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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1999
Michael R. D'Angelo, Melrose, MA (US);
Geoffrey M. Eggert, Cape Elizabeth, ME (US);
Joseph E. Qualitz, Stow, MA (US);
Robert G. Bresler, Newton, MA (US);
Lexent Technologies, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);
Abstract
A motion and proximity sensitive system for monitoring spatial relationship between mobile objects comprising two way communication between a Child Unit, affixed to the child, and a Parent Unit, carried by the parent or guardian, is disclosed. When the Child Unit senses motion and determines that it is beyond a set near field proximity to the Parent Unit, the Child Unit communicates alerts to the Parent Unit allowing the parent to trigger an alarm on the Child Unit. A second alarm function selected by the mode switch sounds an alarm automatically in response to motion beyond the set near field proximity according to an adaptive alarm sequence.