Patent ID: 8862378
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: G01S,G08B

Abstract:
1. A method to locate a person, animal, or object, comprising: (a) providing in contact with or at least in close proximity to the person, the animal, or the object, at least a first signaling unit having a location and a second signaling unit having a location, wherein each respective said signaling unit is adapted for identifying the location of said respective signaling unit and for transmitting information identifying the location of said respective signaling unit to a monitoring station when the first and second signaling units are separated more than a preselected distance; (b) activating at least one of the signaling units to initiate the transmission of the information, optionally in encrypted form, identifying the location of the signaling unit; and (c) transmitting the information identifying the location of the signaling units to the monitoring station.