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US 11,879,959 B2Granted
Electronic tracking device and related system
AssigneeCAST Group of Companies Inc.
InventorsGilray Densham, Andrew Gordon
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Abstract
A tracking beacon is provided that is trackable using image sensors. The beacon includes a housing with a lower portion and an upper portion. The upper portion include a light diffusing structure with protrusions to help scatter the emitted light in different directions. A light source is positioned within the housing, and electrical contacts are positioned on an external surface of the lower portion.
Claims15
A charging station for charging tracking beacons, the charging station comprising:
- a plurality of slots configured to removably hold and charge a plurality of tracking beacons;
- each of the plurality of charging slots comprises a plurality of data electrical contacts, and a data bus is connected to the plurality of data electrical contacts of each of the plurality of charging slots;
- wherein the charging station is configured to automatically transmit a time synchronization signal via a given data electrical contact of a given charging slot after a given tracking beacon has been inserted into the given charging slot, and wherein the time synchronization signal is configured to synchronize a time keeper within the given tracking beacon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.