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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1980
Cecil C Ho, Irving, TX (US);
Claude A Sharpe, Plano, TX (US);
Bruce A Butcher, Dallas, TX (US);
Alexander G Bell, Plano, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A communications link having a position capability responsive to either a manual or remote control actuation. In one embodiment, a remote carrier has a navigation system for outputting signals representative of the carrier location or position. A frequency shift key (FSK) modulator is connected to the navigation system for tone coding the carrier position signals, a transmitter of a transceiver is connected to the modulator for transmitting the carrier position signals, and a position enable switch for controlling selectively the transmittal of the carrier position signals. In another embodiment, a base station is provided with a control station identification signal (ID) generator, an FSK modulator for tone modulating the station identification signal, and a transmitter connected to the FSK modulator for transmitting the tone modulated carrier ID signal, and a remote station is provided with a receiver mounted upon the carrier for receiving the ID signal, said receiver having a demodulator for demodulating the received carrier identification signals, means for recognizing the ID signal, enabling means for enabling a transmitter, a navigation system outputting position information, an FSK modulator connected to the navigation system for tone modulating the carrier position information, a transmitter for transmitting the position information, and in the base carrier a printer having an FSK demodulator connected to the receiver for demodulating and printing the carrier position information.