Patents
US 10139472 B2: Extensible object location system and method using multiple references
- Granted
- 2018-11-27
- Filed
- 2016-05-05 application 15147149
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An example disclosed method includes defining a first zone within a monitored area, a first group of receivers covering the first zone; defining a second zone within the monitored area, a second group of receivers covering the second zone; determining, via a processor, a first position of a first tag based on timing measurements obtained via the first group of receivers; determining, via the processor, whether the first position indicates that the first tag is within the first zone; and when the first position indicates that the first tag is not within the first zone, not reporting data associated with the first tag.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg181127.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIH Corp. 204 patents | US company or organization | Lincolnshire, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitan Ameti | Rockville, MD | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Keming Chen | Herndon, VA | 21 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert J. Fontana | Potomac, MD | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Edward A. Richley | Gaithersburg, MD | 37 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Belinda Turner | Germantown, MA | 21 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01S | Radio direction-finding; radio navigation; determining distance or velocity by use of radio waves; locating or presence-detecting by use of the reflection or reradiation of radio waves; analogous arrangements using other waves | G01S5/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-05 | Release of security interest Release of security interest - 364 - day | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. signed 2021-02-25 | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LINCOLNSHIRE, IL LASER BAND, LLC LINCOLNSHIRE, IL TEMPTIME CORPORATION MORRIS PLAINS, NJ | 56036/590 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-09-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION signed 2020-09-01 LASER BAND, LLC signed 2020-09-01 TEMPTIME CORPORATION signed 2020-09-01 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. BROOKLYN, NY | 53841/212 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-07-03 | Security interest Security interest Notice of transfer of security interest in patents | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION signed 2019-07-01 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT BROOKLYN, NY | 49675/49 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-03-29 | Merger Merger | ZIH CORP. signed 2018-12-20 | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LINCOLNSHIRE, IL | 48884/618 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-10-25 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ZIH CORP. signed 2017-09-07 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENT BROOKLYN, NY | 44616/736 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2016-05-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MULTISPECTRAL SOLUTIONS, INC. signed 2014-04-29 | ZIH CORP. LINCOLNSHIRE, IL | 38558/716 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-05-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | AMETI, AITAN signed 2006-01-04 CHEN, KEMING signed 2006-01-04 FONTANA, ROBERT J. signed 2006-01-04 RICHLEY, EDWARD signed 2006-01-04 TURNER, BELINDA signed 2006-01-04 | MULTISPECTRAL SOLUTIONS, INC. GERMANTOWN, MD | 38558/528 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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