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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2016
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Arun V. Mahasenan, Trivandrum Kerala, IN;
Amit Kulkarni, Medina, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system for tracking assets. The system includes a visible light source that includes a wireless signal generator configured to produce wireless signals and a tag that includes a detector that detects the presence of the wireless signals produced by the visible light source. The tag includes a transmitter that is configured to send additional wireless signals. The system further includes a tag monitor that includes a receiver that is configured to receive the additional wireless signals. The tag monitor determines a location of the tag based on the additional wireless signals received from the tag.