Electronic tether for portable objects
First Claim
1. An electronic tether comprising:
- a monitoring module comprising a portable transmitter for transmitting a signal; and
an alert module comprising a receiver wirelessly connected to the portable transmitter, wherein the receiver is adapted to receive the signal from the transmitter and wherein the alert module is adapted to;
determine a separation distance between the monitoring module and the alert module based on an attribute of the signal, and issue an alert when the separation distance exceeds a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
A system and method for issuing an alarm when the separation distance between a monitoring module associated with an object (animate or inanimate) and an alert module exceeds a preset threshold distance thereby forming a leadless electronic tether between the object and the object owner. A monitoring module comprises a portable transmitter provides a signal to an alert module comprising a receiver and a processor. The alert module is adapted to determine a separation distance between the monitoring module and the alert module based on an attribute of the signal. When the separation distance exceeds a predetermined threshold, the alert module issues an alert.
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24 Claims
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1. An electronic tether comprising:
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a monitoring module comprising a portable transmitter for transmitting a signal; and
an alert module comprising a receiver wirelessly connected to the portable transmitter, wherein the receiver is adapted to receive the signal from the transmitter and wherein the alert module is adapted to;
determine a separation distance between the monitoring module and the alert module based on an attribute of the signal, and issue an alert when the separation distance exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 24)
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8. An electronic tether comprising:
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a monitoring module comprising a first clock, wherein the monitoring module is adapted to send a signal comprising a current time as measured by the first clock; and
an alert module comprising a second clock, wherein second clock is synchronized with the first clock and the alert module is adapted to;
receive the signal from the monitoring module;
determine a separation distance between the monitoring module and the alert module based on a difference between the current time of the second clock and the current time of the first clock as conveyed to the alert module in the signal; and
issue an alert when the separation distance exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for monitoring object location using an electronic tether comprising:
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sending a signal from a monitoring module;
receiving the signal from the monitoring module at an alert module;
determining from the signal a separation distance between the monitoring module and the alert module; and
issuing an alert when the separation distance exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An anti-theft alert device comprising:
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a monitoring module comprising a portable transmitter for transmitting a signal; and
an alert module comprising a receiver wirelessly connected to the portable transmitter, wherein the receiver is adapted to receive the signal from the transmitter and wherein the alert module is adapted to;
determine a separation distance between the monitoring module and the alert module based on an attribute of the signal, and issue an alert when the separation distance exceeds a predetermined threshold.
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20. An electronic tether for an animal comprising:
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an animal worn monitoring module comprising a portable transmitter for transmitting a signal; and
an alert module comprising a receiver wirelessly connected to the portable transmitter, wherein the receiver is adapted to receive the signal from the transmitter and wherein the alert module is adapted to;
determine a separation distance between the animal worn monitoring module and the alert module based on an attribute of the signal, and issue an alert when the separation distance exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A method for monitoring an animal using electronic tether comprising:
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sending a signal from an animal worn monitoring module;
receiving the signal from the animal worn monitoring module at an alert module;
determining from the signal a separation distance between the animal worn monitoring module and the alert module; and
issuing an alert when the separation distance exceeds a predetermined threshold.
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