Federating mote-associated log data

• US 20050256667A1
• Filed: 05/12/2004
• Published: 11/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: TriPlay Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Tegreene, Clarence T., Jung, Edward K. Y.
• Application Number:
  US10/843,987
• Publication Number:
  US 20050256667A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/122
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 21/00 Measuring or testing not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

Methods and/or systems relating to mote networks having one or more logs.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

creating one or more first-administered content logs for a first set of motes;

obtaining at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs of the first set of motes;

creating one or more second-administered content logs for a second set of motes;

obtaining at least a part of the second-administered content logs of the second set of motes; and

creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating one or more first-administered content logs for a first set of motes further comprises:

aggregating at least a part of one or more mote-addressed content logs from the first set of motes.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said aggregating at least a part of one or more mote-addressed content logs from the first set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of one or more mote-addressed logs of the first set of motes.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein said aggregating at least a part of one or more mote-addressed content logs from the first set of motes further comprises:

creating one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said creating one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

obtaining a listing of motes appropriate to at least one of the one or more multi-mote content logs.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein said creating one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

obtaining a listing of motes appropriate to at least one of the one or more multi-mote content logs from a multi-mote registry.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein said creating one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

obtaining a pre-loaded listing of motes appropriate to at least one of the one or more multi-mote content logs.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein said creating one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

obtaining a listing of motes appropriate to at least one of the one or more multi-mote content logs from one or more motes to be included in the listing.

9. The method of claim 4, wherein said creating one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from a reporting entity at a mote of the first set of motes.

10. The method of claim 4, wherein said creating one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed spatial/routing log from a reporting entity at a mote of the first set of motes.

11. The method of claim 2, wherein said aggregating at least a part of one or more mote-addressed content logs from the first set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from at least one aggregation of one or more first-administered logs.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from at least one aggregation of one or more first-administered logs.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from a multi-mote reporting entity at a mote of the first set of motes.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from a multi-mote reporting entity at a mote of the first set of motes.

16. The method of claim 2, wherein said aggregating at least a part of one or more mote-addressed content logs from the first set of motes further comprises:

creating an aggregate of at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein said creating an aggregate of at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

aggregating at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log or a mote-addressed routing/spatial log of a multi-mote content log.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein said creating an aggregate of at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

aggregating at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log of a multi-mote content log.

19. The method of claim 2, wherein said aggregating at least a part of one or more mote-addressed content logs from the first set of motes further comprises:

migrating to a mote of the first set of motes;

installing a multi-mote log creation agent at the mote; and

receiving at least a part of one or more mote-addressed content logs with the multi-mote log creation unit.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein said obtaining at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from at least one aggregation of one or more first-administered logs.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from at least one aggregation of one or more first-administered logs.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from a multi-mote reporting entity at a mote of the first set of motes.

24. The method of claim 20, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from a multi-mote reporting entity at a mote of the first set of motes.

25. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating one or more first-administered content logs for a first set of motes further comprises:

determining at least one of sensing information or control information at a mote; and

creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein said determining at least one of sensing information or control information at a mote further comprises:

accessing at least one device entity registry.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein said determining at least one of sensing information or control information at a mote further comprises:

communicating with at least one device-associated entity.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein said communicating with at least one device-associated entity further comprises:

communicating with at least one of a light device entity, an electrical device entity, a pressure device entity, a temperature device entity, a volume device entity, an inertial device entity, or an antenna entity.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein said communicating with at least one device-associated entity further comprises:

accessing at least one device identifier of a mote-addressed content log.

30. The method of claim 25, wherein said determining at least one of sensing information or control information at a mote further comprises:

communicating with at least one device entity using a common application protocol.

31. The method of claim 25, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

creating at least one extensible log.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein said creating at least one extensible log further comprises:

creating the at least one extensible log in response to a type of content logged.

33. The method of claim 25, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

creating at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log.

34. The method of claim 25, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

creating at least one of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log.

35. The method of claim 25, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

inserting at least one device identifier in the one or more mote-addressed content logs.

