Communications buoys, methods and computer program products for selectively transmitting communication signals
US8653967B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B21/10
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for selectively transmitting communication signals from a communications buoy to a remote receiver, the communications buoy including a sensor and an emitter device, includes: detecting conditions local to the communications buoy using the sensor; generating local conditions data corresponding to the local conditions detected by the sensor; using the local conditions data, determining and/or predicting a clear transmission time during which communication signals from the emitter device have an adequately clear transmission path to the remote receiver for successful transmission of communication signals from the emitter device to the remote receiver; and adaptively transmitting communication signals from the emitter device to the remote receiver as a function of the determined and/or predicted clear transmission time.
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