US Patent Issued on March 25 for "Tracking device and system" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,259,482, issued on March 25.

"Tracking device and system" was invented by Ryan Smith (Ottawa) and Salomon Gutierrez (Ottawa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tracking device and system is provided. In one aspect the tracking device comprises more than one type of transceiver; a GPS receiver; a microcontroller which controls the transceivers and GPS receiver; a power source for providing power to the transceivers, GPS receiver and microcontroller; and a secure band for attachment to a wearer. The tracking system includes a tracking device comprising more than one type of transceiver and a GPS receiver; a user device configured to send a w...