36. The method of claim 25, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

establishing a log-creating agent at a mote of the first set of motes;

determining a mote-network address of the mote; and

associating at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log or a mote-addressed routing/spatial log with the mote-network address of the mote.

37. The method of claim 25, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

migrating to a mote of the first set of motes;

installing a log creation agent at the mote; and

querying at least one device entity with the log creation agent.

38. The method of claim 25, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

determining a mote-network address of a mote of the first set of motes;

accessing control information of one or more devices of the mote; and

associating the control information of the one or more devices of the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.

39. The method of claim 25, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

determining a mote-network address of a mote of the first set of motes;

accessing sensing information of one or more devices of the mote; and

associating the sensing information of the one or more devices of the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.

40. The method of claim 25, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

determining a mote-network address of a mote of the first set of motes;

accessing spatial information of one or more devices of or proximate to the mote; and

associating the spatial information of the one or more devices of or proximate to the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.

41. The method of claim 25, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

determining a mote-network address of a mote of the first set of motes;

accessing one or more types of absolute or relative spatial information of other motes proximate to the mote; and

associating the one or more types of absolute or relative spatial information of other motes proximate to the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.

42. The method of claim 25, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

associating one or more mote-appropriate routing addresses with the one or more mote-addressed content logs.

43. The method of claim 25, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

associating one or more mote-appropriate routing addresses with at least one directly mote-addressed content log.

44. The method of claim 25, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

associating one or more mote-appropriate routing addresses with at least one indirectly mote-addressed content log.

45. The method of claim 25, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

selecting from one or more established standards or protocols.

46. The method of claim 45, wherein said selecting from one or more established standards or protocols further comprises:

publishing at least a part of an identifier of the selected established standard or protocol.

47. The method of claim 45, wherein said established standards or protocols further comprise:

encryption utilizing at least one of a private and a public key.

48. The method of claim 1, wherein said obtaining at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from a reporting entity at a mote of the first set of motes.

49. The method of claim 1, wherein said obtaining at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from a reporting entity at a mote of the first set of motes.

50. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating one or more second-administered content logs for a second set of motes further comprises:

aggregating at least a part of one or more mote-addressed content logs from the second set of motes.

51. The method of claim 50, wherein said aggregating at least a part of one or more mote-addressed content logs from the second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of one or more mote-addressed logs of the second set of motes.

52. The method of claim 50, wherein said aggregating at least a part of one or more mote-addressed content logs from the second set of motes further comprises:

creating one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes.

53. The method of claim 52, wherein said creating one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

obtaining a listing of motes appropriate to at least one of the one or more multi-mote content logs.

54. The method of claim 52, wherein said creating one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

obtaining a listing of motes appropriate to at least one of the one or more multi-mote content logs from a multi-mote registry.

55. The method of claim 52, wherein said creating one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

obtaining a pre-loaded listing of motes appropriate to at least one of the one or more multi-mote content logs.

56. The method of claim 52, wherein said creating one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

obtaining a listing of motes appropriate to at least one of the one or more multi-mote content logs from one or more motes to be included in the listing.

57. The method of claim 52, wherein said creating one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from a reporting entity at a mote of the second set of motes.

58. The method of claim 52, wherein said creating one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed spatial/routing log from a reporting entity at a mote of the second set of motes.

59. The method of claim 50, wherein said aggregating at least a part of one or more mote-addressed content logs from the second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes.

60. The method of claim 59, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from at least one aggregation of one or more second-administered logs.

61. The method of claim 59, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from at least one aggregation of one or more second-administered logs.

62. The method of claim 59, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from a multi-mote reporting entity at a mote of the second set of motes.

63. The method of claim 59, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from a multi-mote reporting entity at a mote of the second set of motes.

64. The method of claim 50, wherein said aggregating at least a part of one or more mote-addressed content logs from the second set of motes further comprises:

creating an aggregate of at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes.

65. The method of claim 64, wherein said creating an aggregate of at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

aggregating at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log or a mote-addressed routing/spatial log of a multi-mote content log.

