AU2014101465A4

AU2014101465A4 - GPS RFID Scaffold Information Tag Holder.

Info

Publication number: AU2014101465A4
Application number: AU2014101465A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Adam James Anderson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2014-12-13
Filing date: 2014-12-13
Publication date: 2015-02-05
Anticipated expiration: 2022-12-13

Abstract

2014101465 A GPS /RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER Scaffold-locator device that can be securely locked to a fixed position Scaffold or a Mobile Scaffold or a Scaffold Ladder so as to be removable only by using one or more custom mechanical keys and/or resettable software keys/codes. This prevents the Scaffold-locator device from being disabled and being removed from the Scaffold/Scaffold Ladder. The GPS/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER locator comprises of a GPS/RFID Scaff Tag Holder, a connecting band, by which the GPS/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER is attachable to a Scaffold/Scaffold Ladder. The GPS/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER locator also utilizes an extended antenna design to achieve a compact profile for the housing which contains the device's electrical components.

Description

EDITORIAL NOTE 2014101465 There are four pages of description only GPS/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER Device with locking band for Locating Fixed Scaffolds and Mobile Scaffolds and Scaffold Ladders whilst holding Scaffold Identification Tag. May 11, 214 A GPS '/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER Scaffold-locator device that can be securely locked to a fixed position Scaffold or a Mobile Scaffold or a Scaffold Ladder so as to be removable only by using one or more custom mechanical keys and/or resettable software keys/codes. This prevents the Scaffold-locator device from being disabled and being removed from the Scaffold/Scaffold Ladder. The GPS/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER locator comprises of a GPS/RFID Scaff Tag Holder, a connecting band, by which the GPS/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER is attachable to a Scaffold/Scaffold Ladder. The GPS/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER locator also utilizes an extended antenna design to achieve a compact profile for the housing which contains the device's electrical components. Description REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a Continuation-in-Part of patent 2014101235, which was approved 23rd October 2014. FIELD OF INVENTION The present invention relates to the general field of GPS devices and more particularly to GPS/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER devices for locating Scaffolding and Scaffold Ladders. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Scaffolds and Scaffold ladders must be inspected at regular intervals. Many man hours are consumed in finding Scaffolds and Scaffold Ladders on medium to large building sites. By using GPS the time needed to find Scaffolds and Scaffold Ladders will be dramatically reduced. The prior art in this field discloses several GPS-based locator devices, which are wearable by persons, used in Automobiles and to track assets. These devices generally comprise a GPS receiver and a transmitter component, such as a wireless telephone. Examples of such devices are described in the AUS patent application publications of Jogias Patent & Trade Marks Attorneys 2014101049 and Shelston IP 2011227024, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.

A major disadvantage of the prior art GPS locator devices is that they can be readily defeated by removing the device, Since the availability of such GPS/RFID locators has been widely publicized, someone wanting to remove the Scaffold or Scaffold Ladder can locate the device and remove it, thereby rendering its tracking function inoperative. Another critical problem of the prior art GPS/RFID locator designs is the need to accommodate wireless telephonic transmission/reception components within a housing that is compact enough to be attached to the Scaffold or Scaffold Ladder without obstructing the Scaffolds or Ladders purpose. The present invention addresses the deficiencies in the prior art GPS/RFID locator devices by providing a device which can be securely locked to a Scaffold or Scaffold Ladder so as to be removable only by using one or more custom mechanical keys and/or resettable software keys/codes. The present invention also utilizes the present need for a secure holder to secure a Scaffold Identification Tag on erected Scaffolds and to track ladders in a Scaffold register. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The locking GPS/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER -based locator device, is made up of a GPS/RFID Scaff Tag Holder, a connecting band, by which the GPS/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER is attached to the Scaffold/Scaffold Ladder, and the GPS/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER. The GPS/RFID Scaff Tag Modules for RFID and GPS are situated on the front face of the GPS/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER. The GPS/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER contains a cellular module, one or more high band antennas in electrical communication with the cellular module and the GPS module, a processing circuit, and a power source. The GPS modules, upon activation, is configured to receive satellite GPS location data for a current location of the locator device and to transmit the GPS location data to the processing circuit, which converts the GPS location date to one or more outgoing locator message signals, in text or audible format, that are sent by the cellular module through one of the high-band or low-band antennas to one or more designated contacts. The GPS module is activated in a response mode, through the processing circuit, by the cellular module in response to a location request, in text or audible format, received through one of the high-band or low-band antennas. The GPS is also activated in a periodic mode by the processing circuit at designated intervals, In order to operate effectively on a wireless telephonic network, the cellular module of the locator device must be capable of transmitting and receiving at both a high frequency and a low-frequency band. Covering 800-5800 MHz, the Tag will operate in all cellular bands globally plus the 2.4 GHz & 5.8 GHz ISM bands. The Scaff GPS/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER device will incorporate active GPS antennas and an RFID module. Since the optimal size of an antenna increases in relation to the wavelength of the signals it transmits/receives, effective low-band antennas must be substantially larger than its high-band counterpart.

