Intelligent communication mobile transponder

A transponder module included in an intelligent mobile transponder, the transponder module comprising:

• an on-board communication module configured to receive a first incoming communication signal from at least one first communication module and a second incoming communication signal from at least one second communication module;
• a signal characteristic processing module in electrical communication with the on-board communication module, the signal characteristic processing module configured to determine a first primary direction of the first incoming communication signal and a second primary direction of the second incoming communication signal, and configured to determine at least one first signal characteristic of the first incoming communication signal and at least one second signal characteristic of the second incoming communication signal;
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• a control module in electrical communication with the signal characteristic processing module, the control module configured to determine an optimal position of the intelligent mobile transponder based on the first and second primary directions and the at least one first and second signal characteristics.

A method of relaying communication signals via an intelligent mobile transponder, the method comprising:

• receiving from at least one first communication module a first incoming communication signal having at least one first signal characteristic received from at least one first direction;
• receiving from at least one second communication module a second incoming communication signal having at least one second signal characteristic received from at least one second direction that is different from the first direction;
• determining an optimal position with respect to the first and second directions based on a comparison between the at least one first signal characteristic and the at least one second signal characteristic;
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• automatically locating the intelligent mobile transponder to the optimal position to relay the first and second communication signals to the at least one first second communication module and the at least one second communication module.