US4296408A
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Location transmitting system
Assignee: PORTRONIX COMMUNICATIONS Inc
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Filing: 1980-04-14
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Granted: 1981-10-20
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Expires: 2000-04-14
Abstract
Abstract A location transmitting system for use by one or more guards in a security system. Encoders are located at predetermined reporting locations which have no power supplies. Each guard carries a walkie-talkie radio transmitter which he places in a receptacle at the reporting location, energizing the encoder through external terminals in the receptacle which mate with external terminals of the walkie-talkie and its power supply.
Inventors
- 👤 Jules K. Neuringer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 01:15
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07C; G07C1/00; G07C1/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A location transmitting system comprising: a mobile unit including power supply means having external terminals; a plurality of encoder means at different predetermined locations for generating coded signals individually representative of said locations, each of said encoder means having external terminals for contacting said power supply terminals of said mobile unit; a radio transmitter in said mobile unit for transmitting a radio signal from each of said encoder means locations; each of said encoder means being energized and each of said encoder means being effective to modulate said transmitter to transmit an encoded radio signal representative of the location when said mobile unit is so positioned that said power supply terminals thereof contact said external terminals of said encoder means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A location transmitting system comprising: a mobile unit including power supply means having external terminals; a plurality of encoder means at different predetermined locations for generating coded signals individually representative of said locations, each of said encoder means having external terminals for contacting said power supply terminals of said mobile unit; a radio transmitter in said mobile unit for transmitting a radio signal from each of said encoder means locations; each of said encoder means being energized and each of said encoder means being effective to modulate said transmitter to transmit an encoded radio signal representative of the location when said mobile unit is so positioned that said power supply terminals thereof contact said external terminals of said encoder means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
A system in accordance with claim 1 which includes means for actuating said transmitter for a timed duration sufficient to allow transmission of an encoded signal when said mobile unit is so positioned that said power supply terminals contact said external terminals of said encoder means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A system in accordance with claim 1 which includes a receptacle at each encoder means location having said external terminals of said encoder means therein for placement of said mobile unit therein to actuate the corresponding encoder.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
A system in accordance with claim 1 in which each of said encoder means also includes transmitter actuating signal and encoder output signal external terminals and in which said mobile unit has external terminals mating with said transmitter actuating signal and encoder output signal terminals.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-10-19 | 1985-04-20 | 1985-10-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-10-19 | 1989-04-20 | 1989-10-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-10-19 | 1993-04-20 | 1993-10-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |