OMNI-INDUCER TRANSMITTING DEVICES AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A omni-inducer device, comprising:
- a housing;
an omnidirectional antenna node including a plurality of antenna coil assemblies;
a transmitter module for generating ones of a plurality of output signals at a plurality of different frequencies; and
a control circuit configured to selectively switch the ones of a plurality of output signals between ones of the plurality of antenna coil assemblies.
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Abstract
Omnidirectional electromagnetic signal inducer (omni-inducer) devices are disclosed. The omni-inducer device may include a housing, which may include a conductive base for coupling signals to ground, and an omnidirectional antenna node including a plurality of antenna coil assemblies, where the node may be disposed on or within the housing. The omni-inducer device may further include one or more transmitter modules for generating ones of a plurality of output signals, which may be generated at ones of a plurality of different frequencies, and one or more control circuits configured to control the transmitters and/or other circuits to selectively switch the ones of the plurality of output signals between ones of the plurality of antenna coil assemblies.
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3 Claims
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1. A omni-inducer device, comprising:
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a housing; an omnidirectional antenna node including a plurality of antenna coil assemblies; a transmitter module for generating ones of a plurality of output signals at a plurality of different frequencies; and a control circuit configured to selectively switch the ones of a plurality of output signals between ones of the plurality of antenna coil assemblies.
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2. A method for providing an omnidirectional signal for tracing buried objects, comprising:
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generating, in a transmitter module, a first output signal at a predefined frequency; selectively applying the first output signal, in a first time slot, to a first antenna coil assembly of an omnidirectional antenna node including a plurality of antenna coil assemblies; generating, in the transmitter module, a second output signal at the predefined frequency; and selectively applying the second output signal, in a second time slot subsequent to the first time slot, to a second antenna coil assembly of the omnidirectional antenna node.
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3. A processor-readable medium including instructions for causing a computer to:
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generate, in a transmitter module, a first output signal at a predefined frequency; selectively apply the first output signal, in a first time slot, to a first antenna coil assembly of an omnidirectional antenna node including a plurality of antenna coil assemblies; generate, in the transmitter module, a second output signal at the predefined frequency; and selectively apply the second output signal, in a second time slot subsequent to the first time slot, to a second antenna coil assembly of the omnidirectional antenna node.
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