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