Patent ID: 11877233
Assignee: LINK LABS, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A real-time location system (RTLS), comprising:
at least one tag; and
at least one beacon communicable with the at least one tag,
wherein
each of the at least one tag and the at least one beacon is equipped with at least first and second wireless communications protocols which are interchangeable by the at least one tag and the at least one beacon in a process of ranging between the at least one tag and the at least one beacon, and

wherein, in response to the at least one tag and the at least one beacon engaging in the process of ranging, the at least one tag and the at least one beacon conduct ranging communications for a ranging measurement of the process of ranging according to the at least a second wireless communications protocol, and upon conclusion of the ranging measurement, the at least one tag and the at least one beacon immediately revert to operability on only the at least a first wireless communications protocol.