System and method for monitoring assets, objects, people and animals utilizing impulse radio
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1. A method for monitoring an asset, object, person, or animal, comprising:
- associating a first ultra wideband radio with said asset, object, person, or animal; and
transmitting, during at least one transmission interval, ultra wideband signals from said first ultra wideband radio to a second ultra wideband radio, wherein said ultra wideband signals convey information about the asset, object, person, or animal.
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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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20 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring an asset, object, person, or animal, comprising:
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associating a first ultra wideband radio with said asset, object, person, or animal; and transmitting, during at least one transmission interval, ultra wideband signals from said first ultra wideband radio to a second ultra wideband radio, wherein said ultra wideband signals convey information about the asset, object, person, or animal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for monitoring an asset, object, person, or animal, comprising:
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associating a first ultra wideband radio with said asset, object, person, or animal; transmitting, during at least one transmission interval, ultra wideband signals from said first ultra wideband radio, said ultra wideband signals conveying information about the asset, object, person, or animal; receiving said ultra wideband signals at a second ultra wideband radio; and monitoring said information about the asset, object, person, or animal.
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20. A system for monitoring an asset, object, person, or animal, comprising:
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a first ultra wideband radio associated with said asset, object, person, or animal, said first ultra wideband radio transmitting, during at least one transmission interval, ultra wideband signals conveying information about the asset, object, person, or animal; a second ultra wideband radio, said second ultra wideband radio receiving said transmitted ultra wideband signals; and a monitoring station associated with said second ultra wideband radio, said monitoring station monitoring said information about the asset, object, person, or animal.
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