackets For Automatic Location Tracking of Information Technology Components - Methods and systems provide the automatic tracking of the physical location of information technology components in a data center. These systems automatically identify where a given IT component, such as a server, router, switch or other device, is located. They automatically identify which slot the IT component is located in a given rack in the data center. They include “smart” brackets containing small ID chips attached to the rack-based IT components and a “smart” rack rail for detecting the brackets. Each smart bracket uniquely identifies the IT component to which it is attached. The smart rack rail identifies the slot of the rack in which the IT component resides and communicates with a microcontroller to relay the position information to a database. | 08-04-2011 |
20110199185 | BUILDING A LOCATION BASED SERVICE REFERENCE DATABASE BASED ON ENCOUNTERED RFID TAGS - A RFID reader of a RFID enabled mobile device receives RFID information from a RFID tag attached to an object. In instances where the RFID enabled mobile device is GNSS enabled, a GNSS position of the RFID enabled mobile device is determined to associate, for example, by location stamping, with the received RFID information. The location-stamped RFID information is communicated to a remote location server, where location-based RFID information is received from a plurality of users. The RFID enabled mobile device may communicate at least a portion of the received RFID information to the remote location server. When GNSS is not enabled, the RFID enabled mobile device estimates its own location utilizing location information, if available, for the object in the received RFID information. Otherwise, the RFID enabled mobile device acquires location-based RFID information from the remote location server so as to determine its own location. | 08-18-2011 |
20110205021 | Global trak - My invention “Global Trak” is comprised of a GPS tracking unit, a lithium ion battery, a microprocessor, and a plastic square protective carrier. This invention is intended to be used for airline passengers whom want to know where their luggage is located at all times. The unit will be linked to a GPS unit, and a computer program which will enable passengers the ability to “track” their luggage. The GPS unit contained in the plastic square protective carrier will enable the unit to communicate with a satellite and then in turn send data to a computer program. The microprocessor contained in the unit may also contain information specific to the passenger. The lithium ion battery will power the GPS unit and microprocessor. The plastic protective carrier can either be used as a “luggage type tag” or can be stored in the luggage itself. | 08-25-2011 |
20110205022 | TRACKING SYSTEM - A system simultaneously tracks multiple objects. All or a subset of the objects includes a wireless receiver and a transmitter for providing an output. The system includes one or more wireless transmitters that send commands to the wireless receivers of the multiple objects instructing different subsets of the multiple objects to output (via their respective transmitter) at different times. The system also includes object sensors that receive output from the transmitters of the multiple objects and a computer system in communication with the object sensors. The computer system calculates locations of the multiple objects based on the sensed output from the multiple objects. In some embodiments, the system can also track an item based on proximity of that item to one or more of the objects. In such embodiments, the multiple objects each includes one or more local sensors. The local sensors detect presence of the item and the items' transmitters communicate presence of the item based on respective one or more local sensors. The computer system identifies a location of the item based on communications from one or more of the objects indicating presence of the item and the calculated locations of the multiple objects detecting the item. | 08-25-2011 |
20110205023 | MOBILE ASSET TRACKING UNIT, SYSTEM AND METHOD - An asset tracking unit, system, and method. The asset tracking unit, system, and method may include at least one transceiver having communicative connections with at least one SATCOM network and at least one GPS network via at least one antenna, wherein tracking information for at least one asset associated with the at least one transceiver is received from the GPS network and is communicated to the SATCOM network, a first link that provides a multi-code one of the communicative connections between the at least one transceiver and the at least one SATCOM network, and a second link that provides a multi-channel one of the communicative connections between the at least one transceiver and he at least one GPS network. The unit system and method may additionally include at least one remote operations center remote from an asset to be tracked, wherein the asset to be tracked is geographically associated with the central processing unit. | 08-25-2011 |
20110215903 | Apparatus and Associated Methods - In one or more embodiments described herein, there is provided an apparatus configured to identify a particular motion state of a portable electronic device, and vary the geographical location data sampling rate for the portable electronic device based on the identified particular motion state of the portable electronic device. | 09-08-2011 |
20110227699 | PERSONALIZED LOCATION TAGS - Systems and methods are provided for creating and using personalized location information tags (geotags). Personalized geotags take the place of generic location information such as latitude/longitude coordinates or granular city/state information. Such geotags may be published to present to selected people, e.g., family and friends, a user's current location. Thus, the user's location may be shown as “Home” or “Gym,” providing user-specific information without having to list a street address or latitude/longitude coordinates. Personalized geotags may be inferred based upon historical location information of the user. Geotags may also be inferred based upon geotag selections from other users in a network. A matching engine may select an appropriate geotag given the current location of a user device or based upon historical location information associated with the user. | 09-22-2011 |
20110254663 | WORK INFORMATION PROCESSOR, PROGRAM, AND WORK INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - Although techniques for determining the positions of workers and products and displaying their tracks on a two-dimensional layout were available in the past, they were inconvenient in that work times and process shifts over time could not be grasped. A technique for grasping work contents of a worker highly accurately utilizing electronic tags was also available. However, it was also inconvenient in that the workers had to read the electronic tags intentionally while at work. The work information processor ( | 10-20-2011 |
20110267171 | SENSOR-LOCATION SYSTEM FOR LOCATING A SENSOR IN A TRACT COVERED BY AN EARTH-BASED SENSOR NETWORK - A sensor-location system for locating sensors in a tract covered by an earth-based sensor network. The sensor-location system includes at least one sensor-identification device, and at least one sensor locator. The sensor-identification device is affixed to a respective sensor in the earth-based sensor network. The sensor locator is configured for use from on board of an aircraft. In addition, the sensor locator is configured to acquire geographic-location data of said sensor including an identifying signature from the sensor-identification device of the sensor in the tract covered by the earth-based sensor network. | 11-03-2011 |
20110279229 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING LOCATION-CORRECTED SEARCHABLE ELECTRONIC RECORDS OF UNDERGROUND FACILITY LOCATE AND/OR MARKING OPERATIONS - Generating a corrected electronic record of a locate and/or marking operation performed by a locate technician. The locate and/or marking operation comprises locating and/or identifying, using at least one physical locate mark, a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area, wherein at least a portion of the dig area may be excavated or disturbed during excavation activities. First information relating to a location of the at least one underground facility and/or the at least one physical locate mark is electronically received and, based at least in part on the first information, the location of the least one underground facility and/or the at least one physical locate mark is digitally represented on a display device so as to generate an electronic visual representation of the locate and/or marking operation. Second information relating to a corrected location of the at least one underground facility and/or the at least one physical locate mark is electronically received and, based at least in part on the second information, the corrected location is electronically represented on the display device so as to generate a corrected electronic visual representation of the locate and/or marking operation. Third information relating to the corrected representation of the locate and/or marking operation is electronically transmitted and/or stored so as to generate the corrected electronic record of the locate and/or marking operation. | 11-17-2011 |
20110279230 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING SEARCHABLE ELECTRONIC RECORDS OF UNDERGROUND FACILITY LOCATE AND/OR MARKING OPERATIONS AND ASSESSING ASPECTS OF SAME - Assessing at least one aspect relating to a locate and/or marking operation performed by a locate technician based on an electronic representation of the locate and/or marking operation. The locate and/or marking operation comprises locating and/or identifying, using at least one physical locate mark, a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area, wherein at least a portion of the dig area may be excavated or disturbed during excavation activities. The at least one underground facility and/or the at least one physical locate mark is digitally represented on a display device so as to generate an electronic visual representation of the locate and/or marking operation. A length associated with at least a portion of the digitally represented at least one underground facility and/or at least one physical locate mark in the electronic visual representation of the locate and/or marking operation is determined and, based at least in part on the determined length, the at least one aspect relating to the locate and/or marking operation is automatically assessed. | 11-17-2011 |
20110285506 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING ITEMS - The present invention is a system and method for tracking items. The present invention includes a device configured to perform registrations of items. The present invention may involve registering an item through use of a short-range communication system. The item may communicate via a short-range communication protocol and be associated with an identifier. A device may be utilized to scan for the item via the short-range communication protocol. Input to the device may be detected and recognized as indicating a snooze function that temporarily suppresses an alert associated with an out-of range condition for the item. | 11-24-2011 |
20110291800 | HANDHELD X-RAY SYSTEM INTERFACE WITH TRACKING FEATURE - In one embodiment, an X-ray system includes a handheld X-ray interface device. The handheld X-ray interface device includes a wireless interface for communicating with an imaging system and a tracking device configured to provide a location and/or to track movement of the handheld X-ray interface device relative to the imaging system, wherein the location or tracked movement of the handheld X-ray interface device is communicated to the imaging system as an input for at least one control function of the imaging system. | 12-01-2011 |
20110291801 | PERSONAL WARNING DEVICE - A personal warning device for preventing or stopping attacks on individuals by persons or animals. The device may be manually activated or may be activated by voice recognition. The device may be programmed to recognize a specific user's voice and may be reused and programmed by multiple users. The device may be attached to the personal effects of the user or may be carried. | 12-01-2011 |
20110298586 | Locating Device - A locating device, particularly a handheld locating device, includes a housing, a display unit, and a locating unit, which is provided in order to detect a presence of an item arranged in an examination object by means of a measurement signal and which comprises an arithmetic unit. The arithmetic unit determines an orientation of an item image relative to a reference variable. | 12-08-2011 |
20110304430 | METHOD OF TRACKING A CONTAINER USING MICRORADIOS - A microradio is provided with a hysteretic switch to permit an optimum range increasing charging cycle, with the charging cycle being long relative to the transmit cycle. Secondly, an ensemble of microradios permits an n | 12-15-2011 |
20110316672 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION BASED TAGGING - A plurality of tags can be generated by a user using the mobile electronic device and is associated with the current location of the mobile electronic device. A message can include metadata associated with the current location and at least a subset of tags from the plurality of tags. The message can be transmitted to a first system over a mobile communication network. The message received from the mobile electronic device can be stored in a repository of the first system. The first system can identify the current location of the mobile electronic device using the message. The system can parse the subset of tags and can maps the parsed subset of tags with the current location. | 12-29-2011 |
20120001728 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING LOCATION INFORMATION - An exemplary location detector includes a receiver that is configured to receive a low power signal from a locating beacon and to receive a transmission from at least one other location detector. The location detector includes a processor that is configured to determine an identifier of the locating beacon from which the low power signal was received. The processor is also configured to determine any difference between a first signal strength of the at least one low power signal received by the receiver and a second signal strength of a low power signal received by at least one other location detector from the same locating beacon. The location detector also includes a transmitter configured to report the first signal strength and the determined identifier of the locating beacon responsive to the processor determining that the first signal strength is at least equal to the second signal strength. | 01-05-2012 |
