OBJECT LOCATING SYSTEM

摘要

An object locating system (10) usable by an intended user (11 ) for locating an object (44), the object locating system (10) comprising: a first transmitter-receiver unit (12) including a first unit transmitter (100) for selectively transmitting at least one of a first search signal and a second search signal, a first unit receiver (102) for receiving a third search signal and a first unit signaling element (104) operatively coupled to the first unit receiver (102) for issuing a first alarm perceptible by the intended user (11) when the third search signal is received by the first unit receiver (102); a second transmitter-receiver unit (14) including a second unit transmitter (100) for selectively transmitting at least one of the first search signal and the third search signal, a second unit receiver (102) for receiving the second search signal and a second unit signaling element (104) operatively coupled to the second unit receiver (102) for issuing a second alarm perceptible by the intended user (11) when the second search signal is received by the second unit receiver (102); a receiver unit (116) including a third unit receiver (106) for receiving the first search signal and a third unit signaling element (108) operatively coupled to the third unit receiver (106) for issuing a third alarm perceptible by the intended user when the first search signal is received by the third unit receiver (106). The first transmitter-receiver unit (12) is configured and sized to be wearable by the intended user (11 ) and the receiver unit (16) is securable to the object (44). The first and second transmitter-receiver units (12 and 14) are usable by the intended user (11 ) to locate each other and are each usable by the intended user (11 ) to locate the receiver unit (16).