Abstract: A guest amenity system and method are disclosed, and include providing each one of at least some of the individuals of a group with a wireless enabled portable communicator having an identification tag with a unique identification tag identifier. At least one monitoring site is located within a defined environment where the individuals are located for sending and receiving signals to and from the tags as the individuals move within the defined environment. Location information for the individuals is determined in response to the monitoring sites. The location information about the group of individuals within the environment are communicated to at least one of the portable wireless communicators. Other amenity information is also communicated to the portable wireless communicators.

Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for tracking in real time the location of a person, animal, or other object in a community having a cable infrastructure. The system may include at least one identification tag, at least one stationary reader adapted to track the identification tag, and a controlling device adapted to receive information from the stationary reader and transmit information on the cable infrastructure. The method may include defining a plurality of zones within the community; locating a person, animal, or other object in the plurality of zones; determining a location of the person, animal, or other object; and providing the location of the person, animal, or other object on the cable infrastructure of the community.

Abstract: A system and method of communication are disclosed for communication for a confined area of a facility. Personal identification information of a guest is received into at least one of a set of stations distributed throughout the confined area. At least one person icon or place icon is displayed on a map of the confined area. A select signal indicative of at least one of said person icons or place icons is received. Direction indicia to the selected icon is displayed.