System for monitoring and tracking objects
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1. An object monitoring and tracking system comprising:
- a plurality of monitors, each monitor capable of receiving a transmitted signal and in communication with at least one network; and
at least one identification tag for attachment to the object to be monitored, the identification tag comprising electronic circuitry capable of generating an identification signal and of transmitting that signal within a transmission volume;
wherein each monitor is capable of receiving the identification signal while disposed within the transmission volume and of communicating the identification signal to at least one other monitor across the network.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system that uses a plurality of monitors in combination with a plurality of identification tags attached to objects in order to track and monitor those objects. The monitors inductively couple to the identification tags to obtain identification information therefrom. In addition, each monitor is in communication with a network containing at least one database to leverage existing network capacity for increased tracking volume. The network is preferably a peer-to-peer type network to permit direct communication and data sharing among the monitors.
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1. An object monitoring and tracking system comprising:
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a plurality of monitors, each monitor capable of receiving a transmitted signal and in communication with at least one network; and
at least one identification tag for attachment to the object to be monitored, the identification tag comprising electronic circuitry capable of generating an identification signal and of transmitting that signal within a transmission volume;
wherein each monitor is capable of receiving the identification signal while disposed within the transmission volume and of communicating the identification signal to at least one other monitor across the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An object monitoring and tracking system comprising:
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at least one monitor capable of receiving a transmitted signal; and
at least one identification tag for attachment to the object to be monitored, the tag comprising electronic circuitry capable of generating an identification signal and of transmitting that signal within a transmission volume;
wherein the monitor is capable of receiving the identification signal while disposed within the transmission volume, and the electronic circuitry is printed on the identification tag by a dot-matrix type printing process. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An object monitoring and tracking system comprising:
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a plurality of monitors, each monitor capable of receiving a transmitted signal and in communication with at least one network; and
at least one identification tag for attachment to the object to be monitored, the identification tag comprising electronic circuitry capable of generating an identification signal and of transmitting that signal within a transmission volume;
wherein each monitor is capable of receiving the identification signal while disposed within the transmission volume and of communicating the identification signal to at least one other monitor across the network; and
the electronic circuitry is printed on the identification tag by a dot-matrix type printing process.
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