Patent · US Active

System and method for embedding a tracking device in a footwear insole

US10292453B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

3References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

GTX Corp · US

Inventors

Patrick E. Bertagna · Los Angeles, US
Andrew Hamish Duncan · Los Angeles, US
Li Wang · San Jose, US
Adam Solis · Long Beach, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 29, 2017
Grant date	May 21, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 29, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG08B21/0269
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A novel tracking system is disclosed. In one embodiment, a long-range tracking device is incorporated into a removable footwear insole and a short-range tracking device is incorporated into another removable footwear insole. The long-range tracking device includes a location determining device, a wireless communication device, and a power source. In a more particular embodiment, the location determining device is a GPS receiver, and the communication device is a cellular modem.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.