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.
Claims23
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.
A charging station for charging tracking beacons, the charging station comprising:
- a plurality of round charging slots configured to removably hold and charge a plurality of round tracking beacons;
- each of the plurality of round charging slots comprises a plurality of electrical contacts that are configured to transmit power and data;
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- each of the plurality of round charging slots further comprising a magnetic component that is configured to automatically and magnetically align a given round tracking beacon within a given round charging slot.
A tracking beacon, which is trackable by one or more external infrared cameras, the tracking beacon comprising:
- a housing sized to be carried on a wrist and the housing comprising a lower portion and an upper portion, and the upper portion comprising a translucent light diffusing structure;
- an infrared light source positioned under the translucent light diffusing structure and configured to emit infrared light via the translucent light diffusing structure, a battery, a processor configured to control the infrared light source to blink at a defined pattern, and a memory device configured to store the defined blink pattern, and wherein the infrared light source, the battery, the processor and the memory device are positioned within the housing;
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- one or more electrical connections are positioned on the lower portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.