US 10,897,745 B2 · Mapping and bridging wireless networks to provide better service

Abstract

Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for providing service to access nodes are presented. In some embodiments, a computing device may generate a geographical coverage map comprising a plurality of wireless access nodes respectively at a plurality of geographic locations and a wireless coverage range for each wireless access node. The computing device may receive from at least one wireless access node of the plurality of wireless access nodes an indication that the at least one wireless access node detected a first wireless access node of the plurality of wireless access nodes. The computing device may refine a first coverage range of the first wireless access node based on a respective geographic location of the at least one wireless access node. In some embodiments, a first wireless access node may receive and forward join emergency mesh (JEM) messages to establish a wireless network.

Claims27

Dependent claims

A method comprising:

receiving, by a computing device and from at least one wireless access node of a plurality of wireless access nodes, an indication that the at least one wireless access node detected a first wireless access node of the plurality of wireless access nodes;
determining, by the computing device, an updated first wireless coverage range of the first wireless access node based on a geographic location of the at least one wireless access node;
and
sending, to the first wireless access node and based on the updated first wireless coverage range of the first wireless access node, an instruction to send a message to a second wireless access node of the plurality of wireless access nodes, wherein the message comprises information for establishing wireless communication between the first wireless access node and the second wireless access node.

1 more element

An apparatus comprising:

one or more processors;
and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
receive, from at least one wireless access node of a plurality of wireless access nodes, an indication that the at least one wireless access node detected a first wireless access node of the plurality of wireless access nodes;
determine an updated first wireless coverage range of the first wireless access node based on a geographic location of the at least one wireless access node;
and
send, to the first wireless access node and based on the updated first wireless coverage range of the first wireless access node, an instruction to send a message to a second wireless access node of the plurality of wireless access nodes, wherein the message comprises information for establishing wireless communication between the first wireless access node and the second wireless access node.

4 more elements

A system comprising:

an apparatus and at least one wireless access node of a plurality of wireless access nodes;
wherein the apparatus is configured to:
receive, from the at least one wireless access node of a plurality of wireless access nodes, an indication that the at least one wireless access node detected a first wireless access node of the plurality of wireless access nodes;
determine an updated first wireless coverage range of the first wireless access node based on a geographic location of the at least one wireless access node;
and
send, to the first wireless access node and based the updated first wireless coverage range of the first wireless access node, an instruction to send a message to a second wireless access node of the plurality of wireless access nodes, wherein the message comprises information for establishing wireless communication between the first wireless access node and the second wireless access node;
and
wherein the at least one wireless access node is configured to:
send, to the apparatus, the indication that the at least one wireless access node detected the first wireless access node of the plurality of wireless access nodes.

6 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/014,329Filed 21 Jun 2018 · continuation

Priority

22 Apr 2014

Published

US 2019/0159163 A123 May 2019

Granted

19 Jan 2021

Term ends

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Classification6 codes

H04W 64/003
Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management: locating network equipment
H04W 16/18
Network planning, e.g. coverage or traffic planning tools; Network deployment, e.g. resource partitioning or cells structures: network planning tools
H04W 40/246
Connectivity information management, e.g. connectivity discovery or connectivity update: connectivity information discovery
H04W 48/10
Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery: using broadcasted information

Family

Application14/259,009Parent of this continuation · filed 22 Apr 2014

Application15/394,105Parent of this continuation · filed 29 Dec 2016

US 9,578,620 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 21 Feb 2017

US 2019/0159163 A1Pre-grant publication · published 23 May 2019

US 10,034,266 B2Parent of this continuation

US 2015/0304983 A1Published application

US 2017/0303233 A1Published application

US 10,897,745 B2This patent

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Mapping and bridging wireless networks to provide better service

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Mapping and bridging wireless networks to provide better service

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Abstract

Claims27