20120001729 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STORAGE WITH ASSOCIATION OF VISUAL INDICATOR AND OBJECT SENSOR - The current invention is related with the search, storage and collection of objects, more precisely of laboratory samples, more precisely blood tubes identified with barcodes. The current invention is useful for increasing the speed for finding a specific subject, without robotics or mechanical moving parts, thus allowing greater flexibility and simplicity of the system. The invention describes a storage with the combination of an array of sensors with an array of visual indicators, especially with light, coupled with a reader's identification of objects. The array of sensors detects when a sample is deposited or removed, and the array of indicators is used to indicate the location of the sample wanted. Thus, the present invention has application in the areas of laboratory sample storage, logistics and general health care. | 01-05-2012 |
20120013443 | Building Security System - A security system that can be used in a home, office, or other building in order to generate alarms or take other actions depending on conditions within the building. The security system may rely on sensors within the building which sense various conditions and collect other data. The information learned from the sensors can be communicated to a location outside the building for processing, such as, but not limited to, processing associated with a need to instigate an alarm. | 01-19-2012 |
20120056715 | Locating Remote Control Devices Utilizing Base Unit Positioning - A base may locate a remote control by transmitting a first location signal, receiving a second location signal at base receivers from a remote control device transponder transmitted in response, and calculating a location of the remote control device based on the received second location signal. The base may provide navigation information based on the calculated location. In some implementations, the base may perform a setup routine by providing an interface that accepts position information, accepting an indication that the remote control is located at a position, transmitting a first calibration signal, receiving a second calibration signal at the receivers transmitted by the transponder in response, and recording baselines for the position. When the base unit subsequently analyses a second location signal to calculate a location of the remote control, the base may base the calculated location at least partly on the baselines. | 03-08-2012 |
20120056716 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SITUATIONAL LOCATION RELEVANT INVOCABLE SPEED REFERENCE - Situational location dependent information is transmitted from a server data processing system to a receiving data processing system. The server data processing system communicates with the receiving data processing system in a manner by pushing content when appropriate. A candidate delivery event associated with a current positional attribute of the receiving data processing system is recognized and a situational location of the remote data processing system is determined. The candidate delivery event may be a location and/or direction change, device state change, or movement exceeding a movement tolerance. The situational location of the remote data processing system may be its location, direction, location and direction, proximity to a location, state change, or location and/or direction relative to a previous location and/or direction, or combinations thereof. A set of delivery content from a deliverable content database is transmitted from the server data processing system to the receiving data processing system according to the situational location of the receiving data processing system, and according to delivery constraints. The delivery content is configurable by authorized administrators on an instant activation basis for proactive delivery. | 03-08-2012 |
20120056717 | FURNITURE AND BUILDING STRUCTURES COMPRISING SENSORS FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF ONE OR MORE OBJECTS - A system, device and method for determining the position of objects comprising one or more furniture items and/or building structures having one or more sensors and a controller coupled to the sensors. The sensors detect when one or more objects having at least one sensor tag are positioned proximate one of the sensors and transmit a signal to the controller including an identifier of the object and the sensor that detected the objects. As a result, the controller is able to track the position of the objects in relation to the furniture and/or building structures preventing the items from being lost and increasing efficiency when looking for misplaced objects. | 03-08-2012 |
20120068823 | MAGNETOMECHANICAL MARKERS FOR MARKING STATIONARY ASSETS - An article, system and method related to a magnetomechanical marker used to mark stationary assets. Magnetomechanical markers can be arranged in clusters and associated with stationary assets, including assets buried underground. Markers can be associated with an asset by being attached to the asset, arranged in a particular spatial relationship with the asset, or in any other appropriate way. A portable locating device can be used to generate an alternating magnetic field to activate the magnetomechanical marker and thus locate the asset. | 03-22-2012 |
20120075066 | REMOTE DEVICE LOCATION IDENTIFICATION - A method, system, and computer usable program product for remote device location identification are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A command to identify a remote device is received, at the remote device in a data processing environment. The command is included in a predetermined communication directed to the remote device. A determination is made whether the command is supported at the remote device. The remote device is identified by transmitting an identification of a location associated with the remote device. | 03-29-2012 |
20120086552 | SYSTEM FOR, AND METHOD OF, MONITORING THE MOVEMENT OF MOBILE ITEMS - A system monitors parameters (e.g., speed, position, threshold boundaries) of mobile items attached to beacons and produces signals indicating these parameters. The system also monitors non-mobile parameters (e.g., battery life, door locks, windows) in the items. Different technologies (e.g., wireless) are provided for communicating between the beacons and a beacon controller interface. Different technologies are provided for locating and indicating item positions. The beacons and the interface provide for new beacons to be added to the system with different characteristics than the existing beacons for monitoring the operation of new beacons without affecting the operation of existing beacons. The system includes resellers, retailers, users and subscribers in a flexible relationship to enhance the ease in the system operation. Beacons can perform more than one function (e.g. tracking, threshold monitoring) simultaneously. Scenarios for the beacons can be created and monitored. Recovery personnel can intervene to resolve crises. | 04-12-2012 |
20120105202 | Identifying locations within a building using a mobile device - In one embodiment, a method includes displaying on a mobile device, a real time view of a user's environment within a building, communicating wirelessly in the building with a location tracking system operable to identify a location of the mobile device relative to one or more elements in the real time view, and displaying a computer generated overlay on the real time view, the overlay including location information associated with the elements. | 05-03-2012 |
20120105203 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONAL ALERTS - Embodiments of the invention are generally related to systems for allowing a person to issue an alert or alarm, and are particularly related to a system and method for providing personal alerts. In accordance with an embodiment, the system comprises a mobile device, such as a cellular telephone or personal digital assistant (PDA) or other device, and/or a software application with a user interface executing on the device. The software application includes a personal 911 or alert icon, which is available to the user as needed. In normal use, a user can configure and enable the device and/or application before an emergency situation occurs, so that it the opportunity to issue an alert available when needed. In an embodiment, the user can do this by depressing/activating and holding an alert icon displayed on the user interface. When released, the user has a short time to disable or cancel the alert. If the alert is not disabled during this time period, the application sends a message, such as a voice or text message, preferably with the users name and position (e.g. longitude and latitude, or other geographic information), estimated current address, and/or any other relevant information such as medical or other information provided by the user during the configuration process, to those contacts previously entered and recorded. | 05-03-2012 |
20120105204 | Method for Locating Light Sources, Computer Program and Locating Unit - In at least one embodiment of the method, the latter is set up to locate light sources ( | 05-03-2012 |
20120119879 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAMERA CONTROL IN A SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A method and a system for calibrating a camera in a surveillance system. The method and system use a mathematical rotation between a first coordinate system and a second coordinate system in order to calibrate a camera with a map of an area. In some embodiments, the calibration can be used to control the camera and/or to display a view cone on the map. | 05-17-2012 |
20120119880 | Locating Devices in a Wireless Network - Determining the location of a wireless device to be located (DTL) by three or more locating devices (LDs). LDs operating at known locations estimate the distance to the DTL by sending wireless frames to the DTL and varying frame parameters such as transmit power and data rate, searching for the boundary at which the frame is or is not received and ACKd by the DTL. For a given set of frame parameters, the SNR required to be successfully received at the DTL is known. Given that the configuration of the LD is known, the EIRP of the DL is also known. Estimating the noise floor at the DTL, and using the SNR required to successfully receive the frame at the DTL and the EIRP at the LD transmitting the frame, the path loss can be calculated. From the path loss and operating frequency, a distance estimate is calculated. EIRP of the DTL is not and need not be known. Distance estimates from at least three LDs at known locations allow a location for the DTL to be calculated by a location engine (LE). Distance estimates from more than three LDs allow for an overdetermined solution. Distance estimates derived in this manner may be combined with distance estimates calculated using other approaches, such as measuring signal strengths, or TOA/TDOA measurements. The LE process may reside on a central controller supporting the LDs, on one of the LDs, or on any suitable device with network access. | 05-17-2012 |
20120133486 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the same are provided. An idle screen (or wall paper) provided through a display unit included in the mobile terminal or the display unit can be controlled in various manners by using position information of the mobile terminal. Accordingly, a user can be provided with required information using the position information rapidly and efficiently. | 05-31-2012 |
20120133487 | RFID TAG POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS AND RFID TAG POSITION DETECTION METHOD - According to one embodiment, an RFID tag position detection apparatus includes a transmission antenna, at least four reception antennas, and a measurement unit. The transmission antenna transmits a command to an RFID tag. At least four reception antennas receive a response from the RFID tag and output a reception signal. The measurement unit measures time differences between timings at which the reception signals are output from the respective reception antennas and calculates relative coordinates of the RFID tag with respect to a position of the RFID tag position detection apparatus based on the respective measured time differences. | 05-31-2012 |
20120139704 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAG LOCATION ESTIMATION AND TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for locating one or more radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are provided. A phase difference of received information signals of illuminated RFID tags is utilized to locate the RFID tags. One or more exciters transmit interrogation signals to illuminate the RFID tags in which the exciters may have a plurality of antenna selectively configured to transmit through two or more antennas and to receive on one antenna. Multiple reads of the same RFID tag can also be performed to generate a probability model of the location of the RFID tag. An enhanced particle filter is applied to probability model to determine the exact location of the RFID. | 06-07-2012 |
20120146766 | METHOD OF PROCESSING VEHICLE CRASH DATA - A method of processing vehicle crash data includes the steps of receiving vehicle data obtained at a vehicle during a vehicle crash, determining the identity of the vehicle, estimating the severity of the vehicle crash using the determined vehicle identity and the received vehicle data, and providing the estimated severity to an emergency responder. | 06-14-2012 |
20120169467 | PATIENT ALERT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A patient alert management system includes a remote alert monitor at a location, an alert management and reporting server, and a portable communications device. The remote alert monitor generates an alert in response to an internal patient care timer or receiving an alert from a patient care device at the location of the remote alert monitor and communicates the alert to the alert management and reporting server. The alert management and reporting server sends a message to the portable communications device including a description of the alert and the location. The portable communications device displays the description and location to a caregiver. The caregiver goes to the location and cancels the alert via the remote alert monitor. The remote alert monitor sends an alert cancellation to the alert management and reporting server in the alert management and reporting server cancels the alert in response to receiving the alert cancellation. | 07-05-2012 |
