An infrared (IR) article or person locator system is described Wherein a plurality of stationary
units are distributed in Zones throughout an enclosure. The article or person carries a …

Electronics, 12/22/77, Two-Chip Set Uses Infrared Pulse to Control TVs, p. 119. GE-Tech.
Training Man., TV 1978 Line, 7/1977, Remote/Electronic Tuning Syst., pp.-l-2, 6-9. LED Ckts …

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Some businesses have a need to monitor the
locations of people or equipment. For example, hospitals might desire to monitor the location …

A multitude of customized services are presently available for serving telephone customer
needs. Illustra tive of such a service is a call forwarding feature which enables a customer to …

Personnel locating system for use in a facility having a [63] Continuation of Ser. No. 856,646,
Apr. 25, 1986, plurality of rooms having doorways therein comprised abandoned, which is a …

[57] ABSTRACT A personnel locator system for monitoring the locations of classes of
personnel. Members of classes of personnel carry portable, infrared transmitters which …

57 ABSTRACT A method and apparatus for sending paging signals and messages to
individuals within a building and accepting responses to the messages. Messages may be …

A method and apparatus for sending paging signals and messages to individuals within a
building and accepting responses to the messages. Messages may be initiated by electronic …

(57) ABSTRACT A communications system provides for the location or tracking of persons or
objects to automatically establish two-way conversation with the person located via an …

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention pertains to the? eld of person
nel locating systems. Systems of this general type have been proposed in the prior art for …