Location recording system
US7855654B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2205/06
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention discloses a communication system and method for determining and recording the geographical location of an object attached with a short range wireless device, over a wide area, in a vicinity of a radio beacon that can be located by a remote control station, upon establishing or interrupting a wireless connection between said wireless device and said radio beacon. One embodiment of the invention relates to a system for search and rescue of a man overboard (person overboard), a quite frequent and fatal accident at sea.
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