Device location system and method
OwnerSwarup Mohalikinventor
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Abstract
A device location system is described including a position beacon associated with a specified physical location, a beacon detection means attached to or physically associated with said device, the beacon detection means adapted to actively interrogate its surrounding environment to detect the presence of a proximate position beacon and record the presence of said position beacon thereby correlating the location of the device with the specified physical location. The invention also provides a device incorporating beacon detection means, for example an RFID reader.
Claims20
A device location system comprising:
- a position beacon associated with a specified physical location;
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- a beacon detection means attached to or physically associated with said device, said beacon detection means adapted to actively interrogate its surrounding environment to detect the presence of the position beacon when the position beacon is proximate the beacon detection means, and record information relating to the presence of said position beacon thereby correlating the location of the device with the specified physical location.
A device including a beacon detection means configured to actively interrogate its surrounding environment to detect the presence of a proximate position beacon, said beacon associated with a specified physical location, and record information relating to the presence of said position beacon thereby correlating the location of the device with the specified physical location.
A device as claimed in claim 20 wherein the beacon detection means is adapted to store the physical location information read from a position beacon in a manner, form or format which allows it to be retrieved by a remote management means.
A method of managing the location of a plurality of devices including the step of querying one or more of the devices to retrieve location information stored in said devices, said location information obtained by said devices by detecting the presence of one or more proximate position beacons, the position beacons containing location information corresponding to the physical location of said position beacons.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.