| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7405658 |
System and method for monitoring assets, objects, people and animals utilizing impulse radio |
July 29, 2008 |
| An asset, object, person or animal monitoring system and associated method for monitoring assets, objects, people or animals utilizing impulse radio techniques. The asset, object, person or animal monitoring system of the present invention can vary the duty cycles of the impulse radio |
| 7148791 |
Wireless danger proximity warning system and method |
December 12, 2006 |
| A danger proximity warning system and method are disclosed that utilize ultra wideband (UWB) technology to effectively warn a person when there is a potentially dangerous situation in their vicinity. In one embodiment, the danger proximity warning system includes a transmitting UWB r |
| 7129886 |
System and method for detecting an intruder using impulse radio technology |
October 31, 2006 |
| An intrusion detection system and method are provided that can utilize impulse radio technology to detect when an intruder has entered a protection zone. In addition, the intrusion detection system and method can utilize impulse radio technology to determine a location of the intrude |
| 7075476 |
Ultra-wideband smart sensor interface network and method |
July 11, 2006 |
| A network, sensor and method are provided that utilize the capabilities of impulse radio technology to help monitor and/or control the environment within a building. In particular, the network includes a sensor attached to a first impulse radio unit that is capable of transmitting an imp |
| 7069111 |
Method and system for controlling a robot |
June 27, 2006 |
| A system and method are described that use impulse radio technology to enhance the capabilities of a robot. In one embodiment, a system, a robot and a method are provided that use the communication capabilities of impulse radio technology to help a control station better control the |
| 6989751 |
System and method for monitoring assets, objects, people and animals utilizing impulse radio |
January 24, 2006 |
| An asset, object, person or animal monitoring system and associated method for monitoring assets, objects, people or animals utilizing impulse radio techniques. The asset, object, person or animal monitoring system of the present invention can vary the duty cycles of the impulse radio |
| 6917284 |
Railroad collision avoidance system and method for preventing train accidents |
July 12, 2005 |
| A railroad collision avoidance system and method are disclosed that utilize impulse radio technology to effectively warn a person when there is a locomotive in their vicinity. In one embodiment, the railroad collision avoidance system includes a transmitting impulse radio unit coupled to |
| 6900732 |
System and method for monitoring assets, objects, people and animals utilizing impulse radio |
May 31, 2005 |
| An asset, object, person or animal monitoring system and associated method for monitoring assets, objects, people or animals utilizing impulse radio techniques. The asset, object, person or animal monitoring system of the present invention can vary the duty cycles of the impulse radio |
| 6823022 |
Method for mitigating effects of interference in impulse radio communication |
November 23, 2004 |
| A method for mitigating interference in impulse radio communication conveying a message from a transmitting station to a receiving station. The method comprises the steps of: (a) conveying the message in packets; (b) repeating conveyance of selected packets to make up a repeat package; |
| 6822604 |
System and method for detecting an intruder using impulse radio technology |
November 23, 2004 |
| An intrusion detection system and method are provided that can utilize impulse radio technology to detect when an intruder has entered a protection zone. In addition, the intrusion detection system and method can utilize impulse radio technology to determine a location of the intrude |
| 6763282 |
Method and system for controlling a robot |
July 13, 2004 |
| A system and method are described that use impulse radio technology to enhance the capabilities of a robot. In one embodiment, a system, a robot and a method are provided that use the communication capabilities of impulse radio technology to help a control station better control the |
| 6760387 |
Impulse radio receiver and method for finding angular offset of an impulse radio transmitter |
July 6, 2004 |
| A system and method for determining angular offset of an impulse radio transmitter using an impulse radio receiver coupled to two antennae. The antennae are separated by some known distance, and, in one embodiment, one antennae is coupled to the radio with cable delay. Impulse signals fr |
| 6677796 |
Method and apparatus for implementing precision time delays |
January 13, 2004 |
| A system and method of implementing precision time delays that provides important and novel improvements over prior techniques of implementing time delays by utilizing a new strategy for selecting the values in the sine and cosine lookup tables. Sine and cosine values which result in |
