Systems and methods for monitoring altitude sensing beacons

A beacon device, the beacon device comprising:

• a beacon identification value associated with a physical location of the beacon device;
• an altitude determination circuit operable to determine an altitude value corresponding to an altitude of the beacon device;
• a wireless transmitter circuit operable to transmit the beacon identification value and an altitude data derived from the altitude value;
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• wherein the wireless transmitter circuit is further operable to transmit a motion indication indicating motion of the beacon and a power loss indication indicating disconnection of the beacon from a fixed power source, and wherein an alert level is generated based at least in part on a combination of the beacon altitude data, the motion indication, and the power loss indication.

A location monitoring system, the system comprising:

• a beacon device including:
• an altitude determination circuit operable to determine an altitude value corresponding to an altitude of the beacon device;
• a wireless transmitter circuit operable to transmit beacon information including the altitude value;
• a target monitor including:
• an attachment apparatus configured to attach the target monitor to a target;
• a wireless receiver circuit operable to receive the beacon information;
• a wireless transmitter circuit operable to transmit an alert level to a recipient device, wherein the alert level is generated based at least in part on the beacon information, and wherein the recipient device is separate from the target;
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• a controller circuit operable to:
• store the altitude value at a first time as a baseline value in a memory;
• receive the altitude value at a second time as an updated value;
• compare the updated value with the baseline value;
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• generate the alert level based at least in part on the result of the comparison of the updated value with the baseline value.