System and method for clustering mobile devices in a wireless network
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1. A system, comprising:
- a wireless access point (“
AP”
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a plurality of mobile units (“
MUs”
), each of the MUs including a wireless transducer, wherein at least two MUs of the MUs are grouped, based on a predetermined parameter, into a cluster, the cluster including a head MU and at least one member MU, and wherein communications between the at least one member MU and the AP are conducted via the head MU.
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Abstract
Described are a system and method for clustering mobile devices in a wireless network. The system includes a wireless access point (“AP”) and a plurality of mobile units (“MUs”). Each of the MUs has a wireless transducer. At least two MUs of the MUs are grouped, based on a predetermined parameter, into a cluster which included a head MU and at least one member MU. Communications between the at least one member MU and the AP are conducted via the head MU.
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17 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a wireless access point (“
AP”
); and
a plurality of mobile units (“
MUs”
), each of the MUs including a wireless transducer,wherein at least two MUs of the MUs are grouped, based on a predetermined parameter, into a cluster, the cluster including a head MU and at least one member MU, and wherein communications between the at least one member MU and the AP are conducted via the head MU. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising the steps of:
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grouping at least two mobile units (“
MUs”
) of a plurality of MUs into a cluster based on a predetermined parameter, the cluster including a head MU and at least one member MU;
selecting the head MU from the at least two MUs based on a further predetermined parameter; and
conducting wireless communications between the at least one member MU and a wireless access point via the head MU. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising the steps of:
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determining a location of each of a plurality of computing device, each of the devices including a wireless transducer;
selecting at least two device of the devices based on the location of the devices;
creating a cluster of the at least two devices, the cluster including a head device and at least one member device;
designating one of the at least two device as the head device, wherein wireless communications of the at least one member device are conducted via the cluster head.
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