Patent ID: 6366202
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
A paired finding system comprising at least two locators, any of said locators being usable to find any other of said locators, each locator comprising:signal receiving means for receiving and identifying a search signal emitted from another of said locators; beacon signaling means for emitting at least one beacon signal to which a human user is sensitive in response to said receiving means identifying said search signal; search signaling means for emitting said search signal upon activation by said user; a case accommodating said beacon and search signaling means, said signal receiving means and an activatable button accessible by said user from an exterior of said case; and a processor accommodated in said case, monitoring said signal receiving means and an activation of said button while in a first mode in which said processor consumes a first amount of current, and controlling said signal receiving means, said beacon signal means, and said search signal means while in a second mode in which said processor consumes a second amount of current substantially larger than said first amount.