System and method for providing an indication of the proximity of a moveable device
First Claim
1. A system for providing an indication of the proximity of a device, comprising:
- a first moveable device having a transmitting means for transmitting data including an identification of the first moveable device; and
a second device having a receiving means for receiving data from the first moveable device and a transmitting means for transmitting data including the identification of the first moveable device with an indication of the proximity of the first device.
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Abstract
A system and method are described for providing an indication of the proximity of a moveable device. The system comprises at least a first moveable device having a transmitting means for transmitting data comprising an identification of the first device and a second device having a receiving means for receiving data from the first device and a transmitting means for transmitting data including the identification of the first device together with an indication of the proximity of the identified device. A further device with a receiving means for receiving the data transmitted by the second device can be used in order to obtain an indication of the proximity of the first device. The indication of the proximity of the first device is a scale value which degrades as the first device moves away from the second device.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for providing an indication of the proximity of a device, comprising:
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a first moveable device having a transmitting means for transmitting data including an identification of the first moveable device; and
a second device having a receiving means for receiving data from the first moveable device and a transmitting means for transmitting data including the identification of the first moveable device with an indication of the proximity of the first device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for providing an indication of the proximity of a device comprising the steps of:
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providing a first moveable device and a second device; and
transmitting an identification of the first moveable device from the first moveable device to the second device, the second device receiving the transmission of the first moveable device and retransmitting data including the identification of the first moveable device together with an indication of the proximity of the first moveable device from the second device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer program product comprising computer program code stored on a computer readable storage medium, which when executed on a data processing system, instructs the data processing system to carry out the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a first moveable device and a second device; and
transmitting an identification of the first moveable device, from the first moveable device to the second device, the second device receiving the transmission of the first moveable device and retransmitting data including the identification of the first moveable device together with an indication of the proximity of the first moveable device from the second device.
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