US 2014/0233607 A1Published application

Triplicate telemetry multiple access protocol of a beacon

AssigneeTimes Three Wireless Inc.

InventorsMichael Hryciuk, Edward Robert Benner, Michel Fattouche, Andrew Borsodi, Saeed Khalesehosseini

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Abstract

Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations a here-i-am (HIA) transmission on a first RF channel, a registration (REG) transmission on a second RF channel are repeated at least twice and followed by a short-and-instant telemetry messaging (SIM) transmission on a third RF channel is operable to exchange data between a network and beacons using a wireless communications channel that permits the beacons to access the network for identification of the beacons.

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A computer-accessible medium having processor-executable instructions for wireless communication from a beacon to a network base station receiver, the processor-executable instructions capable of directing a processor to perform:

transmitting a first here-i-am (HIA) transmission on a radio frequency channel of 12 radio frequency channels;
transmitting a first registration (REG) transmission that is synchronized to the first HIA transmission on a radio frequency channel of 42 radio frequency channels;
transmitting a second HIA transmission that is synchronized to the first REG transmission on a radio frequency channel of the 12 radio frequency channels;
transmitting a second REG transmission that is synchronized to the second HIA transmission on a radio frequency channel of the 42 radio frequency channels;
transmitting a third HIA transmission that is synchronized to the second REG transmission on a radio frequency channel of the 12 radio;
transmitting a third REG transmission that is synchronized to the third HIA transmission on a radio frequency channel of the 42 radio frequency channels;
wherein each of the HIA transmissions is performed on a first radio frequency channel of 12 radio frequency channels of a first pseudo-random frequency hopping pattern, each of the HIA transmissions including:
identification of a second radio frequency channel of 42 radio frequency channels;
wherein each of the HIA transmissions is a short transmission that does not include a serial number of the beacon;
wherein each of the REG transmissions that is synchronized to the immediately previous HIA transmission on the pseudo-random frequency hopping pattern and in reference to the timing of the pseudo-random frequency hopping pattern includes the serial number of the beacon, includes the information representative of the one of the plurality of the pseudo-random frequency hopping patterns and includes the information representative of the timing of the frequency hopping patterns;
and
transmitting a short-and-instant telemetry messaging (SIM) transmission subsequent to the third REG transmission on a third radio frequency channel of the one of the plurality of the pseudo-random frequency hopping patterns and in accordance with the timing of the frequency hopping patterns, the SIM transmission including data, the data including application-specific data including remote meter reading, smart grid, intelligent traffic signs, automotive, road condition telemetry, vending machine reporting, road construction equipment reporting, the data not including the serial number of the beacon and the data not including the information representative of the timing and information representative of the one of the plurality of the pseudo-random frequency hopping patterns,
wherein the 12 radio frequency channels and the 42 radio frequency channels are mutually exclusive and have no radio frequency channels in common between the 12 radio frequency channels and the 42 radio frequency channels.

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A method of a beacon comprising:

transmitting a first here-i-am (HIA) transmission;
transmitting a first registration (REG) transmission that is synchronized to the first HIA transmission;
transmitting a second HIA transmission that is synchronized to the first REG transmission;
transmitting a second REG transmission that is synchronized to the second HIA transmission;
transmitting a third HIA transmission that is synchronized to the second REG transmission;
transmitting a third REG transmission that is synchronized to the third HIA transmission;
wherein each of the HIA transmissions is performed on a first radio frequency channel, to notify a network base station receiver that the beacon is in range of the network base station receiver to access the network base station receiver, to alert to the network base station receiver as to a presence of the beacon and to notify to the network base station receiver of a second radio frequency channel to transmit a registration (REG) transmission synchronized to the HIA transmission;
wherein each of the REG transmissions that is synchronized to the immediately previous HIA transmission on the second radio frequency channel includes a serial number of the beacon and includes information representative of timing and information representative of radio frequencies in a pseudo-random frequency hopping pattern;
and
transmitting a short-and-instant telemetry messaging (SIM) transmission after the third REG transmission on the radio frequencies in the plurality of the pseudo-random frequency hopping patterns and in accordance with the timing, the SIM transmission including data.

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Abstract

transmitting a first here-i-am (HIA) transmission on a radio frequency channel of 12 radio frequency channels;
transmitting a first registration (REG) transmission that is synchronized to the first HIA transmission on a radio frequency channel of 42 radio frequency channels;
transmitting a second HIA transmission that is synchronized to the first REG transmission on a radio frequency channel of the 12 radio frequency channels;
transmitting a second REG transmission that is synchronized to the second HIA transmission on a radio frequency channel of the 42 radio frequency channels;
transmitting a third HIA transmission that is synchronized to the second REG transmission on a radio frequency channel of the 12 radio;
transmitting a third REG transmission that is synchronized to the third HIA transmission on a radio frequency channel of the 42 radio frequency channels;
wherein each of the HIA transmissions is performed on a first radio frequency channel of 12 radio frequency channels of a first pseudo-random frequency hopping pattern, each of the HIA transmissions including:
identification of a second radio frequency channel of 42 radio frequency channels;
wherein each of the HIA transmissions is a short transmission that does not include a serial number of the beacon;
wherein each of the REG transmissions that is synchronized to the immediately previous HIA transmission on the pseudo-random frequency hopping pattern and in reference to the timing of the pseudo-random frequency hopping pattern includes the serial number of the beacon, includes the information representative of the one of the plurality of the pseudo-random frequency hopping patterns and includes the information representative of the timing of the frequency hopping patterns;
and
transmitting a short-and-instant telemetry messaging (SIM) transmission subsequent to the third REG transmission on a third radio frequency channel of the one of the plurality of the pseudo-random frequency hopping patterns and in accordance with the timing of the frequency hopping patterns, the SIM transmission including data, the data including application-specific data including remote meter reading, smart grid, intelligent traffic signs, automotive, road condition telemetry, vending machine reporting, road construction equipment reporting, the data not including the serial number of the beacon and the data not including the information representative of the timing and information representative of the one of the plurality of the pseudo-random frequency hopping patterns,
wherein the 12 radio frequency channels and the 42 radio frequency channels are mutually exclusive and have no radio frequency channels in common between the 12 radio frequency channels and the 42 radio frequency channels.

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