20120176221 | LOCATION DETECTION SYSTEM FOR A PATIENT HANDLING DEVICE - A location detection system for a facility includes a patient handling device with a communication module with a unique ID, a locator fixed relative to the handling device for transmitting a unique location identifier corresponding to the location of the handling device, and a receiver mounted to the patient device for receiving the unique location identifier. A processing station remote from the handling device and the locator receives the unique location identifier and the unique ID and further correlates the unique ID with a patient supported by the handling device wherein the processing station can track the handling device and the patient supported thereby such that the location of the patient and handling device can be determined and monitored remotely from the handling device. | 07-12-2012 |
20120188057 | CONTROLLER FOR A WIRELESS SENSOR - A controller for a wireless sensor, wherein the wireless sensor is for embedding in a biomass. The controller is configured to receive at least one biomass characteristic associated with the wireless sensor; determine two or more location estimate representations for said wireless sensor using at least properties of wireless communication between the wireless sensor and one or more wireless units; and determine an enhanced location estimate for said wireless sensor by combining at least two of said two or more location estimate representations. The controller is configured to perform at least one of the determinations using said at least one biomass characteristic. | 07-26-2012 |
20120200394 | Position loactor beacon - The device of this invention is for use in marking, locating and retrieving an object with respect to the user, and has particular usefulness for hunters and the like to assist in locating a hunted game that has fallen some distance from the hunter. The device is an object that can be fastened to or hung from a user, can be easily removed from its attachment, is hand-holdable in size, and light weight for being launched or thrown toward the location to be marked. Once places and after a reasonable time delay, the device can emit sound, light or electronic signals that can assist the user in finding the marked location. The device can be have other uses as an assist in returning to a located place after the device has been launched or placed. | 08-09-2012 |
20120218080 | SYSTEM FOR REPRESENTING LOCATIONS OF PERSONS IN A STRUCTURE - A computer-based system is configured to receive data relating to locations and identities of a plurality of persons in a structure, and display on an output device a plurality of icons representing the locations in the structure and the identities of one or more of an individual person and a group of persons. | 08-30-2012 |
20120229256 | DIGITAL PUNCH CARD FOR MOBILE DEVICE - A method for verifying a location of a user of a mobile device is disclosed. The method involves: receiving an indicia of a location of the mobile device based on an at-location element proximate to the mobile device; receiving a global positioning system (GPS) position associated with the mobile device; determining whether at least one security condition is satisfied based on the indicia of the location and the GPS position; and causing a next action to occur when the at least one security condition is satisfied, or not causing the next action to occur when the at least one security condition is not satisfied. | 09-13-2012 |
20120229257 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOCATION - The present invention introduces a location determining system. The location determining system includes a reader array and a location determining engine server. The reader array includes three readers, where each reader includes a plurality of reader groups that receives a tag information signal transmitted from the tag, generates a PN code generated from inside, correlation and standard deviation of the correlation, and bypasses the tag information signal, in a case a ratio of correlation and standard deviation of the correlation is greater than a predetermined critical value. The location determining engine server determines a final location value relative to the tag, using the tag information signal having a time difference of tag information signals received from the three readers forming each reader group among the tag information signals bypassed by the plurality of reader groups smaller than a predetermined marginal time difference. | 09-13-2012 |
20120249300 | DETERMINATION OF LOCATION USING RSSI AND TRANSMIT POWER - In various embodiments, the location of a wireless communications device may be found by determining the distance to at least one other communications device whose location is known. Each distance may be determined by examining the transmit power and received signal strength indicator for a transmission from that device. Triangulation techniques may be used to convert multiple distances from multiple devices into a location. | 10-04-2012 |
20120262276 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION, ALERTS, AND/OR COMMENTS TO PARTICIPANTS BASED ON LOCATION INFORMATION - The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for sharing information related to a location also referred to herein as a “spot,” such as spot alerts and/or spot comments (e.g., shared information, advertisements, etc.) received, displayed, played, and/or actuated, for example, on recipient mobile electronic devices proximately located to such location (e.g., spot). Users of the system can create spot alerts in which designated recipients can receive messages, such as spot alerts and/or spot comments (e.g., shared information, advertisements, etc.) received, displayed, played, and/or actuated, for example, on respective recipient mobile electronic devices, when located within a proximity of a defined location (e.g., spot). | 10-18-2012 |
20120262277 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CURRENT INFORMATION FOR A GEOGRAPHIC POINT OF INTEREST - A computer-based system manages and communicates the identity, attributes, and current state of a geographic point of interest. The system includes a beacon device and a distributed data network. The beacon device includes a housing supporting control electronics, a display, and communication electronics. The beacon is placed at a visible location at the geographic point of interest and receives information concerning the geographical point of interest. The display visibly communicates the information while the communication electronics communicates the same information to the distributed data network. A user can query a location-based service and receive the same information from the distributed data network that is being communicated by the display, assuring communication of accurate and consistent information concerning the geographic point of interest. | 10-18-2012 |
20120268249 | ENERGY EFFICIENT LOCATION DETECTION - In a device, one or more low energy sensors are used to determine a mobility state of the device. Based on both the mobility state of the device and one or more places of interest for the device, a determination is made as to when to use a high energy sensor to determine a location of the device. One of the one or more places of interest for the device within which the device is located at any particular time can be determined based on the mobility state of the device and/or the location of the device as determined by the high energy sensor. | 10-25-2012 |
20120274445 | AGGREGATING LOCATION WITH PRESENCE INFORMATION - Technologies are described herein for aggregating location information with presence information for a user and making the combined information available to other users. Location and presence information is received from various endpoints and communication services utilized by a particular user. The location and presence information is aggregated and a current location and presence for the user is determined The current location and presence may be stored in a presence document corresponding to the user. The presence document is made available to client applications executing on the endpoints of other users, so that the client applications may display the presence information combined with the current location of the user to the other users. | 11-01-2012 |
20120274446 | SYSTEM FOR SYNTHETIC VISION - A first mobile device includes a location processor, a communication processor, and a display, and a second mobile device includes a location processor and a communication processor. The first mobile device is configured to wirelessly communicate with the second mobile device, and the first mobile device is configured to display a superimposed icon representing a location of the second mobile device as viewed from the perspective of the first mobile device when the first mobile device is pointed in the direction of the second mobile device. | 11-01-2012 |
20120274447 | FLASHLIGHT ALARM - A portable alarm system is disclosed. The alarm system includes an enclosure configured as a flashlight. The enclosure includes at least one illumination element, at least one activation element, and at least on of a wireless transceiver, the transceiver configured to receive an activation signal and transmit an alarm signal. | 11-01-2012 |
20120280793 | Apparatus and Method for Power Management of a System of Indicator Light Devices - Indicator light devices are useful in many applications for indicating properties of physical spaces respectively associated therewith and in physical proximity thereto. The indicator light devices are network-enabled and self-powered, and capable of participating in coordinated power-managed operation to provide a sufficient service life and lower installation and replacement costs. The indicator light devices may be used with or without associated sensors. The various embodiments described herein use various power management techniques singly or in combination to greatly increase the service life of self-power indicator light devices without diminishing their effectiveness in the application. These techniques include operating only the indicator light devices associated with the physical spaces having properties of interest, operating the indicator light devices with synchronized flashing, operating the indicator light devices in accordance with the detection of specific conditions, relevant time operation, in-vicinity activation, and ambient light responsiveness. | 11-08-2012 |
20120286933 | FIRST RESPONDER TEAM TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A position tracking system for responders to an emergency is presented. The position tracking system includes a unique electronic tag attached to each responder and comprising a transceiver, the unique electronic tag configured to receive information and transmit a unique identifier via the transceiver, at least one moveable base station, and a command post comprising the command post transceiver configured to send and receive information. | 11-15-2012 |
20120293305 | Network Systems and Methods Utilizing Mobile Devices to Enhance Consumer Experience - A mobile device requests map information to locate an item in a store. If the item is available, map information is sent to the mobile device. The map information includes directions to the item. If the item is not available, alternative item information is sent to the mobile device. | 11-22-2012 |
20120299702 | HYBRID POSITIONING SYSTEM - A system for determining a position of a machine within a job site comprises at least one position monitoring device configured to collect information indicative of a location of the machine and a processor, communicatively coupled to the at least one position monitoring device. The processor is configured to estimate a location of the machine based on the received information using a first positioning technique. The processor is also configured to determine a first error value associated with the estimated location of the machine and compare the first error value with a threshold error level. If the first error value exceeds the threshold error level, the processor is configured to receive second information indicative of the location of the machine and determine the location of the machine based on the received second information, wherein the location of the machine is determined using a second positioning technique. | 11-29-2012 |
20120306621 | LIGHTING CONTROL NETWORK CONFIGURATION WITH RFID DEVICES - A networked lighting control device may include an RFID tag device to couple the lighting control device to an RFID reader device on a mobile unit. In some embodiments, the RFID tag device may enable the lighting control device to perform one or more configuration operations in response to the mobile unit. The configuration operations may include reading the RFID tag device with an RFID reader device in a mobile unit, determining the location of the networked lighting control device at the mobile unit, and displaying the location of the networked lighting control device at the mobile unit. In other embodiments, the RFID tag device may operate as part of a lighting control network. | 12-06-2012 |
20120313755 | SYSTEM TO PROVIDE A SECURITY TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT PORTAL - A system to facilitate management of surveillance devices, that are distributed over a monitored region, through a geographic information (GI) portal, having GI storage to store map data defining a geographic map of the monitored region. A GI manager unit (GIMU) to record, in the GI storage, asset position information with regarding locations for assets of interest within the monitored region. The GIMU obtains, from a remote surveillance device (SD) database, device-related records. The GIMU obtains, from a remote network (NW) database, network-related records. The SD and NW databases are maintained and managed separately from the GI database by one or more independent management units. A display presents a geographic map of the monitored region with device markers and network links illustrated thereon. | 12-13-2012 |
20120313756 | Proximity Locator System - A Proximity Locator System for individuals includes a credit card size card which is carried in an individual's wallet. The card is provided with a wireless communication device which is used in conjunction with a locating device to locate an individual. This may be utilized to locate individuals lost at sea, in an avalanche, or under the debris of a fallen building. The communication device on the card may be solar powered or activated by a RF signal from the locator device. The card does not require a battery to power the communication device. Therefore it may be carried by and individual and activated at any time. In this manner it is fully operational when someone is attempting to locate the card. The card also contains a smart chip with vital information about the individual which can be accessed by individuals with different authority levels. | 12-13-2012 |
20120319818 | Article and Cable Management System Having Article and Cable Monitoring and Locating Capability - A cable management system is provided having an associational device for providing information that uniquely identifies a cable of a cable-equipped system, the device being operatively coupled to the cable and an assembly for receiving information in a wireless manner from the associational device, the assembly being operable to correlate unique identifying information of the cable with a data element concerning a location. The associational device is a radio frequency identification tag. | 12-20-2012 |
