Claims
- 1. A method for tracking, locating, and guiding an entity within a building, comprising the steps of:
entering a digital floor plan of said building into a server; installing at least one of a plurality of placeholders at various locations within said building; indicating said various placeholder locations on said digital floor plan; activating said at least one of a plurality of tracking devices by connecting said at least one of a plurality of tracking devices to said at least one of a plurality of placeholders, wherein said activation includes transmission of location data of an entity to be tracked to said server; and displaying by said server said location data.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one of a plurality of placeholders are installed at predetermined locations within said building.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one of a plurality of placeholders are installed at a predetermined height relative to a floor of said building.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one of a plurality of placeholders are installed at a random height relative to a floor of said building.
- 5. The method of claim 1, wherein said server is non-stationary.
- 6. The method of claim 1, wherein said server is stationary.
- 7. The method of claim 1, wherein said activating said at least one of a plurality of tracking devices, includes reception and transmission of location data of said entity to be tracked by said at least one of a plurality of tracking devices.
- 8. The method of claim 1, wherein said activating said at least one of a plurality of tracking devices, includes interactively communicating between said at least one of a plurality of tracking devices and said server.
- 9. The method of claim 1, wherein said displaying by said server, includes displaying by said server said building floor plans.
- 10. A system for tracking, locating, and guiding an entity within a building, comprising:
a digital floor plan of a building; a server for processing said digital floor plan of said building; at least one of a plurality of placeholders installed at various locations within said building; a location indicator device for indicating said various placeholder locations on said digital floor plan; and at least one of a plurality of tracking devices connected to said at least one of a plurality of placeholders for reception and transmission of location data of said entity to said server for display on said digital floor plan.
- 11. The system of claim 10, wherein said at least one of a plurality of placeholders are installed in fixtures at a predetermined locations within said building.
- 12. The system of claim 10, wherein said at least one of a plurality of placeholders are installed in fixtures at a predetermined height relative to a floor of said building.
- 13. The system of claim 10, wherein said at least one of a plurality of placeholders are installed in fixtures at a random height relative to a floor of said building.
- 14. The system of claim 10, wherein said server is contained in a non-stationary device.
- 15. The method of claim 10, wherein said server is contained in a stationary device.
- 16. A system for tracking, locating, and guiding an entity within a building, comprising:
digital data means for describing floor plans of a building; a computing means for processing said floor plans of said building; at least one of a plurality of tracking means for reception and transmission of location data of said entity; at least one of a plurality of affixing means installed at various locations within said building for affixing and activating said at least one of a plurality of tracking means; a location indicator means for indicating said various affixing means locations on said digital data means; and a display means for displaying said location data transmitted by said at least one of a plurality of tracking means.
- 17. The system of claim 16, wherein said at least one of a plurality of affixing means are installed in housing means at predetermined locations within said building.
- 18. The system of claim 16, wherein said at least one of a plurality of affixing means are installed in housing means at a predetermined height relative to a floor of said building.
- 19. The system of claim 16, wherein said at least one of a plurality of placeholders are installed in housing means at a random height relative to a floor of said building.
- 20. The system of claim 16, wherein said computing means is non-stationary.
- 21. The method of claim 16, wherein said computing means is stationary.
- 22. The method of claim 16, wherein said display means includes said display means displaying said digital data means for describing building floor plans.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/333,104, filed on Nov. 20, 2001, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60333104 |
Nov 2001 |
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