Patent ID: 6812840
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
A monitoring and tracking system for an object comprising:an object area network comprising a plurality of object area network elements each having an inter-element communication unit adapted to facilitate inter-element communication between said object area network elements, said plurality of object area networks being each disposed on or proximate to said object; ones of said object area network elements each having a sensing unit to obtain data related to the object and a processor adapted for processing sensed data and for controlling inter-element communications with other elements of said network; a wireless communications unit coupled to at least one of said object area network elements and being adapted to facilitate communications between said object area network and at least one base station; wherein said object area network elements are coupled by inter-element communication to form an object area network whereby information may be shared between said object area network elements, and wherein the information may be communicated between said object area network and said at least one base station via said wireless communication unit.