Method and apparatus for orienting a directional antenna
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1. A device orienting apparatus comprising:
- a device-attachment structure having a non-uniform mass distribution, the device-attachment structure including a pivot hole;
a post having a first-end section surrounded by the pivot hole; and
a base structure in which a second-end section of the post is secured, wherein a directional antenna is held in a preferred orientation when the post is perpendicular to a gravitational field vector.
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Abstract
A device orienting apparatus includes a device-attachment structure having a non-uniform mass distribution, a post, and a base structure. The device-attachment structure includes a pivot hole and the post has a first-end section surrounded by the pivot hole. A second-end section of the post is secured so that a directional antenna is held in a preferred orientation when the post is perpendicular to a gravitational field.
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21 Claims
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1. A device orienting apparatus comprising:
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a device-attachment structure having a non-uniform mass distribution, the device-attachment structure including a pivot hole; a post having a first-end section surrounded by the pivot hole; and a base structure in which a second-end section of the post is secured, wherein a directional antenna is held in a preferred orientation when the post is perpendicular to a gravitational field vector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method to orient a directional antenna, the method comprising:
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aligning the directional antenna in a preferred orientation to a device-attachment structure; affixing the aligned directional antenna to the device-attachment structure; rotatably affixing the device-attachment structure to a base structure to form a device orienting apparatus; and rotating the device-attachment structure about a post to position the directional antenna in a preferred orientation for communication, wherein the rotating is due to a gravitational force on a non-uniformly distributed mass of the device-attachment structure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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means for radiating information; means for attaching the means for radiating information to a surface of a non-uniformly distributed mass in an aligned direction; means for rotatably attaching the non-uniformly distributed mass to a base structure; means for attaching the base structure to an inventory item, wherein the means for radiating is oriented due to a gravitational force on the non-uniformly distributed mass.
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20. A device orienting apparatus comprising:
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a device-attachment structure having a high-mass region, the device-attachment structure including a pivot hole offset from the high-mass region; a directional antenna having a preferred orientation, the directional antenna affixed to the device-attachment structure with the preferred orientation aligned parallel to a line connecting a center of the high-mass region to a center of the pivot hole; a post having a first-end section surrounded by the pivot hole, wherein the post is affixable to an object having at least one preferred surface, wherein a gravitational field vector is substantially in the plane of the at least one preferred surface, wherein the device orienting apparatus is affixed to one of the preferred surfaces of the object, and wherein the directional antenna is held in the preferred orientation when the post is perpendicular to a gravitational field. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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