Location Tracker Helps First Responders Arrive Quicker

An innovative radio frequency (RF) monitoring system can identify the user’s location inside a building or communal area.

The new Smart ID Quick Response Plus location detection technology is a cost-effective solution for long-term care facilities that need the location of the resident narrowed down to common areas and residents’ living areas. When a resident pushes a pendant button, the location of the nearest repeater and the resident’s name and room number are promptly transmitted to the caregiver. For a quicker response time, caregivers can also receive alerts at the system control station or from a variety of signaling devices, including pagers, Email, text messages, QuickLook light emitting diode (LED) displays, or wireless phones.


The system features call pendants, which are available as a necklace, belt, clip, or wristband; easy-to-use touch screen-monitor software; smoke detector integration; and reporting capabilities. The system is faster and easier to install than other systems that require time-consuming mapping of a facility. The new Smart ID Quick Response Plus is a product of RF Technologies (Brookfield, WI, USA).

“The Smart ID technology is a cost-effective solution for facilities requiring location detail to a common living area or a block of apartments, thereby enabling caregivers to respond to calls faster and provide a greater sense of security for the residents of a community and their families,” said Paul Larson, vice president of product development for RF Technologies.

RF location tracking is based on a radio transceiver that once activated, transmits a radio signal, which can then be captured by receivers located throughout the coverage area. The signals are then analyzed, with relative signal strengths and transmission angles used to approximate the user’s location by a triangulation algorithm.

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