Directional beacon device
First Claim
1. A method of installing a tracking system, the method comprising:
- initiating communication with a beacon device, the beacon device comprising a plurality of illumination sources, each illumination source of the plurality of illumination sources directed to a different volume; and
providing a pattern code and a location code associated with the pattern code to the beacon device, the beacon device to transmit a signal in an illumination pattern associated defined by the pattern code, the illumination pattern being a volume or area impinged by the signal to the exclusion of other volumes or areas and formed by selective illumination of a subset of illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources, the subset of illumination sources selected based on the pattern code, the signal including the location code.
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Abstract
A beacon device includes a control circuitry, a window, and a plurality of sets of illumination sources. The window includes a prismatic structure forming a ring from a planar perspective. The prismatic structure defines an inside surface and an outside surface from the planar perspective. The plurality of sets of illumination sources are coupled to the control circuitry. Each set of illumination sources includes a first illumination source disposed proximal to the inside surface of the prismatic structure and includes a second illumination source disposed proximal to the outside surface of the prismatic structure. The control circuitry is to illuminate a first set of the plurality of sets of illumination sources to transmit a signal in a first direction.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of installing a tracking system, the method comprising:
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initiating communication with a beacon device, the beacon device comprising a plurality of illumination sources, each illumination source of the plurality of illumination sources directed to a different volume; and providing a pattern code and a location code associated with the pattern code to the beacon device, the beacon device to transmit a signal in an illumination pattern associated defined by the pattern code, the illumination pattern being a volume or area impinged by the signal to the exclusion of other volumes or areas and formed by selective illumination of a subset of illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources, the subset of illumination sources selected based on the pattern code, the signal including the location code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of installing a tracking system, the method comprising:
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receiving a pattern code at a beacon device, the beacon device comprising a plurality of illumination sources, each illumination source of the plurality of illumination sources directed to a different volume; and transmitting a signal using a subset of the plurality of illumination sources selected based on the pattern code, the subset transmitting the signal in an illumination pattern, the illumination pattern being a volume or area impinged by the signal to the exclusion of other volumes or areas and formed by selective illumination of the subset of illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources, the subset of illumination sources selected based on the pattern code, the signal including a location code. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing a beacon signal, the method comprising:
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accessing a pattern code on a beacon device, the beacon device comprising a plurality of illumination sources disposed in proximity to a prismatic structure, each illumination source of the plurality of illumination sources directed to a different volume; and transmitting a signal via a subset of the plurality of illumination sources selected based on the pattern code in an illumination pattern, the illumination pattern being a volume or area impinged by the signal to the exclusion of other volumes or areas and formed by selective illumination of the subset of illumination sources of the plurality of illumination sources, the signal including a location code. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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