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Method and apparatus for tracking objects at a site

US6917300B2 · kind B2 · utility

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35Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 30, 2001
Grant dateJul 12, 2005
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G1/20
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for tracking the location of an object near a machine at a site. The method and apparatus includes determining a position of the machine, determining a position of the object, transmitting the determined position of the object from the object to the machine, and displaying the position of the object relative to the position of the machine to an operator of the machine.

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