Method for monitoring the movements of individuals in and around buildings, rooms and the like

• US 7,138,920 B2
• Filed: 03/04/2002
• Issued: 11/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jan Bengtsson
• Original Assignee: Jan Bengtsson
• Inventors: Nyfelt, Leif
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, HUNG T
• Application Number:
  US10/472,211
• Publication Number:
  US 20040135694A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,723 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.1, 340/573.3, 340/572.1, 340/572.4, 340/572.7, 340/572.8, 340/539.1, 340/539.13, 340/539.14, 340/540, 340/541, 340/425.5, 340/525, 340/825.69, 340/825.49, 345/419, 345/473, 345/474, 345/475, 701/204, 701/220
• US Class Current: 340/573.1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/751 wherein the responder or reflector radiates a coded signal
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence

Abstract

A method of monitoring the movements of an individual in and around buildings, rooms and other spaces, where each individual carries a passive transponder which has an individual-unique identity and which is for co-action with an active antenna that is connected, either directly or indirectly, to a monitoring center for transmitting signals received from transponders, and where a plurality of antennas are placed in and around the buildings, rooms or other spaces to be monitored. The signals transmitted to the exercise center are used to show movements of the individual in the form of a three-dimensional animated picture on a picture screen.

Claims

1. A method of monitoring movements of an individual in and around buildings, rooms and other spaces, wherein each individual carries plural passive transponders with each transponder having an individual-unique identity and that is intended for co-action with an active antenna which is connected, either directly or indirectly, to a monitoring centre (13) for transmitting signals received from transponders, characterised

by placing on different parts of the body of said individual the transponders that have individual-unique defined identities,

by placing a plurality of antenna loops (16,17,18,19,20) in and around buildings, rooms and other spaces to be monitored for a direct co-action with the transponders carried by the individual,

by registering the presence the transponders within a detection range of one of the antenna loops to obtain a positioning of each of the transponders carried by the individual, and

by using the signals sent to the monitoring centre (13) to show movements of individuals as a three-dimensional animated picture on a picture screen, wherein the individual is displayed as an animated non-static three-dimensional picture of the individual and the three-dimensional picture of the individual changes as the individual moves.

2. A method according to claim 1, characterised by placing transponders on feet, a knee, a stomach and hands of respective individuals and the three dimensional animated picture of the individual shows the way in which the individual moves to three-dimensionally display walking, creeping and wriggling of the individual.

3. A method according to claim 1, characterised by placing antenna loops around window openings (16) and door openings (17) in said buildings.

4. A method according to claim 1, characterised by placing antenna loops generally evenly over the entire floor surface (18) in respective buildings.

5. A method according to claim 1, characterised by providing objects (21) in and around the building with transponders, and

by using signals sent to the monitoring centre (13) to show movements of each object as an animated three-dimensional picture of each object, wherein each object is displayed as a non-static three dimensional animated picture of the object that changes as the object moves.

6. A method according to claim 1, characterised by providing exercise material with transponders.

7. A method according to claim 1, characterised by providing the buildings with hit acknowledging detectors which function to register simulated hits on the building and which are coupled to the antenna loops.

8. A method according to claim 1, characterised by providing exercise material including weaponry, hand grenades, and explosive material with transponders.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein, the three dimensional animated picture of the individual shows the way in which the individual moves to display walking, creeping and wriggling of the individual.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein, the three dimensional animated picture of the individual shows the way in which the individual moves to display walking and creeping of the individual.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein,

the transponders are placed on plural of feet, knees, a stomach and hands of the individual, and

the three dimensional animated picture of the individual shows the way in which the individual moves to display walking and, creeping of the individual.

12. A method of monitoring movements of an individual in and around buildings, rooms and other spaces, comprising the steps of:

providing plural antenna loops within a monitoring space;

providing an active antenna in communication with a monitoring center and in communication with each antenna loop;

placing plural passive transponders on different parts of an individual;

each transponder having a different individual-unique identity,

having the antenna loops directly co-act with the transponders to obtain signals representing an exact three-dimensional position of the individual;

having the obtained signals sent via the active antenna to the monitoring center; and

using the signals sent to the monitoring center to show, on a screen, movements of the individual as a three-dimensional animated picture of the individual within the monitoring space, wherein the three-dimensional picture of the individual three-dimensionally changes on the screen as the individual moves within the monitoring space.

13. A method according to claim 12, wherein, transponders are placed on feet, knees, a stomach and hands of the individual.

14. A method according to claim 12, wherein, the transponders are placed on plural of feet, knees, a stomach and hands of the individual.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein,

the transponders are placed on plural of feet, knees, a stomach and hands of the individual, and

the three dimensional animated picture of the individual shows the way in which the individual moves to three-dimensionally display walking and creeping of the individual.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein,

objects (21) in and around the monitoring space are provided with object-transponders, and

using signals generated from the object-transponders to show movements of each object as an animated three-dimensional picture of each object, wherein each object is displayed as a non-static three dimensional animated picture of the object that changes three-dimensionally as the object moves.

17. A method of monitoring movements of an individual in and around buildings, rooms and other spaces, comprising the steps of:

providing plural antenna loops within a monitored area;

placing plural passive transponders on different parts of an individual, each transponder having a different individual-unique identity;

having the antenna loops co-act with the transponders to obtain signals representing an exact three-dimensional position of the different parts of the individual; and

using the signals to show, on a screen, movements of the individual as a three-dimensional animated individual within the monitored area, wherein the three-dimensional picture of the individual three-dimensionally changes on the screen as the individual moves within the monitored area.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein,

the transponders are placed on plural of feet, knees, a stomach and hands of the individual, and

the three dimensional animated picture of the individual shows the way in which the individual moves to three-dimensionally display walking and creeping of the individual.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein,

objects (21) in and around the monitored area are provided with object-transponders, and

using signals generated from the object-transponders to show movements of each object as an animated three-dimensional picture of each object, wherein each object is displayed as a non-static three dimensional animated picture of the object that changes three-dimensionally as the object moves.