Centralized hybrid wireless self-organizing networks
First Claim
1. A system comprising one or more servers, and a plurality of wireless telecommunications devices registered with said system as registered client devices,said one or more servers constructed and adapted to:
- (a) obtain corresponding client configuration states for at least some of said registered client devices, wherein a client configuration state for a given registered client device includes and/or is based on information about other devices with which the given registered client device can communicate in at least one direction;
(b) determine and maintain a virtual representation of at least one hybrid network of gateways and said registered client devices;
(c) determine a particular sub-network configuration of a particular sub-network for a particular client device, wherein said particular sub-network configuration is determined based on said virtual representation of said at least one hybrid network and on a client configuration state for said particular client device, and wherein said particular sub-network comprises at least one path between said one or more servers and said particular client device;
(d) route data to and/or from said particular client device via said particular sub-network; and
(e) provide said particular sub-network configuration to said particular client device.
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Abstract
A system includes one or more servers, and a plurality of wireless telecommunications devices registered with the system. The servers obtain corresponding client configuration states for at least some of the registered client devices, wherein a client configuration state for a given registered client device includes and/or is based on information about other devices with which the given registered client device can communicate in at least one direction. The servers determine and maintain a virtual representation of at least one hybrid network of gateways and the registered client devices. The servers determine a particular sub-network configuration of a particular sub-network for a particular client device, based on the virtual representation of the at least one hybrid network and on a client configuration state for the particular client device. The particular sub-network comprises at least one path between the one or more servers and the particular client device. The servers route data to and/or from the particular client device via the particular sub-network.
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66 Claims
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1. A system comprising one or more servers, and a plurality of wireless telecommunications devices registered with said system as registered client devices,
said one or more servers constructed and adapted to: -
(a) obtain corresponding client configuration states for at least some of said registered client devices, wherein a client configuration state for a given registered client device includes and/or is based on information about other devices with which the given registered client device can communicate in at least one direction; (b) determine and maintain a virtual representation of at least one hybrid network of gateways and said registered client devices; (c) determine a particular sub-network configuration of a particular sub-network for a particular client device, wherein said particular sub-network configuration is determined based on said virtual representation of said at least one hybrid network and on a client configuration state for said particular client device, and wherein said particular sub-network comprises at least one path between said one or more servers and said particular client device; (d) route data to and/or from said particular client device via said particular sub-network; and (e) provide said particular sub-network configuration to said particular client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 41)
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13. A method in a system comprising one or more servers, and a plurality of wireless telecommunications devices registered with said system as registered client devices, the method comprising, by said one or more servers:
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(A) obtaining corresponding client configuration states for at least some of said registered client devices, wherein a client configuration state for a given registered client device includes and/or is based on information about other devices with which the given registered client device can communicate in at least one direction; (B) determining and maintaining a virtual representation of at least one hybrid network of gateways and said registered client devices; (C) determining a particular sub-network configuration of a particular sub-network for a particular client device, wherein said particular sub-network configuration is determined based on said virtual representation of said at least one hybrid network and on a client configuration state for said particular client device, and wherein said particular sub-network configuration comprises at least one path between said one or more servers and said particular client device; (D) routing data to and/or from said particular client device via said particular sub-network; and (E) providing said particular sub-network configuration to said particular client device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer program product having computer-readable instructions stored on non-transitory computer readable media, the computer-readable instructions including instructions for implementing a computer-implemented method, in a system comprising one or more servers, and a plurality of wireless telecommunications devices registered with said system as registered client devices, the method comprising, by said one or more servers:
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(A) obtaining corresponding client configuration states for at least some of said registered client devices, wherein a client configuration state for a given registered client device includes and/or is based on information about other devices with which the given registered client device can communicate in at least one direction; (B) determining and maintaining a virtual representation of at least one hybrid network of gateways and said registered client devices; (C) determining a particular sub-network configuration of a particular sub-network for a particular client device, wherein said particular sub-network configuration is determined based on said virtual representation of said at least one hybrid network and on a client configuration state for said particular client device, and wherein said particular sub-network configuration comprises at least one path between said one or more servers and said particular client device; and (D) routing data to and/or from said particular client device via said particular sub-network; and (E) providing said particular sub-network configuration to said particular client device. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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27. A telecommunications device, operable in a system comprising one or more servers, said telecommunications device being a client device in said system, said telecommunications device constructed and adapted to:
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(a) provide, to said one or more servers, a client configuration state for said client device, wherein said client configuration state includes and/or is based on information about other devices with which the client device can communicate in at least one direction; (b) obtain from said one or more servers a particular sub-network configuration of a particular sub-network, wherein said particular sub-network configuration comprises at least one path between said one or more servers and said client device, wherein said client device is in said particular sub-network, and wherein said particular sub-network configuration was determined by the one or more servers based on;
(i) said client configuration state, and (ii) at least one other client configuration state of at least one other client device; and(c) use said particular sub-network to communicate with at least one other device and/or with one or more content sources via said one or more servers. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method, on a telecommunications device operating in a system comprising one or more servers, said telecommunications device being a client device in said system, the method comprising:
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(A) providing, to said one or more servers, a client configuration state for said client device, wherein said client configuration state includes and/or is based on information about other devices with which the client device can communicate in at least one direction; (B) obtaining from said one or more servers a particular sub-network configuration, wherein said particular sub-network configuration comprises at least one path from said one or more servers to said client device, wherein said client device is in said particular sub-network, and wherein said particular sub-network configuration was determined by the one or more servers based on;
(i) said client configuration state, and (ii) at least one other client configuration state of at least one other client device; and(C) using said particular sub-network to communicate with at least one other device and/or with one or more content sources via said one or more servers. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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38. A computer program product having computer-readable instructions stored on non-transitory computer readable media, the computer-readable instructions including instructions for implementing a computer-implemented method on a telecommunications device operating in a system comprising one or more servers, said telecommunications device being a client device in said system, the method comprising:
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(A) providing, to said one or more servers, a client configuration state for said client device, wherein said client configuration state includes and/or is based on information about other devices with which the client device can communicate in at least one direction; (B) obtaining from said one or more servers a particular sub-network configuration, wherein said particular sub-network configuration comprises at least one path from said one or more servers to said client device, wherein said client device is in said particular sub-network, and wherein said particular sub-network configuration was determined by the one or more servers based on;
(i) said client configuration state, and (ii) at least one other client configuration state of at least one other client device; and(C) using said particular sub-network to communicate with at least one other device and/or with one or more content sources via said one or more servers. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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