Abstract: A method and apparatus for locating and tracking a portable transmitter that may be deposited with currency or other items desired to be tracked, comprising a doppler antenna array, analog antenna switching, radio frequency and intermediate frequency circuitry and a digital signal processor, exhibiting increasing sensitivity, accuracy, and range.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 26, 1996
Date of Patent:
August 12, 1997
Assignee:
Electronic Tracking Systems, Inc.
Inventors:
Jerry W. Culpepper, John D. Markus, Lawrence M. Smith, Zhaoliang Chen