Patent ID: 8793037

Claim:
A directional antenna controller device, comprising: a memory configured to store control programming; a processor coupled to the memory and an orientating module, wherein the processor is configured to load the control programming and to execute the control programming, wherein execution of the control programming by the processor performs a method, the method including: calculating a particular orientation of transmission based at least upon a time interval until a next transmission of the directional antenna; and communicating the particular orientation of transmission to the orientating module upon calculating the particular orientation of transmission; and the orientating module being configured to communicatively connect to a directional antenna, wherein the orientating module is configured for: receiving the particular orientation of transmission from the processor; and directing the directional antenna to transmit at least substantially toward a receiver upon receiving the particular orientation of transmission from the processor, wherein directing the directional antenna to transmit at least substantially toward the receiver reduces the power requirements of the directional antenna.