Connecting machine-to-machine (M2M) components of trucks
AssigneeSprint Communications Company L.P.
InventorsGeoffrey Scott Martin, Michael Philip Dougan
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Abstract
A method, system, and medium are provided for connecting Machine-to-Machine (M2M) components of trucks. The system includes at least one base station, a central computer, and trucks that are part of a wireless network. Each M2M component calculates metrics. The metrics are transmitted to a central computer that identifies M2M components that are suitable for communicating to a base station over the wireless network. The identified M2M components that are suitable are configured to send package delivery information stored by the M2M component on each truck over a wireless network to the central computer.
Claims9
A communication system for wireless devices, the system comprising:
- a plurality of trucks, wherein each truck includes a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) component;
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- each M2M component having near-field channel interfaces and wireless interfaces, wherein the M2M component calculates metrics that are communicated to a central computer that identifies M2M components that are suitable for communicating to a base station over a wireless network, wherein the identified M2M components that are suitable are configured to send package delivery information stored by the M2M components on each truck over a wireless network to the central computer.
A computer-implemented method of connecting Machine-to-Machine (M2M) components of trucks, the method comprising:
- initializing near-field channel interfaces and wireless interfaces of each M2M component;
- calculating, at each M2M component, metrics;
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- communicating the metrics from the M2M components to a central computer that identifies M2M components that are suitable for communicating to a base station over the wireless interfaces, wherein the identified M2M components that are suitable are configured to send package deliver information stored by the M2M components on each truck over a wireless network to the central computer.
A non-transitory media storing computer-usable instructions for performing a computer-implemented method of connecting Machine-to-Machine (M2M) components of trucks, the method comprising:
- initializing near-field channel interfaces and wireless interfaces of each M2M component;
- calculating, at each M2M component, metrics;
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- communicating the metrics from the M2M components to a central computer that identifies M2M components that are suitable for communicating to a base station over the wireless interfaces, wherein the identified M2M components that are suitable are configured to send package delivery information stored by the M2M components on each truck over a wireless network to the central computer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.