Wireless tracking system for personal items
First Claim
1. A radio frequency receiving device comprising:
- an electronic circuitry including a microprocessor, a memory unit, a button, an LED, a speaker device, and a radio frequency receiver circuitry;
the memory unit comprised of a DRAM, the DRAM for storing an instruction to direct an action of the microprocessor;
the button depressible to manually activate an input circuitry, the input circuitry for sending input signals to the microprocessor;
the microprocessor having an output circuitry;
the LED for displaying an output display signal from the output circuitry;
the electronic circuitry having an internal state, the internal state including a sleep mode, an active mode and an alarm mode;
the radio frequency receiver circuitry for receiving a radio frequency signal from a radio frequency transmitter;
the radio frequency receiver circuitry for sensing and determining if the radio frequency signal has a compatible characteristic of an expected signal;
the radio frequency receiver circuitry for converting the radio frequency signal into a digital form;
the radio frequency receiver circuitry for sending the digital form to the microprocessora counter maintained by the microprocessor, the counter for tracking a cumulative number of the digital form of the radio frequency signals received by the radio frequency receiver circuitry;
an incremental advancement of the counter by the microprocessor;
a check by the microprocessor of the counter to determine if the counter is above an upper count limit of the counter, the upper count limit fixed and pre-determined for the radio frequency receiving device; and
the alarm mode entered into by the microprocessor, if the microprocessor determines in the check of the counter that the counter above the upper count limit.
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Abstract
A radio frequency transmission device including electronic circuitry. A digital logic circuit is alternate-able from a sleep mode to an active mode after a pre-determined time period, and back to the sleep mode immediately after transmission of a digital signal. The digital signal includes a unique and pre-determined sequence of fixed length pulses routed to a transmission circuit to transmit a radio signal in a specific frequency range. An output display signal from the output circuitry is displayed with an LED. An input circuitry is manually activated. A radio frequency signal is received with a receiver circuitry, sensed to determine if the received signal has a compatible characteristic of an expected signal. The radio frequency signal is converted into a digital form and sent to the microprocessor. Every associated transmitter device is tracked with a counter maintained by a microprocessor. Personnel, belongings and pets can be tracked with this device.
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14 Claims
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1. A radio frequency receiving device comprising:
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an electronic circuitry including a microprocessor, a memory unit, a button, an LED, a speaker device, and a radio frequency receiver circuitry; the memory unit comprised of a DRAM, the DRAM for storing an instruction to direct an action of the microprocessor; the button depressible to manually activate an input circuitry, the input circuitry for sending input signals to the microprocessor; the microprocessor having an output circuitry; the LED for displaying an output display signal from the output circuitry; the electronic circuitry having an internal state, the internal state including a sleep mode, an active mode and an alarm mode; the radio frequency receiver circuitry for receiving a radio frequency signal from a radio frequency transmitter; the radio frequency receiver circuitry for sensing and determining if the radio frequency signal has a compatible characteristic of an expected signal; the radio frequency receiver circuitry for converting the radio frequency signal into a digital form; the radio frequency receiver circuitry for sending the digital form to the microprocessor a counter maintained by the microprocessor, the counter for tracking a cumulative number of the digital form of the radio frequency signals received by the radio frequency receiver circuitry; an incremental advancement of the counter by the microprocessor; a check by the microprocessor of the counter to determine if the counter is above an upper count limit of the counter, the upper count limit fixed and pre-determined for the radio frequency receiving device; and the alarm mode entered into by the microprocessor, if the microprocessor determines in the check of the counter that the counter above the upper count limit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of a radio frequency receiving device comprising the steps of:
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a) providing an electronic circuitry, the electronic circuitry including a microprocessor having an output circuitry, a memory unit comprised of a DRAM, a button, an LED, a speaker device, and a radio frequency receiver circuitry; b) powering the electronic circuitry by a battery, the electronic circuitry having a sleep mode and an active mode; c) displaying an output display signal from the output circuitry with the LED; d) manually activating an input circuitry with the button; e) sending an input signal to the microprocessor with the input circuitry; f) receiving a radio frequency signal with the radio frequency receiver circuitry; g) sensing and determining with the radio frequency receiver circuitry if the radio frequency signal has a compatible characteristic of an expected signal; h) converting the radio frequency signal into a digital form with the radio frequency receiver circuitry; i) sending the digital form to the microprocessor of the radio frequency receiver circuitry; j) tracking each of a plurality of radio frequency transmitter devices with a counter, the counter maintained by the microprocessor unit of the radio frequency receiving device; k) advancing incrementally a counter by the microprocessor; 1) checking with the microprocessor to determine if the counter is above an upper count limit of the counter, the upper count limit fixed and pre-determined for the radio frequency receiving device; and m) entering an alarm state by the microprocessors, if the microprocessor determines in the check of the counter that the counter of one of the plurality of the radio frequency transmitter devices is above the upper count limit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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