PORTABLE LOCATOR SYSTEM
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1. A locator system comprising:
- a portable disposable badge including a wireless transmitter, a signal conditioner, and an oscillator, operable to periodically wirelessly transmit a data signal including a unique badge identification code;
a portable wireless transceiver including a processor, a memory including a storage area to store a unique transceiver identification code and executable instructions for operating the transceiver, and a data conditioner, operable to receive the data signal from the portable disposable badge, convert the received data signal to a format readable by the processor, and wirelessly transmit the converted signal over a network; and
a central processor including a receiver to receive signals transmitted by the transceiver and a memory including executable instructions for processing the received signals and operating the locator system.
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Abstract
A locator system and method for locating at least one of persons and objects within a facility comprises a plurality of badges, each badge having a badge transmitter that wirelessly transmits a signal including unique identification code, and a plurality of transceivers spatially dispersed within the facility, each of the transceivers having a transceiver receiver that receives signals including the unique identification code transmitted by a badge and a transceiver transmitter that wirelessly forwards the signals received from the badge to a central processor via a receiver.
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20 Claims
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1. A locator system comprising:
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a portable disposable badge including a wireless transmitter, a signal conditioner, and an oscillator, operable to periodically wirelessly transmit a data signal including a unique badge identification code;
a portable wireless transceiver including a processor, a memory including a storage area to store a unique transceiver identification code and executable instructions for operating the transceiver, and a data conditioner, operable to receive the data signal from the portable disposable badge, convert the received data signal to a format readable by the processor, and wirelessly transmit the converted signal over a network; and
a central processor including a receiver to receive signals transmitted by the transceiver and a memory including executable instructions for processing the received signals and operating the locator system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for configuring a locator system including a plurality of transmitters coupled to movable objects or persons in a facility, a plurality of portable transceivers positioned at spaced-apart locations in a facility to receive signals from the transmitters, and a processor to process signals generated by the transceivers and operate the locator system, the method comprising:
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placing a portable transceiver at a first location in need of locator system coverage;
operating the locator system with the transceiver located at the first location;
determining that a second location is in need of locator system coverage;
virtually instantaneously moving the transceiver to the second location; and
operating the locator system with the transceiver located at the second location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A locator system, comprising:
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a plurality of portable disposable transmitter members, a plurality of portable transceivers, and a processor coupled to a network to receive signals from the portable transceivers, wherein;
each transmitter member includes a memory to store a unique identifier and transmits the unique identifier to the transceivers, each transceiver includes a receiver to receive unique identifiers from transmitter members within its reception range, a transmitter to transmit data signals from the transceiver to the processor, a memory to store programs for operating the transceiver and to store a transceiver ID code, and a level detector to detect signal strength of signals received from transmitter members, and the processor includes a receiver to receive signals from the transceivers, a clock to time stamp received signals, and memory including executable programs and commands to compare and evaluate the time stamps and the signal strengths of signals received by the transceivers to track locations and durations of visits to such locations by the portable transmitter members. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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