20130002402 | SIGNALING DEVICE - A system and method for locating an object, the system including a signaling device for mounting on an object, the signaling device including a signaling transceiver transmitting an identification signal, and a signal locator including a locator transceiver for receiving a signal directly from the signaling device, a direction sensor for sensing a direction towards which the signal locator is pointing, a locator controller determining, from the received signal and from the sensed direction, a direction from which the identification signal is received by the signal locator, and an indicator indicating that direction. Preferably, the signaling device further includes a signaling controller coupled to the signaling transceiver, which automatically switches the transmitter between a contact mode, to establish contact with the signal locator, and an operational mode, to permit determination by the signal locator of that direction, after contact has been established. | 01-03-2013 |
20130015954 | ELECTRONIC BOOK READERAANM Thorne; Samuel JohnAACI LondonAACO GBAAGP Thorne; Samuel John London GBAANM Newton-Dunn; HenryAACI Los AngelesAAST CAAACO USAAGP Newton-Dunn; Henry Los Angeles CA USAANM Elias; Aleix EnglesAACI LondonAACO GBAAGP Elias; Aleix Engles London GBAANM Araki; SatoshiAACI San JoseAAST CAAACO USAAGP Araki; Satoshi San Jose CA US - A data processing system comprises a plurality of electronic book reader devices, each of the electronic book reader devices having a display and being connectable to a wireless network of electronic book reader devices, in which: a first electronic book reader device of the plurality comprises a data transmitter configured to send, via the wireless network, reading position data defining: a current book data file being displayed by that electronic book reader device, and a current display position within that book data file; and at least a second, different, electronic book reader device of the plurality comprises a data receiver configured to receive, via the wireless network, the reading position data sent by the first electronic book reader device, and a display controller configured to control the second electronic book reader device to display at least an indication of the current book data file and the current display position of the first electronic book reader device. | 01-17-2013 |
20130033363 | Apparatus and Method to Automatically Set a Master-Slave Monitoring System - An apparatus is described that can monitor the sounds and voices of infants and children in a house by judicially placing nodes in key locations of the home. The network has intelligence and uses voice recognition to enable, disable, reroute, or alter the network. The network uses voice recognition to follow a child from node to node, monitors the children according to activity and uses memory to delay the voices so the adult can hear the individual conversations. An adult that has been assigned privilege can disable all nodes from any node in the network. Another apparatus can locate an individual by voice recognition or sounds they emit including walking, breathing and even a heartbeat. The sound is detected at several microphones that have a specific positional relationship to a room or an enclosement. Triangulations of the time differences of the audio signal detected by the microphones are used to determine the location or position of the audio source in the room. This information can be used to provide an improved audio delivery system to the individual. | 02-07-2013 |
20130043978 | Locator Light Switch Plate - Locator light switch plates having remote-locator technology are described herein. The locator light switch plates may be wall-mounted and incorporated with single, double, or triple light switches, providing the user with a stationary location for sending a signal to locate their lost or misplaced keys, or other items. The locator light switch plate has a transmitter that is paired with at least one receiver. The receiver may be attached to the item that the user wishes to locate. When the receiver detects a signal from the transmitter, an audible, visual and/or tactile alert is activated to alert the user to the location of the receiver. | 02-21-2013 |
20130063249 | EYEWASH WITH AUDIBLE DIRECTION INDICATION - System and method for giving an audible direction indication towards an eyewash. A first input device may receive a first indication from a user, the first indication suggesting that the eyewash is needed. An audio device may generate an audio signal, upon the receiving of the first indication, the audio signal indicative of the location of the eyewash. | 03-14-2013 |
20130076490 | LOCATION DETECTION SYSTEM FOR A DEVICE - A location detection system includes a device that is mobile for positioning at a location and has a unique device ID. The device also has circuitry for controlling one or more functions of the device and includes a network interface. A location transmitting device is provided that is spaced from the device for communicating a unique location identifier corresponding to the location of the device to the device. The circuitry is operable to send device data, the unique device ID, and the unique location identifier from the device by way of the network interface. | 03-28-2013 |
20130082825 | PLUG-AND-PLAY RADIO MODULE FOR COMMUNICATING ON A SEPARATE RADIO CHANNEL - A system and methods for communicating with a location system are disclosed. An electronic communication device is provided to a user that performs a communication through a device specific communication channel. A separate radio communication channel that is different from the device specific communication channel is provided. Location information is received at the electronic communication device from a location system through the separate radio communication channel. The location information is viewed on the electronic communication device. | 04-04-2013 |
20130088329 | LIGHTABLE BRACELET SYSTEMS - A smart bracelet system having a first smart bracelet and second smart bracelet. The first smart bracelet comprises a first bracelet body having a first inner volume; a first attacher; a first pocket; a first powerer; a first chip; and a first illuminator. The second smart bracelet comprising; a second bracelet body having a second inner volume; a second attacher; a second pocket; a second powerer; a second chip; and a second illuminator. The first smart bracelet and the second smart bracelet are in communication with one another. The communication uses electromagnetic waves useful to enable communication between the bracelet during periods of darkness; thus tracking means are presented. | 04-11-2013 |
20130093566 | Kidz trak - The present invention is designed solely for the prevention of harm and to secure the safety and well being of children. It is not designed as a toy or a watch; it is to be considered a valuable weapon in the fight against child abuse. | 04-18-2013 |
20130093567 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF EMBEDDING A RADIO TRANSCEIVER INTO AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE USED IN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - Systems and methods relating to integration of circuitry including a transmitter or transceiver component into energy storage devices, such as battery packs for portable electronic equipment. Further embodiments also relate to providing a tuned miniature antenna and/or encapsulating such antenna inside the energy storage device. | 04-18-2013 |
20130176110 | ARROW MOUNTED TRACKING APPARATUS - An animal tracking device for tracking an animal shot with an arrow. The animal tracking device may include an antenna, a controller, an accelerometer switch, a battery powering the controller and/or accelerometer switch, an animal attachment component, and a housing physically connecting components of the animal tracking device. The accelerometer switch may measure an amount of G force it experiences and send an interrupt signal to the controller when the amount of G force measured is at or greater than a threshold amount for a threshold amount of time, indicating that the arrow has been shot. The controller may send wireless signals to a receiver via the antenna in response to receiving the interrupt signal. The housing may be detachably attached to the arrow. The animal attachment component may attach to an animal shot by the arrow and force the housing away from the arrow. | 07-11-2013 |
20130194073 | EVENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Systems and methods for event management are described. In one embodiment of the present subject matter, an audio beacon indicative of a location code associated with a location is received from a user device by an event management system. The event management system may then identify the location and an event associated with the location, based on a current time and an event schedule. Event content related to the identified event may then be provided to the user device in real time. In another embodiment, visual tag data pertaining to color coded tags embedded in one or more objects in the location of the event may be received and information content related to the object may be provided to the user device, based on the event schedule. | 08-01-2013 |
20130201002 | HANDHELD DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF PHYSICAL OBJECTS STORED IN STORAGE CONTAINERS - The invention relates to a handheld device ( | 08-08-2013 |
20130222112 | MOBILE DEVICE HOLDER WITH INDEPENDENT POWER SOURCE TO AID IN THE LOCATING OF A MOBILE DEVICE - An apparatus, system, and method for locating a mobile device. A mobile device holster or case encloses a battery, radio transponder, notification element, and associated circuitry. A remote activator transmits a radio signal which is received by said radio transponder, activating said notification element and alerting the user of the location of said mobile device. | 08-29-2013 |
20130241697 | SPATIALLY AWARE SMART DEVICE PROVISIONING - Various system and techniques for spatially aware smart device provisioning are described herein. Location data indicating a physical location of the configuration device can be received from the configuration device. A subset of one or more smart devices can be received from a device management module. The subset of one or more smart devices can be based on stored physical locations of each smart device of one or more smart devices and a predetermined area. The subset of smart devices can be presented to the configuration device. The configuration device can present the subset of smart devices to a user and accept a user selection of a smart device from the subset of smart devices to provision. The user selection of the smart device can be received. The smart device can be provisioned based on the user selection. | 09-19-2013 |
20130249672 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LOCATING USERS INDOORS - Indoor locationing using radio frequency based tags includes distributing a plurality of radio frequency based tags at mapped locations within the indoor environment. The radio frequency based tags periodically transmit their identity information in a message. A mobile device in proximity to at least one of the radio frequency based tags receives the message. A location of the mobile device is associating to the mapped location of the radio frequency based tag identified in the received message. | 09-26-2013 |
20130249673 | Luggage Tracking Device - A luggage tracking device, and a method of tracking luggage using the device, the device including a housing configured to be attached to a piece of luggage, a location unit provided in the housing to determine a current location of the device, a transmitter provided in the housing to transmit current location information, and a controller provided in the housing to control operations of the location unit and transmitter. | 09-26-2013 |
20130265138 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING MARKING INFORMATION TO ELECTRONICALLY DISPLAY DISPENSING OF MARKERS BY A MARKING SYSTEM OR MARKING TOOL - One or more markers are dispensed on ground, pavement or other surface in a dig area to be excavated or disturbed during excavation activities, so as to provide a visual indication of a presence or an absence of one or more underground utilities in the dig area. One or more signals are wirelessly transmitted in response to the dispensing of the one or more markers, wherein the signal(s) represent(s) first data relating to marking information that is provided by a tag reader and that is associated with the dispensed marker(s). | 10-10-2013 |
20130285794 | RFID TIMING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH INTEGRATED EVENT PARTICIPANT LOCATION TRACKING - A system and method for determining and tracking a location of a participant traveling along a route wherein the participant being tracked with an RFID tag during an event. The system includes a tag reader system receiving one or more tag reads from the RFID tag, determining a time for each tag read, identifying the tag number of the RFID tag, and transmitting a tag read message including at least a portion of the received tag reads with the tag number and the determined times. A timing system is configured for receiving and storing the tag read message including the tag number from the tag reader. A location device that is associated with the RFID tag of the participant has a location data receiver for receiving location data from a location providing source, and a wireless communication interface. The location detection device receives location information from the location providing source, time stamps each received location information, and transmits tag location data over the wireless interface. A location detection device that is in at least periodic wireless communication with the location device receives the transmitted tag location data, and transmits the received location data to the timing system. The timing system stores the location data and associates the location data with the RFID tag number as provided by the RFID tag reader from at least one of the tag reads from the tag associated with the location device. | 10-31-2013 |
20130300537 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTACT DETECTION AND CONTACT LOCALIZATION ALONG CONTINUUM ROBOTS - A robotic system and methods for manipulation of multi-segment continuum robots. The methods relate to contact detection and estimation of contact location along a multi-segment continuum robot. | 11-14-2013 |
