TRACKING SYSTEM WITH SEPARATED TRACKING DEVICE
First Claim
1. In an electronic device worn or carried by a user, a method of communicating location to a remote system, said method comprising:
- establishing a short-range wireless connection with another electronic device worn or carried by said person;
receiving via said short-range wireless connection information from said another electronic device indicative of a location of said person;
transmitting data indicative of said location of said person to a remote system.
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Abstract
A separated tracking device includes a first portion including a location determining device operative to receive signals from a positioning system, a wireless communication device operative to communicate the location data from the first portion to a second portion of the tracking device, the second portion including a wireless data transceiver operable to transmit the location data to a remote server. In a particular embodiment, the first portion of the tracking device is attached to a first shoe and the second portion of the tracking device is incorporated in a second shoe. In another embodiment, the second portion of the tracking device is incorporated in a hand-held device. A method for manufacturing a separated tracking device and a method of operating a separated tracking device are also disclosed.
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21 Claims
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1. In an electronic device worn or carried by a user, a method of communicating location to a remote system, said method comprising:
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establishing a short-range wireless connection with another electronic device worn or carried by said person; receiving via said short-range wireless connection information from said another electronic device indicative of a location of said person; transmitting data indicative of said location of said person to a remote system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronically-readable storage medium having code embodied therein for causing an electronic device to:
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establish a short-range wireless connection with another electronic device worn or carried by a person; receive via said short-range wireless connection information from said another electronic device indicative of a location of said person; transmit data indicative of said location of said person to a remote system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A tracking device comprising:
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a first portion including a location determining device operative to receive signals from a positioning system and to generate location data based on said signals, said location data indicative of a location of said tracking device; a second portion spaced apart from said first portion, said second portion including a wireless data transceiver operable to transmit data based at least in part on said location data to a remote system; and a wireless communication device operative to establish a connection between said first portion and said second portion; and
whereinsaid first portion transmits said location data to said second portion; and said second portion transmits configuration data to said first portion. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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