LOCATOR BEACON AND RADAR APPLICATION FOR MOBILE DEVICE
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1. A locator beacon comprising:
- (a) a wireless communication component disposed on a substrate, said wireless communication component configured to transmit and receive radio frequency signals; and
(b) a plurality of directional antennae disposed on said substrate and electrically coupled to said wireless communication component, said wireless communication component configured to transmit a unique MAC address for each of said plurality of directional antenna, each said unique MAC address respectively identifying each said directional antenna as a separate physical network entity.
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Abstract
A method of transmission and locator beacon including: (a) a wireless communication component disposed on a substrate, the wireless communication component configured to transmit and receive radio frequency signals; and (b) a plurality of directional antennae disposed on the substrate and electrically coupled to the wireless communication component, the wireless communication component configured to transmit a unique MAC address for each of the plurality of directional antenna, each unique MAC address respectively identifying each directional antenna as a separate physical network entity.
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1. A locator beacon comprising:
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(a) a wireless communication component disposed on a substrate, said wireless communication component configured to transmit and receive radio frequency signals; and (b) a plurality of directional antennae disposed on said substrate and electrically coupled to said wireless communication component, said wireless communication component configured to transmit a unique MAC address for each of said plurality of directional antenna, each said unique MAC address respectively identifying each said directional antenna as a separate physical network entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method, comprising the steps of:
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(a) broadcasting a first transmission including a first MAC address of a first directional antenna, said first transmission broadcast over said first directional antenna; and (b) broadcasting a second transmission including a second MAC address of a second directional antenna, said second transmission broadcast over said second antenna. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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