System for location in environment and identification tag
US9489813B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/29
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for location of animals and/or objects in an environment includes a signal processing and signal generation system consisting of electromagnetic tags on animals (or other objects) in an environment (typically a three dimension outdoor natural environment) where the animals or objects are physically present at arbitrary locations, and an electro-magnetic signal generating, signal receiving, and signal processing system that can move through or in relation to the environment. The system can compute the location and identity of the animals or objects based on signals received from their associated tags, including the calculated location of the ID tags, which function as “Reader-Locators.” The calculated location is enhanced by information about the environment provided by maps, satellite photos, GPS, GIS and/or other data specific to the probability of the location of the animals or objects within certain regions of the environment. The system includes a physical and electromagnetic modeling operation that is interactive with the environmental information derived from the actual environment, either historically or in “real-time” as the monitoring process occurs.
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