RF client for implementing a hyper distribution communications protocol and maintaining a decentralized, distributed database among radio nodes
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1. A network, comprising:
- a plurality of radio nodes which are in communication with each other and which are organized in a mesh topology, wherein said plurality of radio nodes include first and second sets of RF devices that communicate via first and second distinct protocols or RF technologies;
an RF collector which aggregates a spectrum of RF communications from the plurality of radio nodes, thereby obtaining aggregated RF communications, and which normalizes the aggregated RF communications into a singular output format; and
an RF client, an instance of which is associated with each radio node, wherein said RF client implements a hyper distribution communications protocol among the nodes, and wherein said client maintains a decentralized and distributed database of transactions between the radio nodes;
wherein said spectrum of RF communications includes RF communications which utilize electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track RFID tags attached to objects, wherein said RFID tags contain electronically stored information, and wherein said RFID tags are selected from the group consisting of passive tags which collect energy from interrogating radio waves of a proximal RFID reader, and active tags which are equipped with a local power source.
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Abstract
A system is provided which includes a plurality of RF devices, wherein each RF device contains a tangible, non-transient memory device; and a software client, an instance of which is recorded in the memory device of each of the plurality of RF devices. The software client contains suitable programming instructions which, when implemented by at least one processor of at least one computational device, implements a hyper distribution communications protocol among the RF devices and maintains a decentralized and distributed database of transactions between the RF devices.
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1. A network, comprising:
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a plurality of radio nodes which are in communication with each other and which are organized in a mesh topology, wherein said plurality of radio nodes include first and second sets of RF devices that communicate via first and second distinct protocols or RF technologies; an RF collector which aggregates a spectrum of RF communications from the plurality of radio nodes, thereby obtaining aggregated RF communications, and which normalizes the aggregated RF communications into a singular output format; and an RF client, an instance of which is associated with each radio node, wherein said RF client implements a hyper distribution communications protocol among the nodes, and wherein said client maintains a decentralized and distributed database of transactions between the radio nodes; wherein said spectrum of RF communications includes RF communications which utilize electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track RFID tags attached to objects, wherein said RFID tags contain electronically stored information, and wherein said RFID tags are selected from the group consisting of passive tags which collect energy from interrogating radio waves of a proximal RFID reader, and active tags which are equipped with a local power source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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8. The network of cam 1, wherein said network is a fully connected network.
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20. A network, comprising:
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a plurality of radio nodes which are in communication with each other and which are organized in a mesh topology, wherein said plurality of radio nodes include first and second sets of RF devices that communicate via first and second distinct protocols or RF technologies; an RF collector which aggregates a spectrum of RF communications from the plurality of radio nodes, thereby obtaining aggregated RF communications, and which normalizes the aggregated RF communications into a singular output format; and an RF client, an instance of which is associated with each radio node, wherein said RF client implements a hyper distribution communications protocol among the nodes, and wherein said client maintains a decentralized and distributed database of transactions between the radio nodes; wherein each of said radio nodes has a public key and a private key, wherein each communication from a first of the plurality of radio nodes to a second of the plurality of radio nodes includes a digital signature and a timestamp, wherein the digital signature is formed from the private key of the first of the plurality of radio nodes and the public key of the second of the plurality of radio nodes, and wherein each communication from a first of the plurality of radio nodes to a second of the plurality of radio nodes is broadcast to the other radio nodes in the network. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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Current AssigneeJohn A. Fortkort, William Turner
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Original AssigneeJohn A. Fortkort, William Turner
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InventorsTurner, William, Fortkort, John A.
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Primary Examiner(s)Zaidi, Iqbal
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Application NumberUS16/016,543Publication NumberTime in Patent Office529 DaysField of Search370252-339, 455441, 455450US Class CurrentCPC Class CodesH04L 2209/805 Lightweight hardware, e.g. ...H04L 9/3236 using cryptographic hash fu...H04L 9/50 using hash chains, e.g. blo...H04W 12/10 IntegrityH04W 12/33 using wearable devices, e.g...H04W 12/45 using multiple identity mod...H04W 12/47 using near field communicat...H04W 12/61 Time-dependentH04W 16/02 Resource partitioning among...H04W 4/80 Services using short range ...H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e...
