Patent ID: 6504825
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: G01S,H04L

Abstract:
A system for mapping a location of electronic equipment in a defined area, said system comprising:a processing unit, which comprises an electronic map of the physical layout of said defined area and an algorithm for mapping a physical location of each of said electronic equipment in said defined area utilizing a received signal from each of said electronic equipment and a known location of a monitoring device near said electronic equipment; a plurality of monitoring devices with physical locations within said defined area that are known to said processor unit, wherein each of said monitoring devices is capable of communicating with said processing unit and receiving signals from any one of said electronic equipment that is located within a vicinity of said monitoring device and transmitting said signal to said processing unit; means for triggering at least one of said electronic equipment, wherein said at least one electronic equipment is triggered to transmit a signal including a unique signature, which is sent to said processing unit matched with the identifier (ID) of the monitoring device having a known physical location within the vicinity of said electronic equipment; and means wherein said processing unit determines and records a physical location within said defined area of each of said electronic equipment utilizing the signal received from the electronic equipment and the physical location of the monitoring device within the vicinity of the electronic equipment.