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Magnetic tracker dual mode

  • US 10,139,934 B2
  • Filed: 04/20/2017
  • Issued: 11/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer system for dynamically switching modes within a magnetic sensor device, the system comprising:

  • one or more processors; and

    one or more computer-readable hardware storage devices having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors configure the computer system to perform at least the following;

    communicate through a secondary communication channel with a first magnetic sensor device and a second magnetic sensor device, wherein the first magnetic sensor device includes at least a magnetic signal receiving functionality;

    determine that the second magnetic sensor device includes magnetic signal transmitting functionality and magnetic signal receiving functionality; and

    after determining that the second magnetic sensor device includes magnetic signal transmitting functionality, cause the second magnetic sensor device to begin transmitting a first magnetic field signal.

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