Location detection system for a device
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1. A location detection system comprising:
- a device being mobile for positioning at a location and having a unique device ID, said device having circuitry for controlling one or more functions of said device and including a network interface;
a location transmitting device spaced from said device for communicating a unique location identifier corresponding to the location of said device to said device; and
wherein said circuitry is operable to send device data, said unique device ID, and the unique location identifier from said device by way of said network interface.
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Abstract
A location detection system includes a device that is mobile for positioning at a location and has a unique device ID. The device also has circuitry for controlling one or more functions of the device and includes a network interface. A location transmitting device is provided that is spaced from the device for communicating a unique location identifier corresponding to the location of the device to the device. The circuitry is operable to send device data, the unique device ID, and the unique location identifier from the device by way of the network interface.
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1. A location detection system comprising:
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a device being mobile for positioning at a location and having a unique device ID, said device having circuitry for controlling one or more functions of said device and including a network interface; a location transmitting device spaced from said device for communicating a unique location identifier corresponding to the location of said device to said device; and wherein said circuitry is operable to send device data, said unique device ID, and the unique location identifier from said device by way of said network interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of detecting a location of a device, said method comprising:
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associating a unique device ID with the device; transmitting a unique location identifier corresponding to the location of the device from a location transmitting device spaced from the device; transmitting the unique location identifier and the unique device ID from the device to a remote computer remote from the device; transmitting device data from the device to the remote computer; and correlating the unique location identifier with the unique ID. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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