66. The method of claim 64, wherein said creating an aggregate of at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

aggregating at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log of a multi-mote content log.

67. The method of claim 50, wherein said aggregating at least a part of one or more mote-addressed content logs from the second set of motes further comprises:

migrating to a mote of the second set of motes;

installing a multi-mote log creation agent at the mote; and

receiving at least a part of one or more mote-addressed content logs with the multi-mote log creation unit.

68. The method of claim 1, wherein said obtaining at least a part of the second-administered content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes.

69. The method of claim 68, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from at least one aggregation of one or more second-administered logs.

70. The method of claim 68, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from at least one aggregation of one or more second-administered logs.

71. The method of claim 68, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from a multi-mote reporting entity at a mote of the second set of motes.

72. The method of claim 68, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from a multi-mote reporting entity at a mote of the second set of motes.

73. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating one or more second-administered content logs for a second set of motes further comprises:

determining at least one of sensing information or control information at a mote; and

creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining.

74. The method of claim 73, wherein said determining at least one of sensing information or control information at a mote further comprises:

accessing at least one device entity registry.

75. The method of claim 73, wherein said determining at least one of sensing information or control information at a mote further comprises:

communicating with at least one device-associated entity.

76. The method of claim 75, wherein said communicating with at least one device-associated entity further comprises:

communicating with at least one of a light device entity, an electrical device entity, a pressure device entity, a temperature device entity, a volume device entity, an inertial device entity, or an antenna entity.

77. The method of claim 75, wherein said communicating with at least one device-associated entity further comprises:

accessing at least one device identifier of a mote-addressed content log.

78. The method of claim 73, wherein said determining at least one of sensing information or control information at a mote further comprises:

communicating with at least one device entity using a common application protocol.

79. The method of claim 73, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

creating at least one extensible log.

80. The method of claim 79, wherein said creating at least one extensible log further comprises:

creating the at least one extensible log in response to a type of content logged.

81. The method of claim 73, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

creating at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log.

82. The method of claim 73, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

creating at least one of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log.

83. The method of claim 73, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

inserting at least one device identifier in the one or more mote-addressed content logs.

84. The method of claim 73, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

establishing a log-creating agent at a mote of the second set of motes;

determining a mote-network address of the mote; and

associating at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log or a mote-addressed routing/spatial log with the mote-network address of the mote.

85. The method of claim 73, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

migrating to a mote of the second set of motes;

installing a log creation agent at the mote; and

querying at least one device entity with the log creation agent.

86. The method of claim 73, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

determining a mote-network address of a mote of the second set of motes;

accessing control information of one or more devices of the mote; and

associating the information of the one or more devices of the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.

87. The method of claim 73, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

determining a mote-network address of a mote of the second set of motes;

accessing sensing information of one or more devices of the mote; and

associating the sensing information of the one or more devices of the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.

88. The method of claim 73, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

determining a mote-network address of a mote of the second set of motes;

accessing spatial information of one or more devices of or proximate to the mote; and

associating the spatial information of the one or more devices of or proximate to the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.

89. The method of claim 73, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

determining a mote-network address of a mote of the second set of motes;

accessing one or more types of absolute or relative spatial information of other motes proximate to the mote; and

associating the one or more types of absolute or relative spatial information of other motes proximate to the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.

90. The method of claim 73, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

associating one or more mote-appropriate routing addresses with the one or more mote-addressed content logs.

91. The method of claim 73, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

associating one or more mote-appropriate routing addresses with at least one directly mote-addressed content log.

92. The method of claim 73, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

associating one or more mote-appropriate routing addresses with at least one indirectly mote-addressed content log.

93. The method of claim 73, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said determining further comprises:

selecting from one or more established standards or protocols.

94. The method of claim 93, wherein said selecting from one or more established standards or protocols further comprises:

publishing at least a part of an identifier of the selected established standard or protocol.

95. The method of claim 93, wherein said established standards or protocols further comprise:

encryption utilizing at least one of a private and a public key.

