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Remote tracking and sensing system and method

US6067044A · kind A · utility

153Cited by
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22Claims
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Filing dateSep 21, 1998
Grant dateMay 23, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 21, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S19/34
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A remote tracking and sensing device (20) includes a global positioning system receiver (22). A processor (24) receives a position signal from the global positioning system receiver (22). A communication interface (30) connects the processor (24) to at least two wireless communication systems (26, 28). A power management system (32) provides power to the processor (24) based on an output (38) from a motion sensor (40).

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