Patent ID: 6933849
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: G01S,G06K,G06Q,G07C,G08B

Abstract:
1. A system for locating, identifying, tracking, and providing surveillance of at least one object or person, said system comprising: an active or passive transponder affixable to the object or person; a scanner for transmitting and receiving time-varying electromagnetic radio frequency (RE) signals; and an antenna for respectively transmitting and receiving said RF signals to and from said scanner and said transponder, wherein said antenna being strategically affixable within a facility for enabling the system to process data generated by said transponder, scanner and antenna to locate, identify, track and provide surveillance of the object or person having said transponder affixed to the object or person, and said system being configured such that said locating determines a position of the object or person, said identifying determines a characteristic by which the object or person is recognizable, said tracking monitors the course of a moving object or person, and said surveillance providing generally continuous systematic observation of an assigned coverage region for detection and said tracking of the object or person.