MAPPING AND MOVEMENT TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USING THEREOF
First Claim
1. A computerized method of mapping a plurality of anchor devices in a space, comprising:
- providing a plurality of anchor devices which are set to be detachably deployed in a plurality of locations in a space and function as nodes of a wireless mesh network;
capturing by said plurality of anchor devices a plurality of relative distance indication messages transmitted from the location of said plurality of anchor devices;
calculating, based on each said relative distance indication message, distance indicative parameters indicative of a distance between a pair of anchor devices from said plurality of anchor devices, said distance indicative parameters are relayed between said plurality of anchor devices over said wireless mesh;
aggregating said distance indicative parameters Which are relayed over said wireless me sh; and
calculating a dataset which maps a location of each one of said plurality of anchor devices in said space according to said aggregated distance indicative parameters.
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Abstract
A computerized method of mapping a plurality of anchor devices in a space. The method, providing a plurality of anchor devices which are set to be detachably deployed in a plurality of locations in a space, capturing by the plurality of anchor devices a plurality of relative distance indication messages transmitted from the plurality of anchor devices, calculating, based on each the relative distance indication message, distance indicative parameters indicative of a distance between a pair of anchor devices from the plurality of anchor devices, aggregating the distance indicative parameters, and calculating a dataset which maps a location of each one of the plurality of anchor devices in the space according to the aggregated distance indicative parameters.
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40 Claims
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1. A computerized method of mapping a plurality of anchor devices in a space, comprising:
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providing a plurality of anchor devices which are set to be detachably deployed in a plurality of locations in a space and function as nodes of a wireless mesh network; capturing by said plurality of anchor devices a plurality of relative distance indication messages transmitted from the location of said plurality of anchor devices; calculating, based on each said relative distance indication message, distance indicative parameters indicative of a distance between a pair of anchor devices from said plurality of anchor devices, said distance indicative parameters are relayed between said plurality of anchor devices over said wireless mesh; aggregating said distance indicative parameters Which are relayed over said wireless me sh; and calculating a dataset which maps a location of each one of said plurality of anchor devices in said space according to said aggregated distance indicative parameters. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 14, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for tracking at least one of an entity and an object in a space, comprising:
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a location computing unit; a plurality of anchor devices each having a tracking unit and set to be detachably deployed in one of a plurality of locations in a space, said plurality of anchor devices are nodes of a wireless mesh network; each of at least some of said plurality of anchor devices has; a receiver for receiving a plurality of relative distance indication messages each from a location of at least on of;
another of said plurality of anchor devices, at least one tracked entity and an tracked object;a processing unit for calculating, based on said relative distance indication messages, distance indicative parameters indicative of a distance between said at least one tracked entity or said tracked object and each of said plurality of anchor devices; a transmitter for relaying said distance indicative parameters to said a location computing unit over to said mesh; wherein said location computing unit aggregates said distance indicative parameters and maps accordingly a location of each one of said plurality of anchor devices in a dataset of said space; and wherein said dataset is used for tracking movement of at least one entity or an object that is monitored by said plurality of tracking units. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 33, 37)
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40. A method for mapping a space, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of outputs of a plurality of tracking units deployed in a space; documenting a plurality of movement trajectories of at least one entity in said space according to said plurality of outputs; identifying a plurality of passages in said space according to said plurality of movement trajectories; and generating a map mapping said plurality of passages.
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