WO1997031238A1 - Displacement-current method and apparatus for resolving presence, orientation and activity in a defined space - Google Patents
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BRPI9707666-0A BR9707666B1 (en) | 1996-02-23 | 1997-02-18 | apparatus and processes for characterizing the position and orientation of a person in a defined space and the movement of a mass within a defined space. |
JP53024797A JP3655925B2 (en) | 1996-02-23 | 1997-02-18 | Displacement current method and apparatus for analyzing presence, orientation and activity in a defined space |
EP97906621A EP1012530B1 (en) | 1996-02-23 | 1997-02-18 | Displacement-current method and apparatus for resolving presence, orientation and activity in a defined space |
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CA002247458A CA2247458C (en) | 1996-02-23 | 1997-02-18 | Displacement-current method and apparatus for resolving presence, orientation and activity in a defined space |
DE69718069T DE69718069T2 (en) | 1996-02-23 | 1997-02-18 | SHIFTING CURRENT METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING PRESENCE, ORIENTATION AND ACTIVITY IN A DEFINED SPACE |
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