US 8,284,741 B2 · Communications and systems utilizing common designation networking

Abstract

A method of forming ad hoc RSI hierarchical communication networks among pluralities of wireless transceivers includes assigning to each of the transceivers one or more common designations. A network organization routine of the transceivers operates to establish hierarchical networks based on the transceivers' common designations, resulting in a logical network organization that provides efficiencies for acquiring information from particular transceivers that share a common designation. Each transceiver's common designation is used by a digital processor of the transceiver to selectively receive data packets that are intended for receipt by transceivers sharing the particular common designation. Such a “common designation” network reduces power consumption and signal interference thereby increasing battery life. Each transceiver may include a sensor interface a query handling routine in communication with a memory of the transceiver for serving as a dynamic distributed hierarchical database system of information such as, for example, sensor-derived information and time-sensitive information.

Claims21

Dependent claims

A method for selective wireless communications by a wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device, comprising the steps of:

(a) storing, in memory of the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device, at least one common designation of the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device, the at least one stored common designation comprising at least one stored class designation;
and
(b) filtering, by the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device, a wireless communication received by it for an identification of a stored common designation within the communication, and
(i) processing the communication if an identification of a stored common designation is found therein, and
(ii) not processing the communication if an identification of a stored common designation is not found therein;
(c) wherein the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device comprises a data packet radio device;
and
(e) wherein an identification of a stored common designation is determined to have been found if an identification contained in the wireless communication received by the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device matches an abstracted class of a stored class designation.

5 more elements

A wireless data communications network, comprising:

(a) a plurality of wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices, each wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device forming a node of the wireless data communications network and each wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device including a memory having stored therein at least one common designation of the respective wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device, the at least one stored common designation of the respective wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device comprising at least one class designation of the respective wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device;
(b) wherein each wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices is adapted to filter a wireless communication received by it for an identification of a stored common designation within the communication, and
(i) processing the communication if an identification of a stored common designation is found therein, and
(ii) not processing the communication if an identification of a stored common designation is not found therein;
(c) wherein an identification of a stored common designation is determined to have been found if an identification contained in the wireless communication received by the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device matches an abstracted class of a stored class designation;
whereby the wireless data communications network formed by the wireless two-way radio frequency data communication devices is distinguished and separated from other proximate wireless data communications networks.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

11/930,788Filed 31 Oct 2007 · continuation

Priority

22 Dec 2000

Published

US 2008/0165749 A110 Jul 2008

Granted

9 Oct 2012

Term ends

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Classification31 codes

G08B 25/009
Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems: signalling…
G06K 7/10108
Resolving collision on the communication channels between simultaneously or concurrently interrogated record carriers.: interrogating only those…
G06Q 10/06
Administration; Management: resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation…
G06Q 10/08
Administration; Management: logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management

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Communications and systems utilizing common designation networking

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Communications and systems utilizing common designation networking

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Claims21