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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2016
Otter Products, Llc, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Christopher R. Langlois, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Otter Products, LLC, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Abstract
A beacon includes a housing, multiple directional radio frequency antennas, a multiplexer, and a signal source that produces a signal output. The directional radio frequency antennas are attached to the housing such that each directional radio frequency antenna points out radially from an axis of the housing in a direction different than the other directional radio frequency antennas. The multiplexer is electrically connected to each of the directional radio frequency antennas and to the signal source. The multiplexer is configured to sequentially conduct the radio signal output from the signal source to each of the directional radio frequency antennas to produce a wireless signal, wherein the signal output is only conducted to one of the directional radio frequency antennas at any given time and includes a unique identifier identifying the antenna it is currently being transmitted from. The beacon may also include electrical hardware for performing time of flight measurements.