Patent ID: 9082281
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. An object locator system comprising: a transmitter device comprising an electronic control circuit for producing control signals, the transmitter device having a panel display for viewing a list of objects to be tracked; and one or more receiver tags comprising an electronic circuit for receiving the control signals from the transmitter device, and for transmitting a response signal to the transmitter device, each one of the one or more receiver tags being attachable to an object from the list; wherein the transmitter device provides a first visual or audible signal when at least one of the objects of the list is within a first predetermined distance from the transmitter device, wherein the transmitter device provides a second visual or audible signal when the at least one of the objects of the list is between the first predetermined distance and a second predetermined distance from the transmitter device, and wherein the transmitter device provides a third visual or audible signal when the at least one of the objects of the list is outside the second predetermined distance from the transmitter device; wherein the first visual or audible signal comprises a first light that is configured to flash when the at least one of the objects of the list is within the first predetermined distance from the transmitter device, wherein the first light configured to remain lit when the at least one of the objects of the list is between the first predetermined distance and the second predetermined distance from the transmitter device, and wherein the third visual or audible signal comprises a second light that is configured to flash or remain lit when the at least one of the objects of the list is outside the second predetermined distance from the transmitter device; wherein each of the objects of the list has a different first light and a different second light.