Voice activated electronic locating systems
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1. A system for locating an object comprising:
- a transmitter for transmitting of an electromagnetic interrogation signal within a defined interrogation zone;
a tag adapted for attachment to an object, the tag being responsive to said electromagnetic interrogation signal and comprisinga signal receiving structure adapted to capture at least a portion of the energy of said interrogation signal, anda response generator for generating a responsive signal to announce the presence of the object within an interrogation zone;
a receiver for detecting said responsive signal;
input means for entering requests for location of particular tagged objects, said input means further comprising a speech recognition system; and
display means for displaying information on the tagged object.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for location of objects to facilitate retrieval, filing, security, inventory stock-keeping and the like. The methods and apparatus employ a tag element associated with each object-to-be-located, and interrogation system for searching one or more spatial regions for such tagged items, as well as mechanisms for identifying objects within the interrogated region.
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1. A system for locating an object comprising:
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a transmitter for transmitting of an electromagnetic interrogation signal within a defined interrogation zone; a tag adapted for attachment to an object, the tag being responsive to said electromagnetic interrogation signal and comprising a signal receiving structure adapted to capture at least a portion of the energy of said interrogation signal, and a response generator for generating a responsive signal to announce the presence of the object within an interrogation zone; a receiver for detecting said responsive signal; input means for entering requests for location of particular tagged objects, said input means further comprising a speech recognition system; and display means for displaying information on the tagged object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of locating an object comprising the steps of:
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coding an object with a tag responsive to a predetermine electromagnetic signal; inputting at spoken request for location of an object to a controller which generates an electromagnetic interrogation signal; interrogating a spatial region with in electromagnetic interrogation signal to cause the tag to generate a responsive signal if present within the region; and detecting said responsive signal. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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