摘要:
A real-time location system including a backbone communication network having a plurality of network access point devices and a real-time location system server, a plurality of monitor devices where each monitor device being located at a location around a facility, each of the plurality of monitor devices being configured to transmit a unique monitor identification code using a secondary transmission technology, each of the monitor identifications codes being mapped to a single location in the facility at which a monitor device is located, each of the monitor devices further being configured to transmit an RF beacon using a first RF protocol, and at least one tag being configured to receive, detect and retransmit the monitor identification code back to at least one of the plurality of monitor devices using a second RF protocol.
摘要:
A system and methods for estimating the location of a mobile device are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, a mobile device receives an ultrasound signal lacking an identification of the source of the ultrasound signal. One or both of the mobile device or a server identify which of a plurality of beacons transmitted the ultrasound signal based on the time at which the mobile device received the ultrasound signal and the time at which the mobile device received a wireless electromagnetic signal prior to receiving the ultrasound signal. One or both of the mobile device or the server estimate a location of the mobile device based on the identified beacon and on the times at which the mobile device received the wireless electromagnetic and ultrasound signals.
摘要:
A bed proximity-determining system includes communications functionality and an ability to determine the proximity of a caregiver to a bed. Based on that proximity, the system transmits commands to the bed or a local system.
摘要:
A security system and method includes a tag that continues to function in the presence of LF noise by (i) detecting the LF noise, and (ii) generating an RF signal comprising information that causes a controller to issue a lock command.
摘要:
A position location system and method, the system including: an infrared (IR) transmitter, a first and a second ultrasound (US) transmitter, the first and a second US transmitters arranged at respective predetermined distances from a reference plane, an IR receiver configured to receive an IR signal from the IR transmitter, a US receiver configured to receive a first US signal from the first US transmitter and a second US signal from the second US transmitter; and a processor coupled to a memory and further coupled to the IR receiver and the US receiver, the processor configured to detect: a time of flight (ToF) of the first US signal from the first US transmitter to the US receiver; and a ToF of the second US signal from the second US transmitter to the US receiver.
摘要:
A RTL system and method for operating, the system including: a plurality of groups, each group including: a battery-operated wireless timing beacon generator to transmit timing beacons, wherein the timing beacon generator obtains its timing synchronization for the timing beacons wirelessly from a timing server; and one or more battery-operated secondary technology base-stations to receive the timing beacons, and to transmit respective secondary technology transmissions based on the received timing beacons; and a portable tag to be located, the portable tag configured to receive timing beacons and secondary technology transmissions from at least one group.
摘要:
A wireless active RFID tag, system and method, the system including: a plurality of access points, wherein each access point is groupable by a characteristic in common with another access point; a system controller communicatively coupled to a system memory and to the plurality of access points; and an active RFID tag, the tag comprising: a transmitter module configured to transmit, to access points in the system, request for an acknowledgement from any member of a predetermined group of access points. The acknowledgement may further include one or more of a time reference used by the system; and an identification of secondary technologies used by the system.
摘要:
Methods and systems for determining a location and an identity of a portable device are provided. The system includes apparatus for transmitting timing synchronization information, a plurality of stationary infrared (IR) base stations and a plurality of portable devices. Each IR base station is configured to receive the timing synchronization information and to transmit a corresponding IR location code in a time period based on the received timing synchronization information. Each portable device is configured to: 1) receive the timing synchronization information, 2) detect the IR location codes from the IR base stations and 3) transmit an output signal including a portable device ID representative of the portable device and the detected IR location code. Each portable device is synchronized to detect the IR location code in the time period based on the received timing synchronization information.