System and apparatus for integrated location detection and wireless communications
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
a wireless node located in the housing; and
a tracking receiver located in the housing and coupled to the wireless node,wherein the wireless node is operable to transmit a location signal received by the tracking receiver.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system and method are provided for an integrated location detection and wireless communication tracking node. The tracking node includes a housing, a wireless node located in the housing, and a tracking receiver located in the housing. The tracking receiver is coupled to the wireless node and the wireless node is operable to transmit a location signal received by the tracking receiver from a tracking device. The wireless node may include a wireless relay node that is operable to relay a radio frequency signal from a leaf node to one of a gateway and an intermediate node.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a housing; a wireless node located in the housing; and a tracking receiver located in the housing and coupled to the wireless node, wherein the wireless node is operable to transmit a location signal received by the tracking receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system, comprising:
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a tracking device; and a tracking node, comprising; a housing; a wireless node located in the housing; and a tracking receiver located in the housing and coupled to the wireless node, wherein the tracking node is operable to receive from the tracking device a location signal using the tracking receiver and transmit the location signal using the wireless node. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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providing a wireless node located in a housing; providing a tracking receiver located in the housing; and coupling the tracking receiver to the wireless node, wherein the wireless node is operable to transmit a location signal received by the tracking receiver. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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