Adaptive pinger
OwnerThomas DiCiccoinventor
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Abstract
An exemplary aspect comprises a self contained acoustic beacon comprising: (a) an acoustic transducer; (b) an acoustic amplifier; and (c) a depth calculator. An exemplary aspect comprises a self contained acoustic beacon comprising: (a) an acoustic transducer; (b) an acoustic amplifier; (c) a water sensor; and (d) a battery life controller. An exemplary aspect comprises a self contained acoustic beacon comprising: (a) an acoustic transducer; (b) an acoustic amplifier; (c) a water sensor; and (d) a waterproof cover with at least one water-dissolvable portion, wherein the water-dissolvable portion dissolves within a pre-determined period of time, and wherein the beacon is powered on when water is detected by the water sensor.
Claims12
A self contained acoustic beacon comprising:
- an acoustic transducer;
- an acoustic amplifier;
- a depth calculator;
- a water sensor that causes said beacon to power on when water is sensed;
- and
- a signal generator that optimizes a detection range of signals generated by said acoustic transducer by selecting an acoustic frequency of said signals according to data generated by said depth calculator.
A self contained acoustic beacon comprising:
- an acoustic transducer;
- an acoustic amplifier;
- a water sensor;
- and
- a battery life controller;
- wherein said battery life controller adjusts temporal frequency of pings to be generated by said acoustic transducer according to pulse power of pings to be generated by said acoustic transducer.
A self contained acoustic beacon comprising:
- an acoustic transducer;
- an acoustic amplifier;
- a water sensor;
- and
- a battery life controller;
- wherein said battery life controller delays power on time of said beacon for a pre-set period of time after water is detected by said water sensor.
A self contained acoustic beacon comprising:
- an acoustic transducer;
- an acoustic amplifier;
- a water sensor;
- and
- a waterproof cover containing said water sensor and having at least one water-dissolvable portion,
- wherein said water-dissolvable portion dissolves within a pre-determined period of time, and
- wherein said beacon is powered on when water is detected by said water sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.