20130314210 | MULTI-MODAL ENTITY TRACKING AND DISPLAY - A multi-modal entity tracking and display system is disclosed. In one embodiment, a tracking infrastructure comprising at least one data receiver is configured to detect a tracked entity comprising a first asset class using a first sensing technology and a second sensing technology. The at least one tracking data receiver is further configured to generate a tracking data report conveying a location of the tracked entity. A multi-modal entity tracker is configured to receive and store the tracking data report. The multi-modal entity tracker is further configured to receive and store a second tracking data report of a second tracked entity comprising a second asset class which is conveyed via the tracking infrastructure. | 11-28-2013 |
20130321129 | ASSET VERIFICATION AND TAGGING - A method for managing mobile assets includes initially certifying a physical existence and location of a mobile asset. The certifying includes receiving certification information about the location and data representing the physical existence of the mobile asset into a database. After certification, interrogation information is received into the database. The interrogation information includes read information from an electronically readable tag associated with the mobile asset, user-entered information about at least one of an instant location of the mobile asset and user-entered data representing the physical existence of the mobile asset, and geolocation information of the reader. At least one of the instant location and the user-entered data representing the physical existence of the mobile asset is validated by cross-referencing the certification information and the interrogation information to identify any discrepancies. The absence of discrepancies indicates a positive validation and the presence of any discrepancies indicates a negative validation. | 12-05-2013 |
20140002241 | RESPONSE SYSTEM WITH EMERGENCY RESPONSE EQUIPMENT LOCATOR | 01-02-2014 |
20140022057 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICES, REMOTE COMMUNICATION DEVICES, IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS, COMMUNICATION METHODS, AND IDENTIFICATION METHODS - The present invention provides radio frequency identification devices, remote communication devices, identification systems, communication methods, and identification methods. A radio frequency identification device according to one aspect includes a substrate; communication circuitry coupled with the substrate and configured to receive a wireless signal including an identifier, to process the identifier of the wireless signal and to output a control signal responsive to the processing of the identifier; and indication circuitry coupled with the communication circuitry and configured to receive the control signal and to indicate presence of the radio frequency identification device responsive to the control signal. A communication method according to another aspect includes providing a radio frequency identification device; receiving a wireless signal including an identifier within the radio frequency identification device; processing the identifier; generating a control signal after the processing; and indicating presence of the radio frequency identification device using indication circuitry of the radio frequency identification device responsive to the control signal. | 01-23-2014 |
20140035724 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATING INVENTORY ITEMS - Systems and methods for locating inventory items are provided. A system according to one implementation comprises a plurality of inventory items and a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag attached to each of the plurality of inventory items. The system also includes a plurality of RFID readers positioned at predetermined, stationary locations throughout a search area. Also, the system includes a computer configured to determine a location of a selected inventory item based at least on search results of the RFID readers. | 02-06-2014 |
20140035725 | Distributed Positioning and Collaborative Behavior Determination - A system and its associated methodology for distributed positioning and collaborative behavioral determination among a group of objects, interactive tags associated with each of a plurality of objects provide to each object relative positional data and state information regarding the other nearby objects. Using this information, each object develops a spatial awareness of its environment, including the position and action of nearby objects so as to, when necessary, modify its behavior to more effectively achieve an objective. | 02-06-2014 |
20140035726 | ENTITY TRACKING - A method for tracking an entity is disclosed. In one embodiment, a plurality of messages conveying an identification of an entity are received using a wireless identification component. A geographic location of the wireless identification component is determined by a position determining component wherein the geographic location describes a respective geographic location of the wireless identification component when each of the plurality of messages is received. A geographic position of the entity is determined based upon a known spatial relationship between the position determining component and the wireless identification component. | 02-06-2014 |
20140049374 | DETECTION OF INCURSION OF PROPOSED EXCAVATION ZONES INTO BURIED ASSETS - A method on a computing device for defining a buffer zone around a buried asset at an above-surface location is provided that solves the above-described problems. The method includes receiving and storing buried asset data points, wherein each buried asset data point comprises a geographical coordinate and a precision data value corresponding to the geographical coordinate, for a buried asset, wherein the buried asset data points correspond to signals that were detected and read from the buried asset at the above-surface location. The method further includes generating a first data structure that represents a two dimensional area comprising a buffer zone at the above-surface location, wherein the first data structure is generated by defining an area around each geographical coordinate, wherein a size of each area is based on the precision data values of the buried asset data points. | 02-20-2014 |
20140097939 | EMERGENCY BROADCASTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Emergency broadcasting systems and methods are described herein. One system includes an anchor access point configured to detect an emergency event and send a message relating to the emergency event to a number of location tags located within a predetermined area of the anchor access point. | 04-10-2014 |
20140104038 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a radio communication apparatus capable of stopping useless transmission of a calling signal to a locator. A calling apparatus transmits, using a near field radio communication apparatus, a calling signal to a locator attached to an item and outputting a notification sound, the calling signal being used for calling the locator. The calling apparatus periodically stands by for reception of a response signal from the locator using one slot when performing consecutive transmission of the calling signal to the locator using a plurality of slots. The calling apparatus stops the consecutive transmission of the calling signal by being triggered upon reception of the response signal from the locator. | 04-17-2014 |
20140111307 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LOCATING ACCESSORIES OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Devices and methods for locating accessories of an electronic device are provided. In one example, a method may include detecting parameters associated with disconnecting an accessory from the electronic device. The electronic device, or an associated device, may store the detected parameters so that the detected parameters are accessible if the accessory becomes lost. The electronic device may receive a request from a user of the electronic device for assistance in locating the accessory. In response to the request for assistance in locating the accessory, the electronic device may provide the stored parameters to the user of the electronic device to aid them in searching for their lost accessory. | 04-24-2014 |
20140118113 | DETECTING ROGUE RADIO FREQUENCY BASED TAGS BASED ON LOCATIONING - A method and system for detecting rogue radio frequency based devices includes a plurality of radio frequency based tags disposed at different locations within an area and operable to periodically broadcast information in a beacon, the information including each tag's unique identity information. A map of the area specifies identified radio frequency based tags and their respective locations within the area. A mobile device reads beacons in proximity to the radio frequency based tags and sends location update messages to a server that detects rogue radio frequency based devices within the area based on the location update messages and the map. | 05-01-2014 |
20140132394 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TOOL LOCATION - A system for locating a plurality of tools including a receiver; a proximity lighting system on the receiver; an input means on the receiver; a display monitor, where the monitor displays any input; a memory means within the receiver, where the memory means stores data; and a sensor on the receiver for receiving RF signals. An audio speaker is also provided on the receiver in order to emit sounds. A transmitter and a scanning code may be affixed to an object, where the transmitter emits a unique RF signal and the scanning code is associated with a unique ID for the object. The scanning code may be stored in the memory means of the receiver. | 05-15-2014 |
20140145825 | Localization Using Virtual Antenna Arrays in Modulated Backscatter Rfid Systems - A localization method for use in a tag communication system includes associating a supertag having a plurality of tags with an item, reading backscatter signals from the tags of the plurality of tags to provide a plurality of backscatter signals, estimating a signal parameter of the backscatter signals of the plurality of backscatter signals to provide a plurality of derived signal parameters, and localizing the item in accordance with the plurality of derived signal parameters. The backscatter signals are read by a tag reader having a single antenna and the item is localized in accordance with an antenna array technique performed upon the plurality of derived signal parameters. The backscatter signals are read with an antenna array to provide a further plurality of derived signal parameters for each tag of the plurality of tags, and the item is localized in accordance with the further pluralities of derived signal parameters. | 05-29-2014 |
20140184387 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LUGGAGE TRACKING AND IDENTIFICATION USING RFID TECHNOLOGY - Methods and apparatus for tracking and identifying luggage include an RFID or other wireless device that can be attached or inserted into a piece of luggage. The RFID device may have a unique identifier that is associated with personal identifying information of an owner of the RFID device. Such personal identifying information as well as other information regarding the owner's itinerary may be stored in a database. When RFID readers at airports and other locations scan an RFID device to determine its unique identifier, the database is updated to reflect a location of the RFID device on the piece of luggage. Upon request, the database provides information regarding the location of the RFID device and thus the piece of luggage. | 07-03-2014 |
20140184388 | END OF THE LINE DETECTION APPARATUS - An electronic resistor or end of the line power module device that includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) transmitter attached to assist in locating hard to find end of the line devices on supervised alarm system circuitry or non-supervised AC/DC power circuits. Since the RFID transmitter may be found using an RFID verifier, finding an end of the line device may now be easily accomplished. | 07-03-2014 |
20140191844 | DUCT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present inventive concept includes a duct system and method for using same to map and locate ducts. A preferred embodiment of the duct system includes a duct, a plurality of electronic information modules and an oversheath at least partially covering the plurality of information modules and fixing the information modules to the duct. The plurality of information modules are configured to emit a positional signal to enable location of the information modules and associated duct(s) and/or mapping of the duct system. | 07-10-2014 |
20140191845 | DUCT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present inventive concept includes a duct system and method for using same to map and locate ducts. A preferred embodiment of the duct system includes a duct, a plurality of electronic information modules and an oversheath at least partially covering the plurality of information modules and fixing the information modules to the duct. The plurality of information modules are configured to emit a positional signal to enable location of the information modules and associated duct(s) and/or mapping of the duct system. | 07-10-2014 |
20140197924 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATING A PUBLIC FACILITY - In an exemplary method of locating a public facility, a public facility is provided at a fixed location and includes a facility locating module. A wireless signal is generated from the facility locating module. Software code accessible to the portable electronic device is provided. The software code causes the portable electronic device to detect the wireless signal and to generate a location indicating output from the portable electronic device to identify at least one of a location of the public facility, a distance to the public facility from the portable electronic device, and a direction from the portable electronic device to the public facility. | 07-17-2014 |
20140203909 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE SERVICES FOR LARGE CROWDS - In one example embodiment, a mobile computing device provides assistance services for visitors at events which involve large crowds and long distances. The mobile computing device may be used to read a unique identifier for a visitor from an identification token for the visitor. The mobile computing device may then send visitor location data for the current location of the visitor to a remote command center. The mobile computing device may then receive leader location data from the remote command center. The leader location data may identify a last known location for a leader of a group of visitors that includes the visitor. After receiving the leader location data, the mobile computing device may compute directions from the current location of the visitor to the last known location of the leader, and the mobile computing device may display those directions on a map. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 07-24-2014 |
