Patent ID: 7551089

Claim:
A system for locating, identifying and tracking of at least one object, said system comprising: a transponder affixable to the object; scanners for transmitting and receiving radio frequency (RF) signals; antennas for respectively transmitting and receiving said RF signals to and from said scanners and said transponder; and a processor for polling at least one of said scanners to determine whether said polled scanner is at least one of: an entrance/exit scanner; and, a scanner affixed on a ceiling or wall of a facility, thereby designated a wall scanner; and wherein said antennas being affixable within the facility for enabling the system to locate, identify and track the object having said transponder affixed to the object, and wherein said locating determines a position of the object, said identifying determines a characteristic by which the object is recognizable, and said tracking monitors the movement of the object.