System and method for acquisition management of subject position information
US6975229B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S1/68
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for acquisition management of subject position information that utilizes radio frequency identification (RF ID) to store position information in position tags. Tag programmers receive position information from external positioning systems, such as the Global Positioning System (GPS), from manual inputs, such as keypads, or other tag programmers. The tag programmers program each position tag with the received position information. Both the tag programmers and the position tags can be portable or fixed. Implementations include portable tag programmers and fixed position tags for subject position guidance, and portable tag programmers for collection sample labeling. Other implementations include fixed tag programmers and portable position tags for subject route recordation. Position tags can contain other associated information such as destination address of an affixed subject for subject routing.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.