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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2020
Applicant:
United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Army, Alexandria, VA (US);
Inventors:
Tung N Ly, Lorton, VA (US);
Duane N Morrison, Stafford, VA (US);
Denise R LaDue, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, Alexandria, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 64/00 (2009.01); G01S 19/51 (2010.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); H04W 16/26 (2009.01); B63B 22/16 (2006.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 64/003 (2013.01); B63B 22/16 (2013.01); G01S 19/51 (2013.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01); H04W 16/26 (2013.01); B63B 2203/00 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A distributed and buoy tracking and mesh network communication system includes buoy node devices having critical, designated placement determined navigational guidance criteria. Each buoy node apparatus serves a dual navigation and data transmission function.