SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING OBJECTS AND PEOPLE USING A MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring the location of persons or objects using a wireless device, comprisinga. at least one tag unit capable of transmitting data signals of a first type identifying said at least one tag;
- b. a wireless device capable of receiving data signals of a second type; and
c. a converter unit, that receives the data signals of the first type from said at least one tag unit, converts the data signals of the first type to data signals of a second type, and transmits said data signals of a second type to the wireless device.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring the location of persons or objects using a wireless device, comprising at least one tag unit capable of transmitting data signals of a first type identifying said at least one tag; a wireless device capable of receiving data signals of a second type; and a converter unit, that receives the data signals of the first type from said at least one tag unit, converts the data signals of the first type to data signals of a second type, and transmits said data signals of a second type to the wireless device.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring the location of persons or objects using a wireless device, comprising
a. at least one tag unit capable of transmitting data signals of a first type identifying said at least one tag; -
b. a wireless device capable of receiving data signals of a second type; and c. a converter unit, that receives the data signals of the first type from said at least one tag unit, converts the data signals of the first type to data signals of a second type, and transmits said data signals of a second type to the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus of converting signals associated with monitoring persons or objects, comprising:
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a. a receiver unit for receiving a first type data signals from at least one tag unit that is attached to a person or object that is being monitored and processing data that is derived from said first type data signals; b. a converter unit for converting the first type data signals to a second type signals; c. a transmitter unit for receiving data from said converter unit, and transmitting the second type data signals to a wireless device.
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20. A system for monitoring the location of persons or objects using a common wireless device, comprising
a. at least one tag unit capable of transmitting data signals identifying said at least one tag; b. a common wireless device capable of receiving data signals from said at least one tag unit, wherein said common wireless device displays indication on the distance of said at least one tag unit from the said common wireless device according to the intensity of said data signals that are received from said at least one tag unit;
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21. A method of monitoring the location of persons or objects, comprising the steps of:
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a. transmitting first type signals from at least one tag unit that is attached to a person or object that is being monitored; b. receiving the first type signals by a converter unit; c. converting the first type signals into a second type signals; and d. transmitting signals of a second type to a wireless device, wherein the signals of the second type are responsive to the signals of the first type that were received by the converting unit. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A computer readable storage medium containing a set of instructions for a handheld computing device, the set of instructions comprising:
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a. at least one input component for receiving indicative data that is associated with at least one person or object and includes indication of the distance of said at least one person or object and a unique identification of said at least one person or object; b. at least one calculating unit for processing said indicative data; and c. graphic user interface for displaying information responsive to the distance of said at least one persons or object.
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