Patent ID: 11874099
Assignee: SECOND BRIDGE INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 6:
7. A method of configuring an assembly comprising
a light source;
a distance measuring radio;
an electrical energy storage; and
an adapter compatible with a standard light source socket and using the assembly to determine locations of moving tags, said method comprising successive steps of:
a) checking whether a location of the assembly has already been determined,
b) proceeding to step g) when the location of the assembly has been determined,
c) configuring assembly as a tag and scanning for neighbors with known locations when the location of the assembly has not been determined,
d) proceeding to step e) when at least 3 neighbors with known locations are detected, otherwise returning step c),
e) measuring distances to said at least 3 neighbors with the known locations,
f) calculating the location of the assembly by trilateration,
g) configuring the assembly as an anchor, and
wherein in a normal operating mode, since the assembly will remain stationary, a known location of the assembly is used to measure distances to the moving tags, the moving tags being able to use the known location and distance to a newly configured anchor consisting of the assembly, along with information from other configured anchors, to determine the locations of the moving tags.