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US 10,897,805 B2Granted
System, method, and apparatus for synchronizing flashing in a marker system
AssigneeArcachon Holdings LLC
InventorsGary Leegate, Marcia Baldwin
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Abstract
A method of synchronizing flashing of a plurality of marker systems includes within each marker system of the plurality of marker systems, receiving a signal from at least one global positioning satellite, the signal comprising a time value. Then, when initiating illumination of at least one light emitting device of the marker systems, synchronizing of the initiating illumination to the time value.
Claims16
A marker system comprising:
- a controller;
- a plurality of emitters electrically interfaced to the controller such that, upon the controller initiating a flow of electric current though one or more of the emitters, the one or more of the emitters emit light;
- at least one detector electrically interfaced to the controller, the at least one detector for detecting light in of a specific wavelength and converting the light to an electrical signal that is received by the controller;
- a radio frequency receiver interfaced to the controller, the radio frequency receiver receives a radio frequency signal from one or more global positioning satellites and decodes a time value from the radio frequency signal;
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- the controller selectively initiates the flow of electric current through a selected set of the plurality of emitters synchronized to the time value.
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A method of synchronizing flashing of a plurality of marker systems, the method comprising:
- each marker system of the plurality of marker systems receiving a signal from at least one global positioning satellite, the signal comprising a time value;
- when initiating illumination of at least one light emitting device of the each marker system, synchronizing the initiating illumination to the time value.
A marker system comprising:
- a housing, the housing having at least one translucent or transparent surface;
- a controller mounted within the housing;
- a plurality of emitters mounted within the housing and electrically interfaced to the controller such that, upon the controller initiating a flow of electric current though one or more of the emitters, the one or more of the emitters emit light and the light passes through the at least one translucent or transparent surface;
- at least one detector electrically interfaced to the controller, the at least one detector for detecting light in of a specific wavelength and converting the light to an electrical signal that is received by the controller;
- a radio frequency receiver interfaced to the controller, the radio frequency receiver receives a radio frequency signal from one or more global positioning satellites and decodes a time value from the radio frequency signal;
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- software stored in a non-transitory storage associated with the controller, the software initiating the flow of electric current through a selected set of the plurality of emitters synchronized to the time value.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.