System and method for monitoring assets, objects, people and animals utilizing impulse radio
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1. A method for monitoring the contents within a structure, comprising:
- placing at least one first ultra wideband radio inside said structure; and
transmitting, during at least one transmission interval, ultra wideband signals from said at least one first ultra wideband radio to at least one second ultra wideband radio, wherein said ultra wideband signals convey information about the contents within the structure.
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Abstract
An asset, object, person or animal monitoring system and associated method for monitoring assets, objects, people or animals utilizing impulse radio techniques. The asset, object, person or animal monitoring system of the present invention can vary the duty cycles of the impulse radio transmitters, by both manual and automatic means, to adapt to varied requirements.
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1. A method for monitoring the contents within a structure, comprising:
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placing at least one first ultra wideband radio inside said structure; and transmitting, during at least one transmission interval, ultra wideband signals from said at least one first ultra wideband radio to at least one second ultra wideband radio, wherein said ultra wideband signals convey information about the contents within the structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for monitoring the contents within a structure, said system comprising:
at least one first ultra wideband impulse radio capable of transmitting during at least one transmission interval, ultra wideband signals to at least one second ultra wideband radio, wherein said ultra wideband signals convey information about the contents within the structure. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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