Object Locator
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Abstract
There is disclosed an object locator system for obtaining information about the location of an individual, animal or moveable object, having a lightweight, attached object locator, that is present in a region served by a two-way paging system and a global positioning satellite system. The object locator may be selectively activated to conserve power or enabled to respond only when beyond a boundary.
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16 Claims
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2. A system for locating or tracking an animate object and operable in a system including a wireless communication network and a base station, comprising:
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a mobile communication unit (MCU) configured for carrying by said animate object for locating or tracking said animate object, said MCU comprising; satellite receiving means for receiving data transmissions from a satellite navigation system responsive to activation signals provided; transmitting means for transmitting processed location data via said wireless communication network to said base station, said transmitting means including a wireless transmitter operable to communicate via said wireless network; and
,controlling means operatively coupled to said satellite receiving means and said transmitting means for providing said activation signals to control said satellite receiving means, providing object location positioning data from said data transmissions in a form suitable for processing at a location data generating means associated with said base station for generating said location data, and, for initiating transmission of said object location positioning data, by said transmitting means, to said location data generating means associated with said base station, said location data generating means associated with said base station operable for receiving object location positioning data from signals communicated by said MCU via said wireless communication network, and generating location data associated with the animate object based, at least in part, on the object location positioning data received, wherein said base station includes readout means for providing user access to said generated location data associated with the animate object. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing information about a location of an animate object in a form suitable for user access at a base station, wherein a mobile control unit (MCU) carried by the animate object and coupled with a satellite navigation receiver and a transmitter in communication via a wireless communication network with the base station is operable to provide location information from the satellite navigation receiver according to the steps of:
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activating the satellite navigation receiver responsive to an activation signal generated in the mobile control device at a predetermined time to acquire object location positioning data from satellite data transmissions of a satellite navigation system; processing the data transmissions received at the satellite navigation receiver to said control device for coupling object location positioning data to the transmitter; and transmitting the processed object location positioning data from the transmitter to a means associated with said base station operable for receiving said object location positioning data via said wireless communication network and generating location data associated with the animate object based, at least in part, on the object location positioning data received, and, providing, at said base station, user access to said generated location data associated with the animate object. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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