96. The method of claim 1, wherein said obtaining at least a part of the second-administered content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from a reporting entity at a mote of the second set of motes.

97. The method of claim 1, wherein said obtaining at least a part of the second-administered content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from a reporting entity at a mote of the second set of motes.

98. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs further comprises:

creating the federated log from at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes.

99. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs further comprises:

creating the federated log from at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log or a mote-addressed routing/spatial log of the first set of motes.

100. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs further comprises:

creating the federated log from at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes.

101. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs further comprises:

creating the federated log from at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log or a mote-addressed routing/spatial log of the second set of motes.

102. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs further comprises:

generating the federated log to have one or more entries noting one or more respective administrative domains of one or more content log entries.

103. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs further comprises:

generating the federated log to have access information to one or more content logs for an administered content log.

104. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs further comprises:

generating the federated log to have information pertaining to a currency of at least one entry of an administered content log.

105. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs further comprises:

generating the federated log to have information pertaining to an expiration of at least one entry of an administered content log.

106. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs further comprises:

generating the federated log to have metadata pertaining to an administrative domain, wherein the metadata includes at least one of an ownership indicator, an access right indicator, a log refresh indicator, or a predefined policy indicator.

107. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs further comprises:

generating the federated log to have an administrative domain-specific query string generated for or supplied by an administrative domain to produce an updated content log for that domain.

108. A system comprising:

means for creating one or more first-administered content logs for a first set of motes;

means for obtaining at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs of the first set of motes;

means for creating one or more second-administered content logs for a second set of motes;

means for obtaining at least a part of the second-administered content logs of the second set of motes; and

means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs.

109. The system of claim 108, wherein said means for creating one or more first-administered content logs for a first set of motes further comprises:

means for aggregating at least a part of one or more mote-addressed content logs from the first set of motes.

110. The system of claim 108, wherein said means for obtaining at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

means for receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes.

111. The system of claim 108, wherein said means for creating one or more first-administered content logs for a first set of motes further comprises:

means for determining at least one of sensing information or control information at a mote; and

means for creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said means for determining.

112. The system of claim 108, wherein said means for obtaining at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

means for receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from a reporting entity at a mote of the first set of motes.

113. The system of claim 108, wherein said means for obtaining at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

means for receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from a reporting entity at a mote of the first set of motes.

114. The system of claim 108, wherein said means for creating one or more second-administered content logs for a second set of motes further comprises:

means for aggregating at least a part of one or more mote-addressed content logs from the second set of motes.

115. The system of claim 108, wherein said means for obtaining at least a part of the second-administered content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

means for receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes.

116. The system of claim 108, wherein said means for creating one or more second-administered content logs for a second set of motes further comprises:

means for determining at least one of sensing information or control information at a mote; and

means for creating one or more mote-addressed content logs in response to said means for determining.

117. The system of claim 108, wherein said means for obtaining at least a part of the second-administered content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

means for receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from a reporting entity at a mote of the second set of motes.

118. The system of claim 108, wherein said means for obtaining at least a part of the second-administered content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

means for receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from a reporting entity at a mote of the second set of motes.

119. The system of claim 108, wherein said means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs further comprises:

means for creating the federated log from at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes.

120. The system of claim 108, wherein said means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs further comprises:

means for creating the federated log from at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log or a mote-addressed routing/spatial log of the first set of motes.

121. The system of claim 108, wherein said means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs further comprises:

means for creating the federated log from at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes.

122. The system of claim 108, wherein said means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs further comprises:

means for creating the federated log from at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log or a mote-addressed routing/spatial log of the second set of motes.

123. The system of claim 108, wherein said means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs further comprises:

means for generating the federated log to have one or more entries noting one or more respective administrative domains of one or more content log entries.

124. The system of claim 108, wherein said means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs further comprises:

means for generating the federated log to have access information to one or more content logs for an administered content log.

125. The system of claim 108, wherein said means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs further comprises:

means for generating the federated log to have information pertaining to a currency of at least one entry of an administered content log.

