Geo-spacial internet protocol addressing
AssigneeAirbiquity Inc.
InventorsDan A. Preston, Joseph Preston
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Abstract
The invention provides for conversion of latitude and longitude to an addressing scheme that supports current TCP/IP (Ipv4) and future addressing (Ipv6/Ipng) requirements. More specifically, it allows a decentralization of the unicast point to a device on the hosted network. Geographical Internet Protocol (geoIP) addressing will facilitate anycast routing schemes in which the nearest node has a statically assigned geoIP. Geo-routing and network management become a function of the geoIP address.
Claims17
A method of generating a globally unique address for mobile computing applications comprising the steps of:
- receiving global position information in a mobile device;
- processing the received global position information to determine current location data comprising a current latitude, a current longitude, and a current altitude;
- and
- converting the current location data so as to form an unresolved dynamic Internet protocol (UDIP) address in the mobile device for use in transfer control and routing of data between the mobile device located at the current location and a server.
A method for transferring data between a host and a mobile apparatus comprising the steps of:
- generating a UDIP address in the mobile apparatus based upon a current physical location of the mobile apparatus;
- sending the UDIP address from the mobile apparatus to the host;
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- registering and resolving the UDIP address in the host as an assigned IP address of the mobile apparatus for subsequent data transfer between the host and the mobile apparatus.
A dynamic geo-spacial routing methodology for data communication with a wireless communications device comprising the steps of:
- receiving GPS satellite transmissions in the wireless communications device;
- acquiring current location data responsive to the GPS satellite transmissions;
- the current location data including at least latitude and longitude of the wireless communications device;
- generating an unresolved dynamic IP (UDIP) address in the wireless communications device as a function of the current location data;
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- transmitting the UDIP address from the wireless communications device to a remote server for use in routing data communication with the wireless communications device so that the current location of the device determines a dynamic yet unique identifier for data communication.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.