Geolocationing System and Method for Use of Same
First Claim
1. A system for providing awareness in a multi-space environment, the system comprising:
- a vertical and horizontal array of gateway devices, each gateway device being positioned within a space in the multi-space environment, each gateway device having a gateway device identification providing an accurately-known fixed location;
each gateway device of the vertical and horizontal array including;
a housing,a plurality of wireless transceivers associated with the housing,a processor located within the housing and coupled to the plurality of wireless transceivers,a memory accessible to the processor, the memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to;
receive a beacon signal via the wireless transceiver from a proximate wireless-enabled personal locator device, the beacon signal including a personal locator device identification,measure incident angle of arrival of the beacon signal,transmit a gateway signal to a server, the gateway signal including the personal locator device identification, the gateway device identification, and angle of arrival measurement; and
the server located within the multi-space environment and in communication with the vertical and horizontal array of gateway devices, the server including;
a processor, anda memory accessible to the processor, the memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to;
receive a plurality of gateway signals from a plurality of gateway devices of the vertical and horizontal array,process the plurality of gateway signals with angle of arrival modeling, anddetermine estimated location of the proximate wireless-enabled personal location device.
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Abstract
A geolocationing system and method for providing awareness in a multi-space environment, such as a hospitality environment or educational environment, are presented. In one embodiment of the geolocationing system, a vertical and horizontal array of gateway devices is provided. Each gateway device includes a gateway device identification providing an accurately-known fixed location within the multi-space environment. Each gateway device includes a wireless transceiver that receives a beacon signal from a proximate wireless-enabled personal locator device. The gateway devices, in turn, send gateway signals to a server, which determines estimated location of the wireless-enabled personal location device with angle of arrival modeling.
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1. A system for providing awareness in a multi-space environment, the system comprising:
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a vertical and horizontal array of gateway devices, each gateway device being positioned within a space in the multi-space environment, each gateway device having a gateway device identification providing an accurately-known fixed location; each gateway device of the vertical and horizontal array including; a housing, a plurality of wireless transceivers associated with the housing, a processor located within the housing and coupled to the plurality of wireless transceivers, a memory accessible to the processor, the memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to; receive a beacon signal via the wireless transceiver from a proximate wireless-enabled personal locator device, the beacon signal including a personal locator device identification, measure incident angle of arrival of the beacon signal, transmit a gateway signal to a server, the gateway signal including the personal locator device identification, the gateway device identification, and angle of arrival measurement; and the server located within the multi-space environment and in communication with the vertical and horizontal array of gateway devices, the server including; a processor, and a memory accessible to the processor, the memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to; receive a plurality of gateway signals from a plurality of gateway devices of the vertical and horizontal array, process the plurality of gateway signals with angle of arrival modeling, and determine estimated location of the proximate wireless-enabled personal location device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for providing awareness in a multi-space environment, the system comprising:
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a vertical and horizontal array of gateway devices, each gateway device being positioned within a space in the multi-space environment, each gateway device having a gateway device identification providing an accurately-known fixed location; each gateway device of the vertical and horizontal array including; a housing, a plurality of wireless transceivers associated with the housing, a processor located within the housing and coupled to the plurality of wireless transceivers, a memory accessible to the processor, the memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to; receive a beacon signal via the plurality of wireless transceivers from a proximate wireless-enabled personal locator device, the beacon signal including a personal locator device identification, measure received incident of arrival of the beacon signal and a respective incident angle of departure of the beacon signal, transmit a gateway signal to a server, the gateway signal including the personal locator device identification, the gateway device identification, and angle of arrival measurement; and the server located within the multi-space environment and in communication with the vertical and horizontal array of gateway devices, the server including; a processor, and a memory accessible to the processor, the memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to; receive a plurality of gateway signals from a plurality of gateway devices of the vertical and horizontal array, process the plurality of gateway signals with angle of arrival by utilizing at least three angle of arrival measurements between at least three gateway signals from respective gateway devices to determine a point of intersection therebetween, and determine estimated location of the proximate wireless-enabled personal location device.
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20. A system for providing awareness in a multi-space environment, the system comprising:
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a vertical and horizontal array of gateway devices, each gateway device being positioned within a space in the multi-space environment, each gateway device having a gateway device identification providing an accurately-known fixed location; each gateway device of the vertical and horizontal array including; a housing, a plurality of wireless transceivers associated with the housing, each of the plurality of wireless transceivers being part of a 2.4G multi-array of antennas, a processor located within the housing and coupled to the plurality of wireless transceivers, a memory accessible to the processor, the memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to; receive a beacon signal via the plurality of wireless transceivers from a proximate wireless-enabled personal locator device, the beacon signal including a personal locator device identification, measure phase differences between received incident of arrival of the beacon signal and a respective incident angle of departure of the beacon signal, transmit a gateway signal to a server, the gateway signal including the personal locator device identification, the gateway device identification, and angle of arrival measurement; and the server located within the multi-space environment and in communication with the vertical and horizontal array of gateway devices, the server including; a processor, and a memory accessible to the processor, the memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to; receive a plurality of gateway signals from a plurality of gateway devices of the vertical and horizontal array, process the plurality of gateway signals with angle of arrival by utilizing at least three angle of arrival measurements between at least three gateway signals from respective gateway devices to determine a point of intersection therebetween, and determine estimated location of the proximate wireless-enabled personal location device.
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