20140203910 | HUMAN AUDIBLE LOCALIZATION FOR SOUND EMITTING DEVICES - Audible signals are created and emitted that provide a human user with improved sound localization cues to quickly and efficiently find the emitting device. The different audible signals have been observed to efficiently help a human locate emitting devices that are either in close proximity to the user or that are a large distance from the user. Additionally some examples emit audible signals that have been observed to efficiently help a human locate emitting devices that are located inside a sealed enclosure, such as a box. Some audible signals include audible noise processed by band-pass filters with spectral peaks at about 500 Hz, 4 kHz, and 8 Khz. Such audible signals are alternately emitted in time with audible signals having simultaneously occurring fundamental tone frequencies that each have harmonic components. | 07-24-2014 |
20140203911 | DETECTION OF BURIED ASSETS USING CURRENT LOCATION AND KNOWN BUFFER ZONES - A method on a mobile computing device for locating a buried asset is provided. The method includes receiving a data structure that represents a two dimensional area comprising a buffer zone at an above-surface location, wherein the buffer zone corresponds to a particular buried asset sought by an operator of the device and iteratively executing the following steps: a) calculating an above-surface location of the device; b) determining whether the above-surface location of the device is located within the two dimensional area; c) if the above-surface location is not located within the two dimensional area, determining whether a locating function of a component coupled with the mobile computing device is enabled, and if so, disabling the locating function; d) if the above-surface location is located within the area, determining whether the locating function of the component is disabled, and if so, enabling the locating function. | 07-24-2014 |
20140253289 | DATA CENTER SERVER LOCATION AND MONITORING SYSTEM - A data center server location system includes both hardware and software to provide for location and identification of servers and other equipment in equipment racks. The system provides a wired alternative to the wireless RFID tag system by using electronic ID tags connected to each piece of equipment, each electronic ID tag connected directly by wires to a equipment rack controller on the equipment rack. The equipment rack controllers then link over a local area network to a central control computer. The central control computer provides an operator interface, and runs a software application program that communicates with the equipment rack controllers and stores relationship information to enable locating servers associated with each of the ID tags. | 09-11-2014 |
20140266608 | METHOD AND APPARATUS PERTAINING TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF PHYSICAL-LOCAL DISCREPANCIES IN STATISTICS-BASED RFID-TAG INFORMATION - These teachings are suitable for use in conjunction with a process having access to both coverage information that maps the coverage area for each of a plurality of RFID-tag readers to physical locations within a given monitored facility and historical-read information for a population of RFID tags, and that uses that historical-read information and that coverage information to automatically determine the physical location of RFID tags. In particular, these teachings generally provide for accessing supplemental information regarding physical locations for at least some of those RFID tags and then comparing the automatically-determined physical location information with the supplemental information to thereby identify physical-location discrepancies. By one approach those physical-location discrepancies are used to adjust the automated process by which the automatically-determined physical location information is automatically determined to thereby improve accuracy of the automated process. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266609 | System and Method for Locating Wireless Nodes - A tracking system includes a network; a plurality of signal sources communicatively coupled to the network, the plurality of signal sources configured to transmit substantially identical signals; and an RFID tag configured to receive the substantially identical signals from the plurality of signal sources, determine points of intersection from hyperbola curves defining phase differences between the substantially identical signals, a point of intersection of three hyperbola curves defining a location of the user device. In some embodiments, the plurality of signal sources comprise a single transmitter and a predetermined plurality of substantially identical antennas coupled to the single transmitter by cables of a substantially same length. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266610 | TRACKING DEVICE FOR AN OBJECT - A tracking device for an object comprising a body having at least one engagement member adapted to engage with the object, and a tracking arrangement chamber for housing a tracking arrangement arranged to track the object engaged with the body, wherein the tracking arrangement includes an antenna disposed adjacent to the body. | 09-18-2014 |
20140292486 | GENERATION OF BUFFER ZONES FOR BURIED ASSETS - A method on a computing device for defining a buffer zone around a buried asset at an above-surface location is provided that solves the above-described problems. The method includes receiving and storing buried asset data points, wherein each buried asset data point comprises a geographical coordinate and a precision data value corresponding to the geographical coordinate, for a buried asset, wherein the buried asset data points correspond to signals that were detected and read from the buried asset at the above-surface location. The method further includes generating a two dimensional area comprising a buffer zone by defining circles around geographical coordinates of the buried asset data points, wherein a size of each circle is based on the precision data value of the corresponding buried asset data point, and defining trapezoids that connect adjacent circles. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292487 | Systems and Methods for Detecting and Identifying Dentures Having Embedded Tunable Loop-Dipole RFID Tag Antenna - A radio frequency identification (RFID) system for detecting and identifying lost dentures in a facility, includes readers deployed in fixed locations in the facility. Each of the readers is configured to transmit a first signal and to detect from a distance a second signal, which is generated at an RFID transponder embedded in a denture in response to receiving the first signal by backscattering a part of the first signal. The second signal contains information related to the denture, including an identification of the denture owner. The RFID system also includes a first server located within the facility. The first server is configured to communicate with the readers over a network in the facility and to control operations of the readers. Each of the readers sends the information related to the denture to the first server when it detects the second signal from the RFID transponder. | 10-02-2014 |
20140327520 | RADIO IDENTIFICATION ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR INDICATING THE POSITION OF A PHYSICAL OBJECT - According to one embodiment, a radio identification arrangement is described comprising a signal emitter and a controller configured to detect whether the radio identification arrangement has received a radio signal which specifies an identification of the radio identification arrangement from a radio identification device or the radio identification arrangement has received a first indication signal from another radio identification arrangement and configured to control the signal emitter to emit a second indication signal if the radio identification arrangement has received a radio signal specifying the identification from a radio identification device or the radio identification arrangement has received a first indication signal from another radio identification arrangement. | 11-06-2014 |
20140327521 | ASSET LOCATION USING RELAYS - Systems and methods are described herein for asset location using relay tags. A method for asset location via a relay tag as described herein includes receiving, at the relay tag, an asset message from an asset tag according to a wireless communication protocol, wherein the relay tag has a known location; producing, at the relay tag, a relay message using information contained in the asset message, wherein the relay message includes an indication of the relay tag from which the relay message is sent and an indication of the asset tag from which the asset message was received; and sending the relay message from the relay tag to a receiver using the wireless communication protocol. | 11-06-2014 |
20140354408 | Certified Factory Location - A methods and systems are provided that relate to providing location data so that a retailer can know whether an item is produced at a factory it is purported to be produced at. A website may be provided to the retailer and/or exposed to the consumer. The consumer may be able to view information about the location of the factory, pictures of the factory, data about the factory (e.g., wage information, carbon footprint, size of the factory, inspection data, social compliance data, regulatory violations if any, etc.). A first geolocation may be received from a microchip associated with an item. A second geolocation may be obtained from a label associated with the item. The first geolocation and the second geolocation may be compared to determine whether the item was manufactured at the same place from or in which it is being packaged, shipped, and/or invoiced. | 12-04-2014 |
20140354409 | Systems and Methods for Managing Lost Devices - A method for a device to determine that it has been lost is provided. The method comprises the device determining its current location, the device comparing its current location to a plurality of stored locations, and the device determining that it has been lost when its current location is a stored location that has been designated as a location where the device is unlikely to be located or is not a stored location that has been designated as a location where the device is likely to be located. | 12-04-2014 |
20140361874 | TRACKING AND EMERGENCY ALERT DEVICE - A tracking and emergency alert device is provided which allows a user in emergency to trigger an alert and automatically send it to all the people located in the neighborhood of the user in a community. Each device in the network is identified with a unique identification code. Upon receiving the emergency alert, the end-device carried by the people in the neighborhood, rings an alarm along with vibrations and blinking lights to indicate receipt of an emergency alert so that the user carrying the end-device can approach the location immediately for assistance. The device may also be used to track the movement of the user based on the location coordinate of the nearest wireless access point to which the device is connected at a particular time. Using the device, an emergency alarm can be raised within a second to alert all community around us to ensure security within fraction of seconds. | 12-11-2014 |
20140361875 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TAG AND INDIVIDUAL CORRELATION - Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for monitoring the health and fitness of an individual. An example method comprises correlating a tag and a sensor to the individual, receiving tag derived data indicative of a location for the individual, and receiving sensor derived data indicative of at least one of a health, a fitness, an operation level, or a performance level for the individual. The method further comprises associating the sensor-derived data with the location for the individual based on the location of the sensor. | 12-11-2014 |
20140368316 | POSITIONING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Manufacturing systems and methods are disclosed. In one example, a system includes a track to be positioned proximate a structure. The track has a length extending along an axis and a location indicator positioned along the length of the track. The location indicator provides a unique tag which identifies a location of the location indicator along the first axis. | 12-18-2014 |
20150022320 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING A LOST INSTRUMENT OR OBJECT - A locatable object includes a microprocessor for operating the object, and a memory for storing at least a first position and a second position. The locatable object also includes an instrument recovery system integrated into the object. The instrument recovery system further includes a receiver for determining the location of an object, and a communications device for communicating at least the second position to another system. | 01-22-2015 |
20150028997 | PROCESSES FOR DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF A MOBILE RFID CONTAINER - A mobile RFID container, such as a case, cargo container, vehicle, etc., includes an RFID detector configured to conduct an RFID scan to generate scan data concerning the items carried in the mobile RFID container, and location determining circuitry for generating location data concerning the location of the mobile RFID container. A method for distributing RFID-tagged items using the mobile RFID container includes placing a plurality of RFID-tagged items in the mobile RFID container, conducting one or more RFID scans to generate scan data concerning the contents of the RFID container, and processing the scan data and location data to determine the location of the mobile RFID container at times when the contents of the RFID container have changed. The RFID scans may be performed, for example, in response to (a) sensing that the contents of the container have been accessed, (b) a request from a remote device, and/or (c) the location of the RFID container relative to geofence boundary corresponding to a particular geographical location. | 01-29-2015 |
20150070138 | DETECTION OF BURIED ASSETS USING CURRENT LOCATION AND KNOWN BUFFER ZONES - A method on a mobile computing device for locating a buried asset is provided. The method includes receiving a data structure that represents a two dimensional area comprising a buffer zone at an above-surface location, wherein the buffer zone corresponds to a particular buried asset sought by an operator of the device and iteratively executing the following steps: a) calculating an above-surface location of the device; b) determining whether the above-surface location of the device is located within the two dimensional area; c) if the above-surface location is not located within the two dimensional area, displaying a first graphic in a display of the mobile computing device; d) if the above-surface location is located within the area, displaying a second graphic in the display. | 03-12-2015 |