For maximum tamper-proof security, the GPS/RFID Scaff Tag Holder is preferably made of a high-strength thermoplastic, such as polycarbonate. The connecting band can consist of a high-strength thermoplastic polymer reinforced with a titanium alloy. Both the GPS/RFID Scaff Tag Holder and the connecting band are water proof. The foregoing summarizes the general design features of the present invention. In the following sections, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in some detail. These specific embodiments are intended to demonstrate the feasibility of implementing the present invention in accordance with the general design features discussed above. Therefore, the detailed descriptions of these embodiments are offered for illustrative and exemplary purposes only, and they are not intended to limit the scope either of the foregoing summary description or of the claims which follow. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. I is a front perspective view of the GPS/RFID Scaff Tag Holder. FIG. 2 is a side view of the GPS/RFID Scaff Tag Holder FIG. 3 is a top end view of the GPS/RFID Scaff Tag Holder DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiment are provided herein. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but rather as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed system, structure or manner. The apparatus for housing a GPS/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER device for locating Fixed Scaffolding and Mobile Scaffolds and Scaffold Ladders according to the present invention are described in detail with reference to attached drawings, 1) Antenae attached/inserted into/on GPS/RFID Scaff/Ladder Tag Holder body. 2 &3) The GPS/RFID Scaff/Ladder Tag Holder contains both an RFID and GPS Modules. These are situated on the front face of the GPS/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER; it also contains a storage unit for two lithium batteries to power the GPS/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER module. 4) Metal/Plastic lockable band with Key release mechanism 5) The GPS/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER has a recess to receive and capture a Scaffold Identification Tag. 5A) The GPS/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER has a recess to receive and capture a Ladder Identification Tag,

Claims

1. A locking GPSFIiD SCAFF TAG HOLDER -based locator device, which is attachable t) Fixed Scalfold and Mobile S afillding and Scaflok Ladders.

2. The GPS RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER receives and capto es a Scaffold ldetriat in Tag.

3. The GPS.FIFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER roceves and cap ras a Ladder Identification Tag.

4. A lockable connecting band, by which the GPSRFID Scaff Tag Holder is attached to die Scafold, and a locking mechanism, to prevent its removat

5, The GPS/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER contains and or resides upon it a GPS module, which upon actvation, is configured to receive satellite GPS location data and to transirn the GPS location data to 9he prooossing circuit, wh-ch converts the GPS location data to one or more outgoing locator message signals. in text or adie format which signals are sent by the Cellular module, through. h one or more of the high-band or the low-band antennas, to one or more designated contfacts

6. Th. locator dice of claim 5, wherein the GPS of -e GPS4RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER module is activated In a periodic mode by te processing circuit at designated etervals

7, The locator device of claim 5, wherein the processing circuit includes a diple x filter in electical communic:-uion i wi the cellular module, ad wherein the diplo filter separates the outgoing locator message signals into high-ass lrequncies and low-pass frequencies, and wherein the duplex filter directs the high-pass frequencies to one o mere of the high-band antennas in/or the GPS/RFID Scaff Tag Holder ,and where cn the diplox filter drects the low-pass troquencies to Oe or more of the low-band antennas in/on the GPS/RFID SCAFF TAG HOLDER.