Patent ID: 6771213
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: A01K,G01S,G08B

Abstract:
A portable locator, comprising:a first device for receiving and transmitting paging signals via a two-way paging system during communication with a base station wherein said first device has transmission/reception characteristics that can be affected by its physical proximity to other objects; a second device for receiving location information signals from a satellite of a global positioning system wherein said second device has transmission/reception characteristics that can be affected by its physical proximity to other objects; a third device, coupled to said first and second devices and for processing said location information signals upon activation, to provide location information for communication in said transmitting of paging signals; and a portable housing, for supporting said first, second and third devices and for securing said housing to a person and disposable on said person is such a manner as to facilitate electromagnetic interaction with said signals such that the proximity of said first and second devices to the person is such that the transmission/reception characteristics thereby are affected minimally; wherein said locator may be activated to provide said location information by reception of a query via a receiving paging signal or by traversing a predetermined distance limit or by a timer.