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Systems and methods for locating arrows

  • US 10,443,991 B2
  • Filed: 03/06/2017
  • Issued: 10/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for use in connection with an arrow comprising a controller and a transmitter, the method comprising:

  • responsive to positioning the controller within a threshold distance from a computing device, causing the controller to transition from a deactivated state to an activated state;

    wherein, in the activated state, the controller is configured to;

    (i) determine whether the arrow has been shot from a bow, and (ii) upon determining that the arrow has been shot from the bow, cause the transmitter to transmit the beacon signal at a variable rate that varies based on an amount of time elapsed since determining that the arrow has been shot from the bow comprising;

    causing the transmitter to transmit the beacon signal at a first rate at a first time, causing the transmitter to transmit the beacon at a second rate at second time, and causing the transmitter to transmit the beacon at a third rate at a third time, wherein the third rate is lower than the second rate, and the second rate is lower than the first rate, and wherein the third time is later than the second time, and the second time is later than the first time; and

    wherein, in the deactivated state, the controller is configured to refrain from determining whether the arrow has been shot from the bow, such that the controller refrains from transmitting the beacon signal when shooting the arrowing while the controller is in the deactivated state.

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