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Asset and personnel tagging system utilizing GPS

  • US 6,700,533 B1
  • Filed: 05/04/2000
  • Issued: 03/02/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An object locating system utilizing GPS including a tag, attached to the object, comprising:

  • a base station including a receiver for receiving a tag signal from the tag, and a processor; and

    the tag comprising;

    GPS circuitry including a GPS receiver for receiving a GPS signal; and

    communication circuitry enabling wireless communication between the base station and the tag, the communication circuitry including a transmitter for transmitting the tag signal to the base station;

    wherein the tag signal transmitted to the base station receiver includes GPS-based position information derived from the GPS signal and tag information; and

    wherein the processor at the base station is adapted to determine a position of the tag using any one of and both of the tag signal and the GPS-based position information received from the tag signal.

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