Patent ID: 7327252
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. An emergency personnel tracking system, comprising: a personal, mobile short range, passive RFID device; a personal, mobile long range, active RFID device; a fixed location transceiver, capable of initiating a communication from the passive RFID device, located within a rescue environment; and a signal fusion console receiving communications from the transceiver, wherein the passive and active RFID devices are in communication with the transceiver to provide an information of the passive and active RFID devices, and the transceiver is in communication with the signal fusion console, wherein the signal fusion console relays a location information of the passive and active RFID devices for tracking of emergency personnel about the rescue environment, wherein the signal fusion console performs a check of the passive and active RFID devices and transceivers prior to distributing the transceivers, and wherein the check comprises determining a signal strength of the passive and active RFID devices and the transceivers, testing the passive and active RFID devices and the transceivers to determine whether functioning properly, and initial location testing.