WO2004017251A3 - Wide area and large capacity intelligent object tracking system and method - Google Patents

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WO2004017251A3
WO2004017251A3 PCT/CA2003/001242 CA0301242W WO2004017251A3 WO 2004017251 A3 WO2004017251 A3 WO 2004017251A3 CA 0301242 W CA0301242 W CA 0301242W WO 2004017251 A3 WO2004017251 A3 WO 2004017251A3
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    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
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    • G06K17/00—Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
    • G06K17/0022—Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations arrangements or provisious for transferring data to distant stations, e.g. from a sensing device

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The wide area object and large capacity tracking system comprises a plurality of tags (8) to be attached to an object to be tracked and being configured so as to generate and transmit a tag signal indicative of the object-related information, a tag-recording unit (12) configured to program a tag's memory with object-related information pertaining to the object to which the tag is attached, a central server (14) including a memory for storing the information stored to the tags; primary base stations (16), each being coupled to the central server (14) and being coupled to a pair of secondary base stations (18) so as to define a tag detecting cell; each of the primary and secondary base stations being configured to receive tag signals, each yielding three received signals indicative of the location of a tag within the cell; and at least one portable control unit (20) wirelessly coupled to the system and being configured to receive tag signals and object-related information. The system allows determining both in which cell each tag is located and its precise location in the cell.
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