126. The system of claim 108, wherein said means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs further comprises:

means for generating the federated log to have information pertaining to an expiration of at least one entry of an administered content log.

127. The system of claim 108, wherein said means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs further comprises:

means for generating the federated log to have metadata pertaining to an administrative domain, wherein the metadata includes at least one of an ownership indicator, an access right indicator, a log refresh indicator, or a predefined policy indicator.

128. The system of claim 108, wherein said means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the one or more first-administered content logs and at least a part of the one or more second-administered content logs further comprises:

means for generating the federated log to have an administrative domain-specific query string generated for or supplied by an administrative domain to produce an updated content log for that domain.

129. A method comprising:

obtaining at least a part of a first-administered content log from a first set of motes;

obtaining at least a part of a second-administered content log from a second set of motes; and

creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log.

130. The method of claim 129, wherein said obtaining at least a part of a first-administered content log from a first set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes.

131. The method of claim 130, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from at least one aggregation of one or more first-administered logs.

132. The method of claim 130, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from at least one aggregation of one or more first-administered logs.

133. The method of claim 130, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from a multi-mote reporting entity at a mote of the first set of motes.

134. The method of claim 130, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from a multi-mote reporting entity at a mote of the first set of motes.

135. The method of claim 129, wherein said obtaining at least a part of a first-administered content log from a first set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from a reporting entity at a mote of the first set of motes.

136. The method of claim 129, wherein said obtaining at least a part of a first-administered content log from a first set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from a reporting entity at a mote of the first set of motes.

137. The method of claim 129, wherein said obtaining at least a part of a second-administered content log from a second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes.

138. The method of claim 137, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from at least one aggregation of one or more second-administered logs.

139. The method of claim 137, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from at least one aggregation of one or more second-administered logs.

140. The method of claim 137, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from a multi-mote reporting entity at a mote of the second set of motes.

141. The method of claim 137, wherein said receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from a multi-mote reporting entity at a mote of the second set of motes.

142. The method of claim 129, wherein said obtaining at least a part of a second-administered content log from a second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from a reporting entity at a mote of the second set of motes.

143. The method of claim 129, wherein said obtaining at least a part of a second-administered content log from a second set of motes further comprises:

receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from a reporting entity at a mote of the second set of motes.

144. The method of claim 129, wherein said creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log further comprises:

creating the federated log from at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes.

145. The method of claim 129, wherein said creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log further comprises:

creating the federated log from at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log or a mote-addressed routing/spatial log of the first set of motes.

146. The method of claim 129, wherein said creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log further comprises:

creating the federated log from at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes.

147. The method of claim 129, wherein said creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log further comprises:

creating the federated log from at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log or a mote-addressed routing/spatial log of the second set of motes.

148. The method of claim 129, wherein said creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log further comprises:

generating the federated log to have one or more entries noting one or more respective administrative domains of one or more content log entries.

149. The method of claim 129, wherein said creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log further comprises:

generating the federated log to have access information to one or more content logs for an administered content log.

150. The method of claim 129, wherein said creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log further comprises:

generating the federated log to have information pertaining to a currency of at least one entry of an administered content log.

151. The method of claim 129, wherein said creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log further comprises:

generating the federated log to have information pertaining to an expiration of at least one entry of an administered content log.

152. The method of claim 129, wherein said creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log further comprises:

generating the federated log to have metadata pertaining to an administrative domain, wherein the metadata includes at least one of an ownership indicator, an access right indicator, a log refresh indicator, or a predefined policy indicator.

153. The method of claim 129, wherein said creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log further comprises:

generating the federated log to have an administrative domain-specific query string generated for or supplied by an administrative domain to produce an updated content log for that domain.

154. A system comprising:

means for obtaining at least a part of a first-administered content log from a first set of motes;

means for obtaining at least a part of a second-administered content log from a second set of motes; and

means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log.

155. The system of claim 154, wherein said means for obtaining at least a part of a first-administered content log from a first set of motes further comprises:

means for receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes.

