Security and tracking system
First Claim
1. A security and tracking apparatus comprising at least a first signaling unit and a second signaling unit in communicating proximity with the first signaling unit, each said signaling unit having a receiver for identifying the location of said signaling unit;
- and, a transmitter for transmitting the location of said signaling unit when the first and second signaling units are separated by more than a preselected distance.
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Abstract
A security and tracking apparatus includes at least a first signaling unit and a second signaling unit in communicating proximity with the first signaling unit, each signaling unit having a receiver for identifying the location of the signaling unit; and, a transmitter for transmitting the location of the signaling unit when the first and second signaling units are separated by more than a preselected distance. A method to locate a person, animal, or object, includes providing in contact with or at least in close proximity to the person, the animal, or the object, at least a first signaling unit and a second signaling unit, the second signaling unit in communicating proximity with said first signaling unit, each signaling unit having a receiver for identifying the location of the signaling unit and a transmitter for transmitting the location of the signaling unit when the first and second signaling units are separated more than a preselected distance; and activating the signaling units to transmit the location of the signaling units.
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1. A security and tracking apparatus comprising at least a first signaling unit and a second signaling unit in communicating proximity with the first signaling unit, each said signaling unit having a receiver for identifying the location of said signaling unit;
- and, a transmitter for transmitting the location of said signaling unit when the first and second signaling units are separated by more than a preselected distance.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 70)
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13. A security and tracking system comprising
at least a first signaling unit and a second signaling unit in communicating proximity with the first signaling unit, each said signaling unit having a receiver for identifying the location of said signaling unit; - and, a transmitter for transmitting the location of said signaling unit when the first and second signaling units are separated by more than a preselected distance; and
a monitoring station capable of receiving information identifying the location of said signaling units. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- and, a transmitter for transmitting the location of said signaling unit when the first and second signaling units are separated by more than a preselected distance; and
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21. A method to locate a person, animal, or object, comprising:
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(a) providing in contact with or at least in close proximity to the person, the animal, or the object, at least a first signaling unit and a second signaling unit, said second signaling unit in communicating proximity with said first signaling unit, each said signaling unit having a receiver for identifying the location of said signaling unit and a transmitter for transmitting the location of said signaling unit when the first and second signaling units are separated more than a preselected distance; and
(b) activating the signaling units to transmit the location of the signaling units. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of locating a person, animal or object comprising:
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a) providing an apparatus adapted to be in contact or at least in close proximity to the person, the animal or the object, the apparatus comprising at least a first signaling unit and a second signaling unit in communicating proximity with the first signaling unit, each said signaling unit having a receiver for identifying the location of said signaling unit; and
, a transmitter for transmitting the location of said signaling unit when the first and second signaling units are separated by more than a preselected distance;
b) communicating between each signaling unit to determine whether said signaling units are separated by more than the preselected distance; and
c) upon determining that said signaling units are separated by more than the preselected distance, transmitting the location of the signaling units to a monitoring station, optionally activating said signaling unit that may be in a passive mode to transmit its location to the monitoring station. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method of locating a person, animal or object comprising:
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a) providing an apparatus adapted to be in contact or at least in close proximity to the person, the animal or the object, the apparatus comprising at least a first signaling unit and a second signaling unit in proximity with the first signaling unit, each said signaling unit having a receiver for identifying the location of said signaling unit; and
, a transmitter for transmitting the location of said signaling unit;
b) transmitting the location of each of the signaling units to a monitoring station;
c) calculating whether said signaling units are separated by more than a preselected distance; and
d) upon calculating that said signaling units are separated by more than the preselected distance, initiating at least frequent or continuous transmission of location from each signaling unit, optionally activating said signaling unit that may be in a passive mode to transmit its location to the monitoring station. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 68, 69)
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57. A security and tracking apparatus for a person, an animal or an object comprising at least a first signaling unit and a second signaling unit adapted to be hidden in contact or in close proximity to the person, the animal or the object, the second signaling unit in communicating proximity with the first signaling unit, each said signaling unit having a GPS receiver for identifying the location of said signaling unit;
- and, a cellular transceiver for transmitting the location of said signaling unit when the first and second signaling units are separated by more than a preselected distance.
- View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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