Low cost fire fighter tracking system
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1. A system for monitoring the location of a person or object in a structure, comprising:
- a plurality of beacons for transmitting low power signals containing a specific location of each specific beacon of said plurality of beacons, wherein said each specific beacon is installed within said structure, each said specific location being known;
a receiver on said person or object for receiving at least some of said signals and for re-transmitting said received signals;
a processor for receiving said re-transmitted received signals to calculate the location of said receiver and providing a signal representative of said receiver location.
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Abstract
A system for tracking persons and other objects in a structure in which a plurality of low power transmitter beacons send identifiers to any receiver within range of the beacons. The beacons are attached to the building at known locations that are used as reference points. The person or object carrying the receiver then uses the information of those beacons to determine the location in the structure of the receiver. The data can be sent to a command center or other monitoring location or it can be processed on site by the receiver.
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1. A system for monitoring the location of a person or object in a structure, comprising:
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a plurality of beacons for transmitting low power signals containing a specific location of each specific beacon of said plurality of beacons, wherein said each specific beacon is installed within said structure, each said specific location being known; a receiver on said person or object for receiving at least some of said signals and for re-transmitting said received signals; a processor for receiving said re-transmitted received signals to calculate the location of said receiver and providing a signal representative of said receiver location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for monitoring the location of a person or object in a structure, comprising:
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a plurality of beacon means for transmitting low power signals containing the specific location of each specific beacon means of said plurality of beacons means, wherein said each specific beacon of said plurality of beacon means is installed within said structure, each said specific location being known; receiver means on said person or object for receiving at least some of said signals and for re-transmitting said received signals; processor means for receiving said re-transmitted received signals to calculate the location of said receiver means and providing a signal representative of said receiver means location. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for monitoring the location of a person or object in a structure, comprising:
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providing a plurality of beacons for transmitting low power signals containing the specific location of each specific beacon of said plurality of beacons, wherein said each specific beacon is installed within said structure, each said specific location being known; placing a receiver on said person or object in said structure for receiving at least some of said signals and for re-transmitting said received signals; processing said re-transmitted received signals to calculate the location of said receiver and providing a signal representative of said receiver location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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