SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED PERSONNEL IDENTIFICATION
First Claim
1. An automated personnel identification system, the system comprising:
- a portable communications device storing an identifier uniquely identifying at least one of a group consisting of the portable communications device and a user of the portable communications device;
a garment includinga communications interface,a light source,an electronic controller electrically coupled to the communications interface and to the light source, the electronic controller configured toreceive the identifier, via the communications interface, from the portable communications device; and
cause the light source to generate a modulated optical output based on the identifier.
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Abstract
An automated personnel identification system. The system includes a portable communications device that stores an identifier, which uniquely identifies the portable communications device, a user of the portable communications device, or both. The system also includes a garment. The garment includes a communications interface, a light source, and an electronic controller electrically coupled to the communications interface and to the light source. The electronic controller is configured to receive the identifier, via the communications interface, from the portable communications device. The electronic controller is further configured to cause the light source to generate a modulated optical output based on the identifier. In some embodiments, the electronic controller is further configured to receive a status indication from the portable communications device via the communications interface, and activate the light source based on the status indication.
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1. An automated personnel identification system, the system comprising:
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a portable communications device storing an identifier uniquely identifying at least one of a group consisting of the portable communications device and a user of the portable communications device; a garment including a communications interface, a light source, an electronic controller electrically coupled to the communications interface and to the light source, the electronic controller configured to receive the identifier, via the communications interface, from the portable communications device; and cause the light source to generate a modulated optical output based on the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for operating a personnel identification system that includes a portable communications device and a garment, the method comprising:
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storing, by the portable communications device, an identifier associated with a user; receiving, by an electronic controller of the garment, the identifier from the portable communications device; and causing, by the electronic controller, a light source of the garment to generate a modulated optical output based on the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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