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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
May. 04, 2021
Fleetwood Group, Inc., Holland, MI (US);
Brian T. Harvey, Zeeland, MI (US);
Jason T. Grant, Holland, MI (US);
Travis Wilson, Zeeland, MI (US);
Nicholas Hayhoe, Zeeland, MI (US);
Warren Guthrie, West Olive, MI (US);
Nicholas A. Schrock, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
John G. Videtich, Zeeland, MI (US);
Fleetwood Group, Inc., Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A contact and ranging system includes a first device that includes a first transceiver, a second transceiver, and a controller to control the first transceiver and the second transceiver of the first device. The first device is operable to determine a distance between the first device and a second device. The first transceiver is configured to perform a discovery operation. Other devices are discovered and added to a list of paired devices. A ranging schedule for each paired device in the list of paired devices is determined. The second transceiver is configured to perform a ranging operation. The ranging and response transmissions are transmitted and received by a pair of devices, such that a range between the pair of devices is determined based upon a time of flight between the pair of devices. The range between the pair of devices is matched with a timestamp and stored in a database.