System and methods for visualizing the location and movement of people in facilities
First Claim
1. A system for visualizing the location and movement of individuals in a facility, comprising:
- a plurality of sensors located a plurality of locations in and around a facility and positioned to interact with persons at any location;
a badge to be carried by selected individuals using the facility and physical assets in the facility, said badge being interactive with said plurality of sensors;
a processor adapted to receive signals from said plurality of sensors to create display signals representative of interaction between said plurality of sensors and each badge being carried in said facility; and
a monitor for displaying said display signals for visualization by an observer.
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Abstract
A system and method for visualizing the location and movement of people in facilities. The facility is provided with a plurality of sensors such as RF or IR sensors that communicate with a badge worn by each individual and selected physical assets in the facility. The sensors send data to a processor which displays the data on a monitor in a form that permits ready visualization of the individuals, and allows the observer to select information as needed. The display may directly indicate certain specifics about an individual based on data stored in the processor or entered by the observer.
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33 Claims
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1. A system for visualizing the location and movement of individuals in a facility, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors located a plurality of locations in and around a facility and positioned to interact with persons at any location;
a badge to be carried by selected individuals using the facility and physical assets in the facility, said badge being interactive with said plurality of sensors;
a processor adapted to receive signals from said plurality of sensors to create display signals representative of interaction between said plurality of sensors and each badge being carried in said facility; and
a monitor for displaying said display signals for visualization by an observer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for visualizing the location and movement of individuals in a facility, comprising:
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a plurality of sensor means located a plurality of locations in and around a facility and positioned for interacting with persons at any location;
badge means for interacting with said plurality of sensor means and carried by selected individuals using the facility and physical assets in the facility;
processor means for receiving signals from said plurality of sensor means to create display signals representative of interaction between said plurality of sensor means and each badge means being carried in said facility; and
monitor means for displaying said display signals for visualization by an observer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for visualizing the location and movement of individuals in a facility, comprising the steps of:
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locating a plurality of sensors a plurality of locations in and around a facility and positioning said plurality of sensors to interact with persons at any location;
providing a badge to be carried by selected individuals using the facility and physical assets in the facility, said badge being interactive with said plurality of sensors;
processing signals from said plurality of sensors to create display signals representative of interaction between said plurality of sensors and each badge being carried in said facility; and
displaying said display signals for visualization by an observer. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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