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US 9,285,458 B2Granted
Apparatus for indicating the location of a signal emitting tag
AssigneeGlobalfoundries Inc.
InventorsDaniel T. Bajema, Joseph P. Edgar, Jeffrey R. McCallum, Thuan Q. Nguyen, Socheat Sou
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Abstract
An apparatus for indicating the location of a signal emitting tag. The apparatus includes signal detectors, control logic, and at least one light producing device. The control logic activates the light producing device in response to receiving data from the signal detectors. After activation, the light producing device illuminates the location of an individual that is near the point of origin of a signal that was detected by the signal detectors.
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An apparatus for indicating the location of a signal emitting tag, the apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of signal detectors;
- a signal emitting tag emitting a signal to the plurality of signal detectors, the signal emitting tag carried by an individual that is collocated with a point of origin of said signal;
- a control logic receiving the signal from the plurality of signal detectors;
- a first set of instructions within the control logic that identify a location of the signal based on known locations of the plurality of signal detectors;
- at least one visible light producing device that is activated by the control logic in response to receiving data from the plurality of signal detectors and the identified location of said signal;
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- the at least one visible light producing device that, in response to being activated by the control logic, illuminates the location of the signal using the at least one visible light producing device to identify the point of origin of the signal emitting tag based on the signal collocated with the individual;
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- a second set of instructions within the control logic that monitor the point of origin of the signal emitting tag, based, at least in part, on the data from the plurality of signal detectors, for readjusting orientation of the visible light producing device to continuously illuminate the point of origin of the signal.
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