Adaptable tracking tag
AssigneeActall Corporation
InventorsDonald Suriani, Robert Hampe, Isaac Davenport, Kevin Christensen
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Abstract
A tracking tag system includes a tag case, a first tag case back plate and a second tag case back plate. The tag case has a mating surface and is configured to house a PCB having a transmitter and circuitry for controlling the transmitter. The first tag case back plate is configured to mate with the tag case to enclose and totally protect the PCB, the transmitter, the circuitry and a battery of a first type against ingress of water during immersion and against dust ingress. The second tag case back plate configured to enclose and totally protect the PCB, the transmitter, the circuitry and a battery of a second type against ingress of water during immersion and against dust ingress.
Claims13
A location tracking tag system, comprising:
- a tag case which has a mating surface and is configured to house a printed circuit board having a transmitter and circuitry for controlling the transmitter;
- configured for separate and interchangeable coupling with a printed circuit board housed by the tag case:
- a first battery housing with a base portion having a first height;
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- a second battery housing with a base portion having a second height;
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- configured for separate and interchangeable mating with the tag case:
- having a first height, a first tag case back plate configured to cooperate with the tag case to enclose and protect the printed circuit board, the transmitter, the circuitry and a battery of a first type against ingress of foreign matter and to enclose the first battery housing;
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- having a second height different from the first height, a second tag case back plate configured to cooperate with the tag case to enclose and protect the printed circuit board, transmitter, the circuitry and a battery of a second type against ingress of foreign matter and to enclose the second battery housing;
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- wherein the difference between the height of the base portion of the first battery housing and the height of the base portion of the second battery housing is about the same as the difference between the height of the first tag case back plate and the height of the second tag case back plate.
A variable ping, tracking tag system, comprising:
- a transmitter configured to emit signals at a ping rate;
- an accelerometer configured to measure a motion state of the transmitter;
- a printed circuit board having circuitry for controlling the transmitter and for adapting the ping rate according to the motion state measured by the accelerometer;
- a tag case housing the transmitter, the accelerometer and the printed circuit board;
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- first and second battery housings configured for separate and interchangeable coupling with the printed circuit board.
A method for reconfiguring a tracking tag, comprising:
- from a tag case housing a printed circuit board having a transmitter and circuitry for controlling the transmitter, uncoupling a first tag case back plate having a first height;
- from the printed circuit board, removing a first battery housing mounted thereto and having a first base portion with a first height;
- to the printed circuit board, mounting a second battery housing having a second base portion with a second height different from the first height;
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- to the tag case, to enclose the printed circuit board and transmitter and second battery housing, coupling a second tag case back plate having a second height different from the first tag case back plate height such that the difference between the height of the base portion of the first battery housing and the height of the base portion of the second battery housing is about the same as the difference between the height of the first tag case back plate and the height of the second tag case back plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.