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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2011
Michael E. Weed, Venice, FL (US);
Endre Berecz, Bradenton, FL (US);
Michael E. Weed, Venice, FL (US);
Endre Berecz, Bradenton, FL (US);
L-3 Communications Corporation, Sarasota, FL (US);
Abstract
Systems () and methods () for providing wireless health monitoring for a locator beacon (). The methods involve: coupling a Transponder and Sensor Module (TSM) to the locator beacon such that at least one condition of the locator beacon or a battery () of the locator beacon can be remotely monitored; periodically detecting the condition by the TSM (); and periodically and wirelessly transmitting, from the TSM to a wireless device () located in proximity to the TSM, a signal including information describing the condition detected by the TSM. The TSM can include, but is not limited to a transponder (e.g., an RFID tag) and sensor. The wireless device, can include, but is not limited to a transponder interrogator.