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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2009
Marlin H. Mickle, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Peter J. Hawrylak, Woodstown, NJ (US);
Michael A. Rothfuss, Feasterville, PA (US);
Marlin H. Mickle, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Peter J. Hawrylak, Woodstown, NJ (US);
Michael A. Rothfuss, Feasterville, PA (US);
University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A system for estimating the current position of an asset within a location that includes a transponder associated with the asset, a plurality of wireless interface devices provided within the location, and a central computer system in electronic communication with the wireless interface devices. The central computer system is adapted to: (i) identify a particular one or more of the wireless interface devices that have received a wireless signal from the transponder, and (ii) determine an estimate of the current position based on the identified particular one or more of the wireless interface devices.