LOCATOR BEACON WIRELESS HEALTH MONITOR
First Claim
1. A method for providing wireless health monitoring for a locator beacon, comprising:
- coupling a first Transponder and Sensor Module (TSM) directly to or adjacent to said locator beacon such that at least one condition of said locator beacon or a battery of said locator beacon can be remotely monitored, wherein said coupling is provided by at least one ofa pressure sensitive adhesive disposed along a peripheral edge of said first TSM,at least one securing protrusion extending from said first TSM and frictionally engaging a surface of a bracket used to mount said locator beacon to an object,at least one clip clipping said first TSM to said locator beacon or said bracket, andat least one clamp clamping said first TSM to said locator beacon or said bracket;
periodically detecting said condition by said first TSM; and
wirelessly transmitting, from said first TSM to a wireless device located remote from or in proximity to said first TSM, a signal including information describing said condition detected by said first TSM.
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Abstract
Systems (224, 222, 700) and methods (800) for providing wireless health monitoring for a locator beacon (216). The methods involve: coupling a Transponder and Sensor Module (TSM) to the locator beacon such that at least one condition of the locator beacon or a battery (230) of the locator beacon can be remotely monitored; periodically detecting the condition by the TSM (224); and periodically and wirelessly transmitting, from the TSM to a wireless device (222, 700) located in proximity to the TSM, a signal including information describing the condition detected by the TSM. The TSM can include, but is not limited to a transponder (e.g., an RFID tag) and sensor. The wireless device, can include, but is not limited to a transponder interrogator.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for providing wireless health monitoring for a locator beacon, comprising:
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coupling a first Transponder and Sensor Module (TSM) directly to or adjacent to said locator beacon such that at least one condition of said locator beacon or a battery of said locator beacon can be remotely monitored, wherein said coupling is provided by at least one of a pressure sensitive adhesive disposed along a peripheral edge of said first TSM, at least one securing protrusion extending from said first TSM and frictionally engaging a surface of a bracket used to mount said locator beacon to an object, at least one clip clipping said first TSM to said locator beacon or said bracket, and at least one clamp clamping said first TSM to said locator beacon or said bracket; periodically detecting said condition by said first TSM; and wirelessly transmitting, from said first TSM to a wireless device located remote from or in proximity to said first TSM, a signal including information describing said condition detected by said first TSM. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a locator beacon comprising a battery; and a first Transponder and Sensor Module (TSM) coupled directly to or adjacent to said locator beacon and configured (a) to detect at least one condition of said locator beacon or said battery, and (b) to wirelessly transmit a signal including information describing said condition to a wireless device located in proximity to or remote from said transponder, wherein said first TSM comprises at least one of a pressure sensitive adhesive disposed along a peripheral edge thereof and configured to bond said first TSM to said locator beacon or a bracket used to mount said locator beacon to an object, at least one securing protrusion extending therefrom and configured to frictionally engage a surface of said bracket, at least one clip configured to clip said first TSM to said locator beacon or said bracket, and at least one clamp configured to clamp said first TSM to said locator beacon or said bracket. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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