WIRELESS SENSOR NODE GROUP AFFILIATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at a wireless sensor node;
obtaining a wireless sensor node group affiliation pursuant to an affiliation formation process;
transmitting information regarding that wireless sensor node group affiliation subsequent to the affiliation formation process.
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Abstract
A wireless sensor node can obtain (102) a wireless sensor node group affiliation pursuant to an affiliation formation process and then subsequently transmit (103) information regarding that wireless sensor node group affiliation. By one approach this affiliation formation process can comprise, at least in part, using wireless sensor node group affiliation information as corresponds to other wireless sensor nodes. Such wireless sensor node group affiliation information as corresponds to other wireless sensor nodes might be received, for example, directly from that other wireless sensor node and/or via an intermediary wireless sensor node that acts to forward such information from the other wireless sensor node.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
at a wireless sensor node;
obtaining a wireless sensor node group affiliation pursuant to an affiliation formation process;
transmitting information regarding that wireless sensor node group affiliation subsequent to the affiliation formation process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless sensor node comprising:
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a memory storing, at least in part, a wireless sensor node group affiliation as was determined during an affiliation formation process;
a transmitter operably coupled to the memory and having an output that provides a post-affiliation formation process message regarding the wireless sensor node group affiliation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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transmitting a first at least one group affiliation criterion to a plurality of wireless sensor nodes to facilitate determination by at least some of the plurality of wireless sensor nodes as to their affiliation with respect to a first wireless sensor node group;
subsequent to transmitting the first at least one group affiliation criterion, transmitting a second at least one group affiliation criterion to the plurality of wireless sensor nodes to facilitate determination by at least some of the plurality of wireless sensor nodes as to their affiliation with respect to a second wireless sensor node group as a function, at least in part, of information regarding the first wireless sensor node group. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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