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US 9,927,511 B1Granted
Location communication system and method
OwnerJack Shurtz, Mark Nathaniel Drennaninventors
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Abstract
A system configured to provide detailed location information to a user in an emergency by communicating with one or more communication devices having unique identifiers.
Claims16
A location identification system comprising:
- at least one transmitter (i) retrofitted to another electronic device that is affixed to a surface of a residential enclosure or a business enclosure, and (ii) having an identifier;
- a position determining unit configured to process the identifier and determine a position of the at least one transmitter;
- and
- a communication device configured to (i) communicate with the at least one transmitter and the position determining unit, and (ii) cause the position of the at least one transmitter to be communicated to a remote receiver outside the residential enclosure or the business enclosure,
- wherein,
- the another electronic device is configured as at least one of a sign, an emergency light, or a detector,
- the another electronic device is affixed to the surface in the residential enclosure or the business enclosure at a predetermined distance to at least one other object, and
- the at least one other object is configured to provide egress or ingress.
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A method of locating a device comprising the steps of:
- determining a position of at least one transmitter via a position determining unit configured to (i) process a unique identifier of the at least one transmitter, and (ii) determine the position based on the processing of the unique identifier;
- and
- causing the position of the at least one transmitter to be communicated from a communication device to a remote receiver,
- wherein,
- the at least one transmitter is retrofitted to another electronic device that is affixed to a surface of a residential enclosure or a business enclosure,
- the another electronic device is configured as at least one of a sign, an emergency light, or a detector,
- the another electronic device is affixed to the surface in the residential enclosure or the business enclosure at a predetermined distance to at least one other object,
- the at least one other object is configured to provide egress or ingress, and
- the remote receiver is outside the residential enclosure or the business enclosure.
6 more elements
A location communication network comprising:
- a plurality of transmitters (i) retrofitted to other electronic devices affixed to one or more surfaces of a residential enclosure or a business enclosure, and (ii) each having a unique identifier;
- a position determining unit configured to process the unique identifiers and determine positions of the plurality of transmitters;
- and
- a communication device configured to (i) communicate with plurality of transmitters and the position determining unit, and (ii) cause the positions of the plurality of transmitters to be communicated to a remote receiver outside the residential enclosure or the business enclosure,
- wherein,
- the another electronic device is configured as at least one of a sign, an emergency light, or a detector,
- the another electronic device is affixed to the surface in the residential enclosure or the business enclosure at a predetermined distance to at least one other object, and
- the at least one other object is configured to provide egress or ingress.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.