Electronic locator
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1. An electronic device which comprises a structure which continuously and/or intermittently emits sequentially several distinct communication signals that provide information to others that indicates a sender'"'"'s and/or a furnishing'"'"'s location and/or other personal information;
- said device being either a user-available or supported item and/or a “
furnishing”
embodying such a capability, and having a plurality of activation means including manual or automatic activation.
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Abstract
This provides a system to emit a plurality of electronic signals, sent by a person(s) trapped by some disaster, such as collapse of building, earthquake, flood, etc. The plurality of signals provides a better chance that rescuers will receive at least one signal.
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1. An electronic device which comprises a structure which continuously and/or intermittently emits sequentially several distinct communication signals that provide information to others that indicates a sender'"'"'s and/or a furnishing'"'"'s location and/or other personal information;
- said device being either a user-available or supported item and/or a “
furnishing”
embodying such a capability, and having a plurality of activation means including manual or automatic activation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- said device being either a user-available or supported item and/or a “
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9. An electronic locator device comprising in an operative arrangement a transmitter from an electronics location enabled to emit/receive a plurality of sequential signals, having manual or automatic device activation and enabled to convey a spontaneous or preprogrammed signal from/to said electronics location, said transmitter adapted to communicate information to others that indicates a location and/or other desired information, said device being provided as a component in a member selected from the group consisting of a campus, a residence, a school, a hospital, a work place, a vehicle, a user supported item, vehicles, clothing, PDA'"'"'s/EDA'"'"'s and a mobile communication item, said communication signals selected from the group consisting of AM radio, FM radio, RF, microwave, cellular phones, XM radio, satellite line of site, sonar, Bluetooth, laser, fiber optics, IEEE 802.11×
- and Infrared communications devices, said locator device optionally being intrinsically safe.
- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- 15. A system capable of emitting several distinct electronic signals comprising an electronics source location selected from the group consisting of intelligent furnishings, intelligent ceiling furnishings, intelligent floor furnishings, intelligent wall furnishings, and mixtures thereof.
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