TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A tracking apparatus comprising:
- a first mobile transceiver unit, and a second mobile transceiver unit, the first mobile transceiver unit being in wireless communication with the second mobile transceiver unit for the transfer of data therebetween, the first mobile transceiver unit being arranged for location within an environment and being operable to determine data regarding the environment and to emit some or all of the determined data which is received by the second mobile transceiver unit for storage thereon when it is determined by the first mobile transceiver unit that the second mobile transceiver unit is located within a distance of the first mobile transceiver unit.
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Abstract
A tracking apparatus (1) comprising: a first mobile transceiver unit (2), and a second mobile transceiver unit (3), the first mobile transceiver unit being in wireless communication with the second mobile transceiver unit for the transfer of data therebetween, the first mobile transceiver unit being arranged for location within an environment and being operable to determine data regarding the environment and to emit some or all of the determined data which is received by the second mobile transceiver unit for storage thereon when it is determined by the first mobile transceiver unit that the second mobile transceiver unit is located within a distance of the first mobile transceiver unit.
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1. A tracking apparatus comprising:
- a first mobile transceiver unit, and a second mobile transceiver unit, the first mobile transceiver unit being in wireless communication with the second mobile transceiver unit for the transfer of data therebetween, the first mobile transceiver unit being arranged for location within an environment and being operable to determine data regarding the environment and to emit some or all of the determined data which is received by the second mobile transceiver unit for storage thereon when it is determined by the first mobile transceiver unit that the second mobile transceiver unit is located within a distance of the first mobile transceiver unit.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 44, 45)
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17. A system for tracking an entity, the system comprising:
- a first module having a first communication device, and a second module having a second communication device, the first communication device being in communication with the second communication device for the transfer of data therebetween, the first module being arranged for location proximate the entity and being operable to determine data via a sensor and to communicate some or all of the determined data for receipt by the second module for storage on a storage medium when it is determined that the second module is located within a distance of the first module.
- View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 46, 47)
- 34. A tracking method, the method comprising the steps of mounting a first mobile transceiver unit on a first entity, mounting a second mobile transceiver unit on a second entity, determining data using a sensor of the first mobile transceiver unit, determining that the second mobile transceiver unit and the first mobile transceiver unit are within a distance, transmitting the determined data to the second mobile transceiver unit in response to the determined distance, and storing some or all of the determined data on the second mobile transceiver unit.
- 41. A method for tracking an entity, the method comprising the steps of associating a mobile first module having a communication device with the entity, determining data regarding the entity using a sensor of the first module, determining that the first module is within a distance of a second module, communicating the determined data to the second module in response to the determined distance, and storing some or all of the determined data on a storage medium of the second module.
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48. A tracking apparatus substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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49. A system for tracking an entity substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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50. A tracking method substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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51. A method for tracking an entity substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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