Patent ID: 7471242

Claim:
A method of installing and determining the positions of a plurality of receivers of a tracking system adapted to receive a beaconing signal from a beacon, said tracking system to be used to determine the location of said beacon based on information gathered by said plurality of receivers as to the position of said beacon relative to the positions of said plurality of receivers based on receipt of said beaconing signal at said plurality of receivers, said method comprising the steps of: (1) positioning a tracking device at a first location; (2) recording coordinates of said first location with said tracking device as a base location; (3) moving said tracking device to another location for installing one of said plurality of receivers; (4) recording coordinates of said another location with said tracking device as said location of said one of said plurality of receivers wherein said another location is recorded in coordinates relative to said base location; and (5) repeating steps (1)-(4) for each of said plurality of receivers.