Wireless tracking system and method utilizing near-field communication devices
US8368540B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 19, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H40/67
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system to determining a near-field communication interaction in a wireless tracking mesh network. The present invention preferably utilizes near-field communication devices in conjunction with tracking tags to transmit signals for reception by sensors stationed throughout a facility which form a mesh network and forward the signals to an information engine for analysis.
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