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US 5,504,491 AGranted
Global status and position reporting system
OwnerRobert W. Chapmaninventor
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A global status and position reporting system for a remote unit having a status and position transmit/receive unit with at least one status and/or event input connected to a respective status and/or event sensor for reporting at least one system status and/or event and position of the remote unit, and a status output connected to a communication interface; at least one base unit adapted for receiving a status and position report, disposed at a position spaced away from the remote unit; position independent communications means including communications interfaces respectively disposed in the remote unit and in the base unit for transmitting a status and position report from the remote unit to the base unit upon receipt of an activating prompt from the status sensor or a prompt initiated at the base unit. A global positioning satellite receiver is provided in the remote unit for receiving global positioning information from a system of global positioning satellites having a position output connected to the communications means for entering position information upon receiving the activating prompt.
A status and position reporting system comprising at least one movable remote unit, a plurality of bases disposed apart from said remote unit, status determining means and position determining means in said remote unit, status and position reporting means in said remote unit connected to said status determining means and said position determining means for reporting status information and position information pertaining to said remote unit, remote unit communication means in said remote unit connected to said status and position reporting means for communicating said status and position information from said remote unit to said base;
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