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OBJECT DISTANCE DETERMINATION SYSTEM

  • US 20160249171A1
  • Filed: 02/19/2015
  • Published: 08/25/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2015
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An object distance determination system, comprising:

  • a base station having a controller, non-volatile memory, a satellite positioning receiver, a wireless networking interface, and a power source, wherein the controller configured to execute instructions from software programs stored in the memory;

    a reference device defining a device housing that includes a controller, non-volatile memory, a satellite positioning receiver, a wireless networking interface, and a power source, wherein the controller configured to execute instructions from software programs stored in the memory;

    said reference device configured to retrieve reference positioning information related to its present geographic location from the reference device'"'"'s satellite positioning receiver and transmit the reference positioning information, along with a unique reference identifier associated with the reference device, through its wireless networking interface; and

    said base station configured to retrieve base positioning information related to its present geographic location from the base station'"'"'s satellite positioning receiver, receive over its wireless networking interface a transmission from said reference device that identifies the reference device and provides reference positioning information, and calculate the linear distance between the geographic location defined by the reference positioning information and the geographic location defined by the base positioning information.

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