Autonomous interrogatable information and position device
US6085090A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2205/008
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An autonomous interrogatable information and position device combines the functionality of a satellite communications device capable of sending and receiving voice and digital data messages, a geo-location device capable of self-determining its positional location; an input/output port configured to allow attachment of the device to external local site sensors or equipment in order to obtain external local site sensor data or control the equipment, and a control processor capable of monitoring and responding to positional location information, input sensor data, and incoming voice and digital data messages.
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