System and apparatus for integrated wireless location detection
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a location detection (LD) transmitter configured to transmit a first radio frequency (RF) signal in a first protocol and a second RF signal in a second protocol;
a first LD receiver configured to;
receive the first RF signal from the LD transmitter; and
determine from the first RF signal first information relating to a location of the LD transmitter;
a second LD receiver configured to;
receive the second RF signal from the LD transmitter; and
determine from the second RF signal second information relating to the location of the LD transmitter; and
an LD server configured to;
receive the first information and the second information wirelessly from the first LD receiver and the second LD receiver, respectively;
receive, from an industrial process control system, an identification of a preferred one of the first information and the second information; and
calculate the location of the LD transmitter from the preferred one of the first information and the second information.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system and method are provided for integrated wireless location detection. The system includes a location detection (LD) transmitter that transmits first and second radio frequency signals in first and second formats, respectively. First and second LD receivers, respectively, receive the first and second signals and determine first and second information relating to a location of the LD transmitter. An LD server wirelessly receives the first and second information and calculates the location of the LD transmitter from one of the first and second information. The LD server may receive a signal indicating a preferred one of the first and second information and calculate the location from the preferred one of the first and second information.
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1. A system comprising:
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a location detection (LD) transmitter configured to transmit a first radio frequency (RF) signal in a first protocol and a second RF signal in a second protocol; a first LD receiver configured to; receive the first RF signal from the LD transmitter; and determine from the first RF signal first information relating to a location of the LD transmitter; a second LD receiver configured to; receive the second RF signal from the LD transmitter; and determine from the second RF signal second information relating to the location of the LD transmitter; and an LD server configured to; receive the first information and the second information wirelessly from the first LD receiver and the second LD receiver, respectively; receive, from an industrial process control system, an identification of a preferred one of the first information and the second information; and calculate the location of the LD transmitter from the preferred one of the first information and the second information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a network interface; and a location calculator configured to; receive via the network interface first information from a first location detection (LD) receiver, the first information relating to a location of an LD transmitter and determined from a first radio frequency (RF) signal in a first protocol received from the LD transmitter; receive via the network interface second information from a second LD receiver, the second information relating to the location of the LD transmitter and determined from a second RF signal in a second protocol received from the LD transmitter; receive, from an industrial process control system, an identification of a preferred one of the first information and the second information for the LD transmitter; and calculate the location of the LD transmitter from the preferred one of the first information and the second information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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transmitting a first radio frequency (RF) signal in a first protocol from a location detection (LD) transmitter; transmitting a second RF signal in a second protocol from the LD transmitter; receiving the first RF signal in a first LD receiver and determining from the first RF signal first information relating to a location of the LD transmitter; receiving the second RF signal in a second LD receiver and determining from the second RF signal second information relating to the location of the LD transmitter; receiving the first information and the second information in an LD server; receiving, from an industrial process control system, an identification of a preferred one of the first information and second information receive; and calculating the location of the LD transmitter at the LD server from the preferred one of the first information and the second information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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