Maintaining information facilitating deterministic network routing
First Claim
1. A wireless communication device that forms a node of a wireless communication network, the wireless communication device comprising:
- a memory having stored therein a unique identifier of the wireless communication device that uniquely identifies the wireless communication device within the wireless communication network;
a receiver configured to receive radio frequency transmissions;
a transmitter configured to make radio frequency transmissions;
a temperature sensor configured to communicate data indicative of a level of heat at the temperature sensor; and
electronic components configured such that the wireless communication device is configured to communicate with other nodes of the wireless communication network in forwarding messages from originating nodes to destination nodes in the wireless communication network, and such that a message that is forwarded by the wireless communication device includes a pathway from an originating node to a destination node, the pathway including an identifier of the originating node, an identifier of the destination node, the unique identifier of the wireless communication device, and a unique identifier of a node that receives the message from the wireless communication device, the wireless communication device being other than the originating node and the destination node;
based on the level of heat at the temperature sensor exceeding a threshold, the electronic components of the wireless communication device are further configured to;
encode a message including a pathway from the wireless communication device to a gateway device and data indicative of the level of heat at the temperature sensor; and
transmit the encoded message.
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Abstract
A method of securing a container includes inserting, into a seal device at a container, an electronic bolt; reading, by the seal device, a serial number stored in the electronic bolt; communicating, from the seal device, to a user application, insertion of the bolt; scanning, by the user via a handheld device, a barcode on the seal device representative of an identification of the seal device; communicating, from the handheld device to the user application, the identification of the seal device; inputting, by a user at the container via the handheld device, information associated with the container; communicating, from the handheld device to the user application, the information associated with the container; associating, in a database by the user application, the information associated with the container with the bolt serial number and the identification of the seal device; communicating, by the user application, a confirmation to the seal device.
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1. A wireless communication device that forms a node of a wireless communication network, the wireless communication device comprising:
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a memory having stored therein a unique identifier of the wireless communication device that uniquely identifies the wireless communication device within the wireless communication network; a receiver configured to receive radio frequency transmissions; a transmitter configured to make radio frequency transmissions; a temperature sensor configured to communicate data indicative of a level of heat at the temperature sensor; and electronic components configured such that the wireless communication device is configured to communicate with other nodes of the wireless communication network in forwarding messages from originating nodes to destination nodes in the wireless communication network, and such that a message that is forwarded by the wireless communication device includes a pathway from an originating node to a destination node, the pathway including an identifier of the originating node, an identifier of the destination node, the unique identifier of the wireless communication device, and a unique identifier of a node that receives the message from the wireless communication device, the wireless communication device being other than the originating node and the destination node; based on the level of heat at the temperature sensor exceeding a threshold, the electronic components of the wireless communication device are further configured to; encode a message including a pathway from the wireless communication device to a gateway device and data indicative of the level of heat at the temperature sensor; and transmit the encoded message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for maintaining information regarding communication links between a plurality of nodes in a wireless network, the method implemented by a first node, the first node including a smoke sensor for communicating data indicative of a level of smoke at the smoke sensor, the method comprising:
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receiving a message from an originating node that is addressed to a destination node, the message including a pathway from the originating node to the destination node, the pathway including an identifier of the originating node, an identifier of the destination node, a unique identifier of the first node, and a unique identifier of a second node, the first node being other than the originating node and the destination node; evaluating the pathway in the received message to determine to forward the message to the second node; based on the evaluating, transmitting the message to the second node, the transmitting being effective to cause the second node to forward the message to the destination node; encoding, by the first node, a message including a pathway from the first node to a gateway device and data indicative of the level of smoke at the smoke sensor; and transmitting the encoded message. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wireless network system, comprising:
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a plurality of wireless devices, each wireless device comprising; a receiver configured to receive radio frequency transmissions; a transmitter configured to make radio frequency transmissions; one or more sensors for communicating data indicative of one or more environmental conditions; and electronic components configured such that the wireless device is configured to communicate with other wireless devices of the wireless network in forwarding messages from originating nodes to destination nodes, and such that a message that is forwarded by the wireless device includes a pathway from an originating node to a destination node, the pathway including an identifier of the originating node, an identifier of the destination node, a unique identifier of the wireless device, and a unique identifier of a node that receives the message from the wireless device, the wireless device being other than the originating node and the destination node; and a gateway device configured to; communicate with the plurality of wireless devices in the wireless network; receive data indicative of the one or more environmental conditions from at least one of the plurality of wireless devices; monitor the received data to determine if any exits of a building have been cutoff; and coordinate an action in response to a determination that an exit has been cutoff. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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