Method and apparatus for actuating an operation
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Abstract
A technique is provided for providing total flexibility of control of any desired operation within an environment where personnel work, such as an office suite. The location of transponders is determined by a location system. A user arbitrarily selects a convenient region for controlling an operation and the location system registers this in a memory. The location system then determines the position of each transducer and, when a transducer is within one of the selected regions, the location system responds by controlling the operation. For example, a region may be selected entirely arbitrarily so as to control room lighting.
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60 Claims
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1-36. -36. (canceled)
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37. A method for operating a system comprising:
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detecting the location of a first transponder associated with a first user;
initiating a first operation of a plurality of operations to be performed by said system when said first transponder is detected to be within a region, wherein said first operation is selected by said first user. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. Apparatus for operating a system comprising:
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means for storing a first operation of a plurality of operations, said first operation selected by a first user;
means for detecting the location of a first transponder associated with said first user; and
means for initiating said first operation responsive to a determination that said location of said first transponder is detected to be within a predefined region. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A method for operating a system comprising:
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receiving from a first user a first selection of a first operation of a plurality of operations;
storing said first selection;
receiving a first indication of the location of a first transponder associated with said first user; and
initiating said first operation when said first indication indicates that said first transponder is within a predefined region. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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