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Request-and-respond approach to reducing latency within a tracking system

  • US 6,234,983 B1
  • Filed: 06/22/1999
  • Issued: 05/22/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of tracking movement of an object comprising steps of:

  • generating packets of tracking data indicative of positions of said object;

    transferring a packet of said tracking data via a data link as a conditioned response to receiving a packet-transfer request;

    receiving transferred packets of said tracking data at an output end of said data link;

    processing said transferred packets such that said movement of said object is tracked by operations of said processing; and

    triggering said packet-transfer requests in response to said processing such that said packets are transferred via said data link in accordance with processing requirements at said output end of said data link.

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