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System and method for monitoring assets, objects, people and animals utilizing impulse radio

US6512455B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 27, 1999
Grant dateJan 28, 2003
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Expiry dateSep 27, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B2001/6908
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An asset, object, person or animal monitoring system and associated method for monitoring assets, objects, people or animals utilizing impulse radio techniques. The asset, object, person or animal monitoring system of the present invention can vary the duty cycles of the impulse radio transmitters, by both manual and automatic means, to adapt to varied requirements.

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