No, a pattern does not refer to changing the key of the scale.
A pattern is a way of playing a scale across the strings without having to move your hand. To play the same scale in the same key at a different position on the neck, the pattern of notes is different.
You have to learn 5 different patterns to be able to play a single pentatonic scale anywhere on the neck.
Obviously they all start at a different position if you want to use a different key - that is easy. Still 5 patterns to learn though just for that one scale.
A pattern is a way of playing a scale across the strings without having to move your hand. To play the same scale in the same key at a different position on the neck, the pattern of notes is different.
You have to learn 5 different patterns to be able to play a single pentatonic scale anywhere on the neck.
Obviously they all start at a different position if you want to use a different key - that is easy. Still 5 patterns to learn though just for that one scale.