×

Method and system for tracking equipment employing RF-ID technology

  • US 7,714,710 B2
  • Filed: 09/22/2005
  • Issued: 05/11/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. An apparatus for determining a location of a transducer within one of a plurality of known areas, said transducer having at least one uniquely identifiable characteristic, said apparatus comprising:

  • a plurality of first sensors distributed within said plurality of known areas;

    a plurality of second sensors located between adjacent areas of the plurality of known areas; and

    a processor in communication with a memory for;

    requesting information for locating a first transducer,receiving the information from the plurality of first and second sensors, said information including said uniquely identifiable characteristic and a signal strength of the first transducer,associating said received information based on said transducer identification, anddetermining a known area of said first transducer location by correlating a relative magnitude of the signal strength received from the first transducer on each of said first and second sensors.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×