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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2017
Higher Ground Llc, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Robert S. Reis, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Bruce L. McKinley, South Riding, VA (US);
HIGHER GROUND LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A communication device, having an antenna, determines a direction substantially in a direction to an intended transceiver. A desired direction that is different from the direction to the intended transceiver, and an anticipated direction that is offset from the desired direction, are determined. Based on the desired direction, parameters of expected energy values corresponding to a multiple pre-defined antenna directions of the antenna around the desired direction are determined. The communication device receives, using the antenna, multiple measured energy values corresponding to multiple antenna directions of the antenna around the anticipated direction. A directional offset is calculated using the multiple expected energy parameters and the multiple measured energy values. An updated anticipated direction is generated by updating the anticipated direction using the calculated directional offset. Steps of receiving measured energy values through generating an updated anticipated direction are repeated using the updated anticipated direction as the anticipated direction.