Patent ID: 9246573
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: H04B

Claim Text:
1. A method for creating a network of repeater devices comprising: loading a first repeater device and a second repeater device into a dispenser, wherein the dispenser is on a robot; moving the robot to a first location; releasing the first repeater device from the dispenser at the first location; moving the robot to a second location; releasing the second repeater device from the dispenser at the second location; sending first data wirelessly from the second repeater device to the first repeater device; sending the first data from the first repeater device to a base receiver; and adjusting the power of a transmission signal of the second repeater device by the dispenser before releasing the second repeater device, wherein the adjusting of the power comprises calculating the distance from the first location to the second location; wherein releasing the first repeater device comprises self-orienting by the first repeater device so a first antenna on the first repeater device extends away from the ground.