SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN OBJECT WITHIN A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE
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1. An object detection system for detecting an item within a building, wherein the building has walls, the object detection system comprising:
- an image file depicting a structural diagram of the building and demarking a boundary defined by the walls;
a tag connectable to an object;
a base device located within the building and within the boundary and being in communication with the tag;
a hand-held locator device configured to communicate with the base device and at least one tag;
a computer having a processor, a database, and a display;
a plurality of modules executing in the processor so as to configure the computer to;
access data from an access module;
determine a location of the tag by using a triangulation algorithm included in a location module,output a composite image depicting the tag location as a visual marker superimposed on the structural diagram using a rendering module;
wherein the database is in communication with at least one of the aforesaid modules so as to store tag data and location data.
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Abstract
A system for locating objects within a building having walls. The system incorporates the use of electronic identification tags that wireless communicate with both a stationary base device and a movable handheld device. Through triangulation, the location of the object within the building can be displayed on an electronic version of the structural diagram of the building. The system also collects and generates data during object location that can be used to provide statistical analysis related to the objects.
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1. An object detection system for detecting an item within a building, wherein the building has walls, the object detection system comprising:
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an image file depicting a structural diagram of the building and demarking a boundary defined by the walls; a tag connectable to an object; a base device located within the building and within the boundary and being in communication with the tag; a hand-held locator device configured to communicate with the base device and at least one tag; a computer having a processor, a database, and a display; a plurality of modules executing in the processor so as to configure the computer to; access data from an access module; determine a location of the tag by using a triangulation algorithm included in a location module, output a composite image depicting the tag location as a visual marker superimposed on the structural diagram using a rendering module; wherein the database is in communication with at least one of the aforesaid modules so as to store tag data and location data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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