Handheld portable real-time tracking and communications device

US8185101B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Sandia Corporation · US

Inventors

• James M. Wiseman · Albuquerque, US
• Loren E. Riblett, Jr. · Edgewood, US
• Karl L. Green · Albuquerque, US
• John A. Hunter · Kingston, CA
• Robert N. Cook, III · Rio Rancho, US
• James Stevens · Arlington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 19, 2009
• Grant date: May 22, 2012
• Expiry date: Nov 10, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01S5/0027
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Portable handheld real-time tracking and communications devices include; a controller module, communications module including global positioning and mesh network radio module, data transfer and storage module, and a user interface module enclosed in a water-resistant enclosure. Real-time tracking and communications devices can be used by protective force, security and first responder personnel to provide situational awareness allowing for enhance coordination and effectiveness in rapid response situations. Such devices communicate to other authorized devices via mobile ad-hoc wireless networks, and do not require fixed infrastructure for their operation.