Configurable wireless networks, systems and methods
AssigneeCartasense Ltd.
InventorYaron KAUFMANN
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Abstract
According to an embodiment of the invention there is provided a wireless network that may include a wireless network leader and multiple wireless units; wherein each wireless unit has a single father wireless unit, wherein the father wireless unit is selected out of the wireless network leader and the multiple wireless units; wherein each wireless unit may be arranged to be configured according to a wireless unit configuration selected out of: (a) an unauthorized and empty wireless unit, (b) an authorized and full wireless unit, (c) an authorized and not full wireless unit, and (d) an unauthorized and not empty wireless unit; wherein each wireless unit may be arranged to transmit messages only to a father of the wireless unit or to a son of the wireless unit.
Claims14
A wireless network, comprising a wireless network leader and multiple wireless units;
- wherein each wireless unit has a single father wireless unit, wherein the father wireless unit is selected out of the wireless network leader and the multiple wireless units;
- wherein each wireless unit is arranged to be configured according to a wireless unit configuration selected out of a group consisting of:
- (a) an unauthorized and empty wireless unit that has no sons and is not authorized to have sons,
- (b) an authorized and full wireless unit that is connected to a maximal allowable number of sons,
- (c) an authorized and not full wireless unit that has less than the maximal allowable number of sons and is authorized to add at least one son, and
- (d) an unauthorized and not empty wireless unit that has less than the maximal allowable number of sons and is unauthorized to add at least one son;
- wherein each wireless unit is arranged to transmit messages only to a father of the wireless unit or to a son of the wireless unit;
- wherein a configuration triggering unit of the wireless network is arranged to trigger a change of at least one wireless unit configuration;
- wherein the configuration triggering unit is selected out of the wireless network leader and the multiple wireless units.
A method for operating a wireless network, the wireless network comprises a wireless network leader and multiple wireless units;
- wherein the method comprises:
- configuring, at a first point in time, the wireless units, so that each wireless is configured to according to a wireless unit configuration selected out of a group consisting of:
- (a) an unauthorized and empty wireless unit that has no sons and is not authorized to have sons,
- (b) an authorized and full wireless unit that is connected to a maximal allowable number of sons,
- (c) an authorized and not full wireless unit that has less than the maximal allowable number of sons and is authorized to add at least one son, and
- (d) an unauthorized and not empty wireless unit that has less than the maximal allowable number of sons and is unauthorized to add at least one son;
- transmitting, by at least one wireless unit messages only to a father of the wireless unit or to a son of the wireless unit;
- wherein each wireless unit has a single father wireless unit, wherein the father wireless unit is selected out of the wireless network leader and the multiple wireless units;
- and
- triggering, by a configuration triggering unit of the wireless network and at a second point in time, a change of at least one wireless unit configuration;
- wherein the configuration triggering unit is selected out of the wireless network leader and the multiple wireless units.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.