Patent ID: 7075476
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: G01S,H01Q,H04B

Abstract:
1. A monitoring device, comprising: a sensor, said sensor detecting at least one condition within a building; a first ultra wideband carrier wave-less impulse radio unit interfaced with said sensor; said first ultra wideband carrier wave-less impulse radio unit transmitting an impulse radio signal containing sensor related information to a second ultra wideband carrier wave-less impulse radio unit interfaced with a control station; said first ultra wideband carrier wave-less impulse radio unit interacting with at least two reference ultra wideband carrier wave-less impulse radio units to enable a determination of the position of the sensor within the building; and wherein said sensor related information and said position of said sensor are used by the control station to control at least one device associated with said building.