156. The system of claim 155, wherein said means for receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

means for receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from at least one aggregation of one or more first-administered logs.

157. The system of claim 155, wherein said means for receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

means for receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from at least one aggregation of one or more first-administered logs.

158. The system of claim 155, wherein said means for receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

means for receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from a multi-mote reporting entity at a mote of the first set of motes.

159. The system of claim 155, wherein said means for receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes further comprises:

means for receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from a multi-mote reporting entity at a mote of the first set of motes.

160. The system of claim 154, wherein said means for obtaining at least a part of a first-administered content log from a first set of motes further comprises:

means for receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from a reporting entity at a mote of the first set of motes.

161. The system of claim 154, wherein said means for obtaining at least a part of a first-administered content log from a first set of motes further comprises:

means for receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from a reporting entity at a mote of the first set of motes.

162. The system of claim 154, wherein said means for obtaining at least a part of a second-administered content log from a second set of motes further comprises:

means for receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes.

163. The system of claim 162, wherein said means for receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

means for receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from at least one aggregation of one or more second-administered logs.

164. The system of claim 162, wherein said means for receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

means for receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from at least one aggregation of one or more second-administered logs.

165. The system of claim 162, wherein said means for receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

means for receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from a multi-mote reporting entity at a mote of the second set of motes.

166. The system of claim 162, wherein said means for receiving at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes further comprises:

means for receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from a multi-mote reporting entity at a mote of the second set of motes.

167. The system of claim 154, wherein said means for obtaining at least a part of a second-administered content log from a second set of motes further comprises:

means for receiving at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log from a reporting entity at a mote of the second set of motes.

168. The system of claim 154, wherein said means for obtaining at least a part of a second-administered content log from a second set of motes further comprises:

means for receiving at least a part of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log from a reporting entity at a mote of the second set of motes.

169. The system of claim 154, wherein said means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log further comprises:

means for creating the federated log from at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the first set of motes.

170. The system of claim 154, wherein said means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log further comprises:

means for creating the federated log from at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log or a mote-addressed routing/spatial log of the first set of motes.

171. The system of claim 154, wherein said means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log further comprises:

means for creating the federated log from at least a part of one or more multi-mote content logs of the second set of motes.

172. The system of claim 154, wherein said means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log further comprises:

means for creating the federated log from at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log or a mote-addressed routing/spatial log of the second set of motes.

173. The system of claim 154, wherein said means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log further comprises:

means for generating the federated log to have one or more entries noting one or more respective administrative domains of one or more content log entries.

174. The system of claim 154, wherein said means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log further comprises:

means for generating the federated log to have access information to one or more content logs for an administered content log.

175. The system of claim 154, wherein said means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log further comprises:

means for generating the federated log to have information pertaining to a currency of at least one entry of an administered content log.

176. The system of claim 154, wherein said means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log further comprises:

means for generating the federated log to have information pertaining to an expiration of at least one entry of an administered content log.

177. The system of claim 154, wherein said means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log further comprises:

means for generating the federated log to have metadata pertaining to an administrative domain, wherein the metadata includes at least one of an ownership indicator, an access right indicator, a log refresh indicator, or a predefined policy indicator.

178. The system of claim 154, wherein said means for creating a federated log from at least a part of the first-administered content log and at least a part of the second-administered content log further comprises:

means for generating the federated log to have an administrative domain-specific query string generated for or supplied by an administrative domain to produce an updated content log for that domain.

179. A system comprising:

at least one computational system operably coupled with at least one of a first-administered set of motes or a second-administered set of motes; and

at least one federated log creation agent resident in the computational system, said at least one federated log creation agent configured to create at least a part of a federated log.

180. A system comprising:

at least one computational system operably coupled with at least one of a first-administered set of motes or a second-administered set of motes; and

at least one federated log resident in the computational system, said at least one federated log configured to contain at least a part of at least one of a mote-addressed content log or a multi-mote content log.