20150123768 | OBJECT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a tag for identifying an object image, including: a feature changing module, including multiple light sources and changing intensity and a wavelength of the light source according to a feature signal; and a communication module, receiving a feature signal generated from the feature changing module, and sending an output signal related to the feature signal. The present invention further relates to a device for identifying an object image, including: a communication module, where the communication module receives a feature signal, where the feature signal includes a command or related information for controlling multiple light sources; a processing unit, where the processing unit receives the feature signal and an image signal from an image sensor, and generates an image identification result according to the image signal and the feature signal; and a storage module, used for storing the image identification result. The present invention can precisely identify an object and provide features related to the object to be identified without using a complex image identification algorithm or a technology for improving resolution of an image. | 05-07-2015 |
20150123769 | INTERVENTIONAL INFORMATION BROKERING MEDICAL TRACKING INTERFACE - A method, system, and program product are provided for providing a medical tracking interface. The method comprises the steps of: receiving data from at least one tracking device in any one of a plurality of formats, converting the data to a uniform format, and outputting the data in the uniform format. | 05-07-2015 |
20150130591 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MOBILE CELLULAR BEACONS - Methods and devices are disclosed for providing audible, visual, and tactile alerts detectable by first responders in a geographic region impacted by a mass casualty event, such as a natural disaster or a terrorist attack. In certain aspects, an electronic device of an individual trapped within a damaged structure may establish wireless communications with a mobile cellular site and may receive a request to generate an alert audible to first responders. In response to the request, the electronic device may identify first device settings corresponding to the audible alert, and generate the audible alert in accordance with the obtained first device settings. In certain aspects, the audible alert may enable first responders to identify locations of victims trapped within structures damaged by the mass casualty event. | 05-14-2015 |
20150137945 | TWO-WAY FINDING SYSTEM - A two-way finding system includes a first wireless transceiver device and a second wireless transceiver device. The first wireless transceiver device is generated a second wireless transceiver device calling signal that contains a first identification code, a first communication address and a second identification code. The second wireless transceiver device is received the second wireless transceiver device calling signal and to generate a reminder signal according to the second identification code of the second wireless transceiver device calling signal. The second wireless transceiver device is generated a first wireless transceiver device calling signal that contains a second identification code, a second communication address and a first identification code. The first wireless transceiver device is received the first wireless transceiver device calling signal and to generate a reminder signal according to the first identification code of the first wireless transceiver device calling signal. | 05-21-2015 |
20150137946 | Enhanced Wireless Location System and Method - An identification tag has at least a controller, a receiver for receiving wireless signals from an exciter, and a transmitter for transmitting wireless signals to at least one location receiver (which may be a WLAN access point). The tag's controller can determine the presence of interference from sources unrelated to the location system, such as smartphones, tablets, computer monitors etc., and signal an alert accordingly. | 05-21-2015 |
20150137947 | SYSTEM FOR TRACKING BICYCLE COMMUTER ACTIVITY - A method for tracking non-motorized vehicle commuting activity includes providing a tracking system having a tag reader at a commute destination, wherein the tag reader is adapted to detect the presence of an RFID tag, and to generate and transmit a detection signal indicating a time of detection and one or more attributes of the detected RFID tag. The RFID tag is secured to a non-motorized vehicle used in commuting to the commute destination, and is secured in a manner to enable detection by the tag reader at the commute destination, and to prevent tampering therewith. Information obtained by the tracking system is accessible by one or more of a system administrator and a commuting participant. | 05-21-2015 |
20150145649 | Gas Monitor, System and Method - A monitor for gases and a mine includes a housing. The monitor includes a battery disposed in the housing. The monitor includes a gas sensor portion powered by the battery and in electrical communication with the battery which detects a first gas and at least a second gas different from the first gas in the mine. The monitor includes an alarm portion disposed in the housing, powered by the battery and in electrical communication with the battery which emits a visual alert and an audible alert when the gas sensor portion senses that either the first or second gas is above a predetermined threshold. The monitor includes a wireless communication portion disposed in the housing, powered by the battery and in electrical communication with the battery and the sensor portion, which sends a wireless signal from the housing that the gas sensor portion has sensed of either the first or second gas. The monitor includes a processor disposed in the housing, powered by the battery and in electrical communication with the wireless communication portion, alarm portion, sensor portion and battery. Alternatively, the monitor includes a terminal portion that has two states, an output configuration state in which an output signal is sent from the processor to a first device, and an input configuration state in which an input signal is received from a second device. A method for monitoring gases in a mine. A system for monitoring gases underground. A method and a system for communicating in a mine. A miner communicator. A method for communicating with a minor. A system for monitoring gases on an oil or gas rig. A remote station. A miner apparatus. A method for a miner. A method for a miner to move through a mine. | 05-28-2015 |
20150296332 | ASSET TRACKING SYSTEM HAVING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TRACKING DEVICES - An asset tracking system that utilizes a wireless network system and which includes primary (active) and secondary (passive) tracking devices. The primary tracking device acts as a coordinator and the secondary devices surrounding the coordinator act as end-devices. Each secondary device can communicate only with the primary device. The primary device passes messages (data) from the secondary devices to the remote host transparently. Each secondary device only sends its data when it triggered by a ‘ping’ from the primary device. When a ping event occurs, the primary device broadcasts a main data packet, in some embodiments followed by two additional data packets. Within this time span of the primary data packet, the secondary devices send their data packets to the primary device, in some embodiments, as two small data packets. | 10-15-2015 |
20150301155 | REAL TIME LOCATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method includes receiving a transmitted signal containing an object identifier at multiple dispersed antennas, and utilizing inverse Kriging to identify a probable location of each object within a reception area. An object being tracked may detect an event, generate a communication indicative of the event and an object identifier, and transmit the communication to multiple receivers to identify a location of the object. | 10-22-2015 |
20150304809 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE LOCATING ACCURACY OF AN RFID TAG IN AN ULTRA-HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO RANGE IN A SYSTEM FOR LOCATING RFID TAGS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF READING DEVICES - In a method for optimizing the locating accuracy of an RFID tag in an ultra-high frequency radio range in a system for locating RFID tags in a room comprising a plurality of reading devices, a first step of locating of the RFID tag is initially carried out using methods known from the prior art, whereby for this purpose the RFID tag is detected by at least one reading device. Thereafter cold spots, i.e., points with minimal amplitude, are generated or moved in a targeted fashion in the room using a predetermined variation of the phase position, the frequency and/or the transmission amplitude of the individual reading devices, whereby their location and volume as a function of the phase position, the frequency and the transmission amplitude of the individual reading devices is known by means of simulations and/or measurements. If an RFID tag is no longer detected by any reading device, the same is located in a cold spot, which is identified by means of the first, rough locating of the RFID tag using methods known from the prior art, which allows for accurate locating of the RFID tag. | 10-22-2015 |
20150310240 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL TIME TRACKING USING COMBINED NEAR FIELD AND FAR FIELD RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION - Provided is a portable transport apparatus having an enclosure for containing an item to be transported, a RFID reader connected to a near field antenna disposed within the enclosure for a first RFID reading of an area inside the enclosure and to a far field antenna disposed on the enclosure for a second RFID reading of an area outside the enclosure, and a wireless communication module, and a method of use of the portable transport apparatus. | 10-29-2015 |
20150319562 | DISC GOLF DISC LOCATION SYSTEM - A system for locating a lost disc golf disc is disclosed. A disc having a Bluetooth transmitter is utilized to send a signal to a smartphone which measures the distance to the disc from the smartphone. Outfitted with a 3-axis accelerometer, the flight path of the disc golf disc can also be tracked. | 11-05-2015 |
20150325089 | DATA CENTER EQUIPMENT LOCATION AND MONITORING SYSTEM - A data center equipment location system includes both hardware and software to provide for location, monitoring, security and identification of servers and other equipment in equipment racks. The system provides a wired alternative to the wireless RFID tag system by using electronic ID tags connected to each piece of equipment, each electronic ID tag connected directly by wires to a equipment rack controller on the equipment rack. The equipment rack controllers then link over a local area network to a central control computer. The central control computer provides an operator interface, and runs a software application program that communicates with the equipment rack controllers. The software application program of the central control computer stores IDs of the equipment rack controllers and each of its connected electronic ID tags in a database. The software application program in operation receives information from the electronic ID tags in real time enabling the central control computer to monitor the status, such as temperature and movement or tampering of each piece of equipment through its connected electronic ID tag. Further, the software application program can send a signal to an individual electronic ID tag to activate a sensory indicator to enable a technician(s) to locate a piece of equipment that is in need of repair or replacement. | 11-12-2015 |
20150356393 | TRACKING DEVICE - In a tracking device | 12-10-2015 |
20150363616 | LOCATING PARTS WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC IDENTIFICATION (EMID) TAGS FOR CONTEXTUAL VISUALIZATION - In one or more embodiments, a disclosed method involves transmitting a first transmit signal(s) having a first signal strength and/or a first field of view (FOV), thereby establishing a first radiation region. The method further involves receiving a first receive signal(s) radiated from an EMID tag(s). Also, the method involves transmitting a second transmit signal(s) having a second signal strength and/or a second field of view (FOV), thereby establishing a second radiation region. In addition, the method involves receiving a second receive signal(s) radiated from an EMID tag(s). Additionally, the method involves subtracting the second radiation region from the first radiation region to determine a difference region. Also, the method involves determining which of the EMID tags are located within the difference region by using the first receive signal(s) and the second receive signal(s). Further, the method involves determining a location of the EMID tag(s) located within the difference region. | 12-17-2015 |
20150371069 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING MEDICAL ASSET BY GENERATING FINGERPRINT ASSOCIATED WITH VIBRATION PATTERN - Disclosed is a method for executing one or more algorithms for monitoring one or more medical assets within a Bluetooth low energy enabled wireless network, wherein the method comprises of identifying and classifying one or more medical assets to be monitored. Further, the method generates fingerprint based on the vibration pattern using a vibration sensor determined for one or more medical assets. Further, the method associates the generated fingerprint with wireless Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags and Real Time Locating System (RTLS) tags and executes the algorithm for monitoring one or more medical assets using the RFID and RTLS tags. | 12-24-2015 |
20150379840 | TAGS FOR AUTOMATED LOCATION AND MONITORING OF MOVEABLE OBJECTS AND RELATED SYSTEMS - An example embodiment provides a system, including: a plurality of receivers placed throughout a hospital; each of the receivers configured for communicating with a tag affixed to a moveable object; a database storing location information associated with placements of the plurality of receivers and a use state for a movable object associated with the placements; a computing device operatively coupled to the database and the plurality of receivers, the computing device operating to: receive, via one or more of the plurality of receivers, location data of a tag affixed to the movable object; identify, using data received from the tag, a movable object; determine, based on the one or more of the plurality of receivers transmitting the location data, a location within the hospital of the movable object; associate, using the location information of the database, a use state for the movable object based on the location of the movable object within the hospital; and update a use state for the movable object. Related methods and products are also described and/or claimed herein. | 12-31-2015 |
