Communications: electrical – Selective – Interrogation response
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-18
2006-04-18
Horabik, Michael (Department: 2635)
Communications: electrical
Selective
Interrogation response
C340S003100, C705S005000, C701S201000, C455S088000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07030732
ABSTRACT:
A system for locating an individual in a facility, the system comprising a portable wireless transponder device borne by the individual; an interrogator; and a plurality of antennas distributed in the facility, the antennas being selectively separately connected to the interrogator, the interrogator when connected to any of the antennas having a communications range covering less than the area of the entire facility, the interrogator being configured to repeatedly transmit a wireless command to the portable wireless transponder device using alternating antennas, the portable wireless transponder device being configured to transmit data identifying the portable wireless transponder device in response to a command if the portable wireless transponder device is within communications range of the antenna sending the command, the individual being locatable by determining with which antenna the interrogator was able to establish communications with the portable wireless transponder device.
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Shimizu Matsuichiro
Wells St. John P.S.
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