Systems and methods of tracking and/or avoiding harm to certain devices or humans
AssigneeShotSpotter, Inc.
InventorsKen S. Fisher, Kevin Baxter
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Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods of tracking and/or avoiding harm to certain devices or humans. According to one exemplary embodiment, a method of tracking individual assets may include obtaining position data of an asset via a GPS receiver in communication with a position sensor associated with the asset, processing position data and sensor data via a processing component associated with the position sensor that receives the position data from the GPS receiver, and communicating sensor data to a host device via a communication interface associated with the position sensor and configured to enable wireless communication between the position sensor and the host device.
Claims25
A method of detecting friendly fire comprising:
- obtaining position data of a military asset via a GPS receiver contained within a position sensor associated with the military asset;
- processing position data and sensor data via a processing component contained in the sensor that receives the position data from the GPS receiver;
- communicating sensor data to a host device via a communication interface in the sensor configured to enable wireless communication between the sensor and the host device;
- obtaining direction data from an electronic compass in communication with the processing component;
- exchanging information with the host device to enable the host device to determine when users of individual sensors are firing weapons at each other;
- and
- receiving a friendly fire incident warning when the sensor is associated with the friendly fire incident.
A system that detects friendly fire comprising:
- a plurality of position sensors for attachment to military assets, each sensor comprising:
- a GPS receiver for determining the position of a military asset;
- a processing component that receives position data from the GPS receiver, the processing component including a subcomponent configured for communicating sensor data;
- and
- an electronic compass in communication with the processing component;
- and
- a communication interface configured to enable wireless communication between the sensor and a host;
- wherein the communication interface is further configured to:
- allow exchange of information with a host device to enable the host device to determine when users of individual sensors are firing weapons at each other;
- and
- receive a friendly fire incident warning when the sensor is associated with the friendly fire incident.
A method of determining whether to employ lethal measure within a certain boundary to avoid harm to assets, wherein the assets include certain devices and/or humans, the method comprising:
- associating a sensor with each asset, wherein said sensor having a GPS receiver;
- determining by the GPS receiver a location of the asset;
- transmitting wirelessly the location of the asset so determined to a host device;
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- determining whether to employ the lethal measure in response to the location of the asset transmitted to the host device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.