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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2005
Robert Pei, Richmond, CA (US);
Tim Kaldewey, Mountain View, CA (US);
Samir Raiyani, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert Pei, Richmond, CA (US);
Tim Kaldewey, Mountain View, CA (US);
Samir Raiyani, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
SAP AG, Walldorf, DE;
Abstract
Provided are systems and methods for tracking resources at a site and initiating audio and video communication with tracked resources using multiple input and output modalities. The systems include a location tracking system, including a positioning engine and a presentation engine, an environmental tracking system, location and environmental sensors, either permanently installed or temporarily deployed, and portable devices such as mobile phones or personal digital assistants carried by the tracked resources and users. The methods include tracking such resources at a site, displaying their locations on a portable device using a visual map display, and providing the ability to initiate bi-directional audio and video communications with one of more of the tracked resources.