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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2012
Trimble Navigation Limited, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bernd Schoner, Cambridge, MA (US);
Ravikanth Pappu, Cambridge, MA (US);
Satyan Shah, Bedford, MA (US);
Brian Fiegel, Iowa City, IA (US);
John Biondo, Thornton, CO (US);
Trimble Navigation Limited, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A multi-modal entity tracking and display system is disclosed. In one embodiment, a tracking infrastructure comprising at least one data receiver is configured to detect a tracked entity comprising a first asset class using a first sensing technology and a second sensing technology. The at least one tracking data receiver is further configured to generate a tracking data report conveying a location of the tracked entity. A multi-modal entity tracker is configured to receive and store the tracking data report. The multi-modal entity tracker is further configured to receive and store a second tracking data report of a second tracked entity comprising a second asset class which is conveyed via the tracking infrastructure.