Telecommunications – Transmitter and receiver at separate stations – Short range rf communication
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-26
2006-09-26
Bui, Bing Q. (Department: 2642)
Telecommunications
Transmitter and receiver at separate stations
Short range rf communication
C455S132000, C455S133000, C455S134000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07113746
ABSTRACT:
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for facilitating local signaling among a plurality of agents are presented. An agent100including a digital processor102a transmitter104,and a directional receiver106comprising a plurality of angular regions108is configured to enable the selection of a signal from a plurality of signals received on the basis of local data such as the strength of the received signal. The local data may be incorporated into a cumulative data portion of a signal that is passed from local agent100to local agent100across a plurality of agents100in order to provide a gradient across the plurality of agents100.The gradient could be used, for example, to determine a shortest path across the agents. The signaling techniques described can also be used to determine the distance and direction to objects in the signaling path.
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Hoff Bruce
Howard Mike
Lee Craig
Payton David W.
Bui Bing Q.
HRL Laboratories LLC
Tope-McKay & Associates
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