20150379860 | SYSTEM AND METHODS OF TRACKING USING RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION - A system for tracking movement of assets or persons includes a presence sensor coupled to an RFID exciter or transmitter. Upon detection of object presence by a sensor, the exciter is turned on and caused to transmit an RFID tag exciting signal. The signal may be received by and activate a corresponding RFID tag that is within range of the exciter. The RFID tag may then transmit its ID, the ID of the exciter, and the sensed presence information to a remote RF receiver and back-end data processing system. | 12-31-2015 |
20160019761 | WIRELESS EYEWEAR LOCATING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - The present invention and method relates to a wireless locating device which can be used to locate objects such as pieces of eyewear. The tracking apparatus of present invention can be embedded within, or attached to objects such as a piece of eyewear or a eyewear frame, which can be located through the use of at least one software application in conjunction with at least one control device, such as a remote control, a mobile device, smart device, and/or a stationary device. | 01-21-2016 |
20160029168 | ITEM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An item management apparatus includes a reader that reads a first identification of a first radio device carried by a user and a second identification of an alarm device correlated with an item deposited by the user. A memory stores the first identification and the second identification read by the reader in association with each other. A receiver receives a first signal from the first radio device. A processor determines a distance to the first radio device based on the first signal. A transmitter transmits a second signal for causing the alarm device to provide an alarm notice if the distance to the first radio device is determined to be equal to or less than a predetermined distance. | 01-28-2016 |
20160034730 | ASSET LOCATION ON CONSTRUCTION SITE - Methods and systems are disclosed for identifying and locating an object in an environment. Identification data for an object is received from an identity sensor, the data received at a central computer system. Location data is received from a lifting device at the central computer system. Load data is received at the central computer system that the object has been loaded onto the lifting device. A location of the object is tracked based on the identification data, the location data, and the load data for the object at the central computer system. | 02-04-2016 |
20160043771 | WAFER SCALE. ULTRA-WIDE BAND (UWB) RADIOMETER WITH SENSOR PROBE FOR DISASTER VICTIM RESCUE - A multi-sensor system is disclosed for detecting victims that may be trapped or buried (for example, earthquake survivors in collapsed buildings) and for accurately and safely locating such victims for safe and efficient rescue. An ultra wide band (UWB) radiometer sensor can detect and precisely calculate the position of the victim relative to a known position of a sensor probe or a monitoring unit of a sensor system. A sensing probe may be guided toward a victim and provide a combination of sensors and transducers (e.g., radiometer, optical and infrared camera, acoustic or sound transducers such as microphone and speaker) that may allow a probe operator remote from the subject (e.g., victim) to also determine the condition and status of the victim and communicate with the victim. With unique coding of the UWB signals, multiple units can be used together to triangulate a more exact position of each victim. | 02-11-2016 |
20160044451 | EVENT TETHER - A computing device can be configured to monitor the estimated distance of a target computing device and alert a user when the estimated distance has exceeded a threshold distance. The computing device can provide the user with several options in response to an alert message, such as ignoring the alert message, extending the threshold distance, presenting an estimated location of the target computing device, triggering an alert message on the target computing device, etc. Further, a user can select a set of alert conditions for a target computing device that, when satisfied, result in the computing device presenting the user with an alert message. The set of alert conditions can include a threshold distance, time conditions, geographic location conditions, etc., that must be satisfied for the user to be alerted. | 02-11-2016 |
20160044629 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) EQUIPMENT POSITIONING SYSTEM - An information technology (IT) equipment positioning system comprises a plurality of wireless transponders distributed in multiple locations in the data center and a controller. The controller is adapted to operate the transponders using triangulation to identify and detect positioning according to three-dimensional coordinates for wireless-tagged IT equipment located in the data center. | 02-11-2016 |
20160050519 | EMBEDDED LOCATION TRACKING SYSTEMS FOR SPORTS EQUIPMENT - Embedded location tracking systems for sports equipment that include a locator tag embedded within an item of sports equipment in such a fashion that removal of the tag results in severe damage to the sports equipment. The tag is capable of determining its location and continually reporting this location over a wireless data network to a server for use by the owner of the sports equipment. The sports equipment can include any item capable of receiving the locator tag in a fashion manner that would result in serious damage to the equipment upon removal. Examples include skis, a snowboard, watersports equipment, or bicycles. | 02-18-2016 |
20160055451 | INVENTORY TRACKING AND MANAGEMENT - A method of inventory tracking and management is described. The method may include receiving a location request for an item and determining, using three or more base stations, the location of the item. The method may also include generating, by a processing device, a map of the item's location and item information and sending the map to a user, and sending the location request to the item, where the location request causes the item or the item's container to indicate its presence. | 02-25-2016 |
20160055733 | SPRAYING MONITORING SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for monitoring the application of substances from a dispenser. The apparatus comprising a sensor adapted to detect when a substance is being dispensed from the dispenser and a transmitter in communication with the sensor adapted to transmit a signal in response to the sensor detecting a substance is being dispensed. The apparatus also includes a gps sensor adapted to determine a location, a memory and a processor circuit operable to receive the signal and the location from the gps and send information relating to the locations where the substance has been dispensed to the memory. The method comprises sensing when a substance is being dispensed therefrom through the dispenser, transmitting a signal to a processor circuit in response to the sensing, receiving at a processor circuit the signal and an input representing location and providing a dispensing location to a database. | 02-25-2016 |
20160055740 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE LOCATION DISCOVERY - Medical monitoring devices may be able to read a wireless tag and determine its location based on the information read from the tag. The tag may be an RFID tag, a barcode, etc. The tag may itself include the location, or the tag may include an identifier that allows the location to be retrieved from a remote storage device via a network. The medical monitoring device may also be able to retrieve configuration information using the identifier. The configuration information may be location specific but can be modified for every associated tag by updating the remote storage device. The configuration information may include settings for the medical monitoring devices and/or may include destinations for physiological data measured by the medical monitoring devices. | 02-25-2016 |
20160063836 | RFID ACTIVE CHILD TRACKER - In example embodiments, a system and method for tracking a child using RFID is provided. A first reader detects a signal from the trackable device. First positional data of the trackable device is determined from the signal. The first positional data indicates a first direction of the trackable device relative to the first reader. Second positional data is received from a second reader. The second positional data indicates a second direction of the trackable device relative to the second reader. A location of the trackable device is calculated using the first positional data and the second positional data. The location is presented on the first reader. | 03-03-2016 |
20160078733 | FIRE-FIGHTING SYSTEM AND NOZZLE SYSTEM INCLUDING LOCATOR BEACON - A fire-fighting system includes a base component, a nozzle located remote from the base component, and a locator component mounted to the nozzle. The locator component is communicatively coupleable to the base component, and includes a transceiver configured to wirelessly receive signals from the base component, and a locator beacon including a visually-perceptible output device. The locator component is configured to activate the locator beacon in response to an activation signal received from the base component. | 03-17-2016 |
20160078738 | A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING PEOPLE - The present invention relates to receiving information of detected wireless electronic tags, comparing the received information to information stored in the server, and updating the information stored in the server based on the received information. Further, the invention relates to receiving a request regarding location information of an electronic wireless tag, determining whether identification information regarding the electronic wireless tag is available, and transmitting the identification information regarding the electronic wireless tag in response to the request regarding location information after determining that the identification information is available. | 03-17-2016 |
20160125722 | PORTABLE DEVICE SEARCHING DEVICE, PORTABLE DEVICE SEARCHING METHOD, PORTABLE DEVICE SEARCHING PROGRAM - A portable device searching device includes a transmitter that transmits search information to a search area near a vehicle to search for a portable device, a receiver that receives authentication information returned from the portable device as a response to the search information, and a controller that controls the transmitter and the receiver. The receiver includes an authentication portion to authenticate the portable device based on the authentication information and notifies the controller of an authentication result. The controller performs control to transmit the search information in a normal operation state, subsequently transitions to a low-power consumption state, and returns from the low-power consumption state to the normal operation state when notified of the authentication result from the receiver. | 05-05-2016 |
20160150360 | CANOPY TRACKING DEVICE FOR SKYDIVING EQUIPMENT - A canopy tracking device for a skydiving system kit is provided. The canopy tracking device includes a tracking device mounted to or embedded in a riser. The tracking device remains powered off until a cut-away system of the skydiving kit is activated. Once activated the device powers on and collects GPS data regarding location of the canopy. The tracking device communicates this GPS data via a cellular network to a user-accessible server. | 05-26-2016 |
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20160188931 | Method and Apparatus Pertaining to the Identification of Physical-Local Discrepancies in Statistics-Based RFID-Tag Information - These teachings are suitable for use in conjunction with a process having access to both coverage information that maps the coverage area for each of a plurality of RFID-tag readers to physical locations within a given monitored facility and historical-read information for a population of RFID tags, and that uses that historical-read information and that coverage information to automatically determine the physical location of RFID tags. In particular, these teachings generally provide for accessing supplemental information regarding physical locations for at least some of those RFID tags and then comparing the automatically-determined physical location information with the supplemental information to thereby identify physical-location discrepancies. By one approach those physical-location discrepancies are used to adjust the automated process by which the automatically-determined physical location information is automatically determined to thereby improve accuracy of the automated process. | 06-30-2016 |
20160189514 | EMERGENCY MONITORING OF TAGGED OBJECTS - There are provided systems and methods for remote monitoring of tagged physical objects in an emergency. A user may set up a series of beacons at a facility of the user, such as an office or hospital. The beacons may connect to tag devices as the devices enter a coverage area for the wireless beacons or upon request by a service provider server in an emergency situation. The beacons communicate distance information regarding the tag devices and associated physical objects to a service provider server. The service provider server may determine the location of a physical object and provides the location to the user or to emergency personnel. In an emergency, the service provider server may provide a notification to a specific subset of users, in which the notification includes the location of a physical object of interest to the subset of users because of the emergency condition. | 06-30-2016 |
20160192125 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING LOCATION INFORMATION FOR RFID TAGS - A system, method and computer readable medium are provided. One system includes a transmit antenna, at least one receive antenna, and an imager configured to acquire one or more images in a scanning area having one or more radio frequency identifier (RFID) tags including an RFID tag of interest. The system further includes a controller configured to operate the transmit antenna and the at least one receive antenna to acquire location information from the RFID tags, wherein the controller is further configured to operate the imager to acquire the images while the location information is acquired. The system includes a processor configured to correlate the acquired location information and the one or more images to determine an image corresponding to a location of the RFID tag of interest. The system additionally includes a display configured to display the image corresponding to the location of the RFID tag of interest. | 06-30-2016 |
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