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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2003
Timothy Patrick Kelliher, Scotia, NY (US);
Jens Rittscher, Schenectady, NY (US);
Peter Henry Tu, Schenectady, NY (US);
Kevin Chean, Troy, NY (US);
Harold Woodruff Tomlinson, Scotia, NY (US);
Timothy Patrick Kelliher, Scotia, NY (US);
Jens Rittscher, Schenectady, NY (US);
Peter Henry Tu, Schenectady, NY (US);
Kevin Chean, Troy, NY (US);
Harold Woodruff Tomlinson, Scotia, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
Surveillance systems and methods having both a radio frequency component and a video image are provided. The radio frequency component can determine the orientation and position of an RFID tag within a surveillance area. The orientation of the RFID tag is can be determined with respect to two or more orthogonal planes using inductance and a predetermined number of mutually orthogonal antenna loops.