Object location system and method thereof

A method of locating an object, the method comprising the steps of:

• substantially securing a locating circuit to the object;
• remotely positioning a plurality of monitoring units from the locating circuit, wherein each of the plurality of monitoring units is positioned in a different location;
• intermittently communicating an omnidirectional signal between the locating circuit and the plurality of monitoring units, wherein the omnidirectional signal is transmitted at a frequency of at least 4.2 GHz;
• determining a duration of transmission time of the omnidirectional signal between each of the monitoring units and the locating circuit;
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• calculating a location of the locating circuit using the determined duration of transmission time of the omnidirectional signal for each of the monitoring units and the locating circuit.

A system for locating an object within a structure, the system comprising:

• a locating circuit substantially secured to the object, the locating circuit having an omnidirectional signal intermittently transmitted;
• a plurality of monitoring units, each position in a distinct, substantially stationary location, wherein the plurality of monitoring units are located in at least two vertical planes, and wherein the plurality of monitoring units receive the omnidirectional signal;
• a calculator in communication with each of the plurality of monitoring units, wherein the calculator determines a duration of transmission time of the omnidirectional signal between the locating circuit and each of the plurality of monitoring units and calculates a location of the locating circuit using the determined duration of transmission for each of the plurality of monitoring units and the locating circuit;
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• a display element displaying a graphical representation of the structure, wherein the calculated location of the locating circuit is expressed in at least three dimensions, relative to the graphical representation of the structure.