SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION USING AIRCRAFT AS TRANSMISSION RELAYS
First Claim
1. A method of processing a message in a relay network, the method comprising:
- determining if a destination node is within range;
if the destination node is not in range, identifying one or more network member aircraft within range;
selecting one of the one or more network member aircraft within range;
authenticating membership of the selected network member aircraft if membership of the selected network member aircraft has not been previously authenticated; and
transmitting the message to the selected network member aircraft in order to relay the message to the destination node at least in part via the selected network member aircraft.
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Abstract
A method of processing a message in a relay network comprises determining if a destination node is within range; if the destination node is not in range, identifying one or more network member aircraft within range; selecting one of the one or more network member aircraft within range; authenticating membership of the selected network member aircraft if membership of the selected network member aircraft has not been previously authenticated; and transmitting the message to the selected network member aircraft in order to relay the message to the destination node at least in part via the selected network member aircraft.
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1. A method of processing a message in a relay network, the method comprising:
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determining if a destination node is within range; if the destination node is not in range, identifying one or more network member aircraft within range; selecting one of the one or more network member aircraft within range; authenticating membership of the selected network member aircraft if membership of the selected network member aircraft has not been previously authenticated; and transmitting the message to the selected network member aircraft in order to relay the message to the destination node at least in part via the selected network member aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A telecommunication system comprising:
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a sending node; a destination node; and one or more network member aircraft;
each of the sending node, the destination node, and the one or more network member aircraft having a communication device configured to relay a message from the sending node to the destination node via the one or more network member aircraft, wherein each communication device comprises;a database configured to store identity credentials and network policies; a transceiver configured to transmit and receive the message; and a processing unit configured to authenticate membership in the network based on the stored identity credentials and network policies prior to relay of the message, wherein the message is only relayed via the one or more network member aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer-usable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein for configuring a computer processor, the computer-usable medium comprising; first executable computer-readable code configured to cause a computer processor to select a network member aircraft from a plurality of aircraft; second executable computer-readable code configured to cause a computer processor to authenticate the selected network member aircraft based on identification credentials and network policies stored in a database coupled to the computer processor; and third executable computer-readable code configured to cause a computer processor to transmit a message via a transmitter coupled to the computer processor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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