METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING SPATIO-TEMPORAL DATA
First Claim
1. A method for maintaining spatio-temporal data for a given area containing a given node, wherein the given node communicates with one or more other nodes, and wherein the given node is capable of detecting local spatio-temporal data over a detectable range of the given area, the method comprising:
- breaking the given area into a plurality of smaller areas;
detecting local spatio-temporal data for each of the plurality of smaller areas located within the detectable range;
receiving remote spatio-temporal data from the one or more other nodes;
updating stored spatio-temporal data; and
transmitting the stored spatio-temporal data for receipt by the one or more other nodes.
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Abstract
A system and method for maintaining spatio-temporal data for a given area (e.g., an airspace) containing a given node (e.g., an aircraft) and one or more other nodes (e.g., aircraft). The given aircraft may break the given airspace into a first plurality of smaller airspaces, and may also break the given airspace into a second plurality of smaller airspaces. The given aircraft may then detect local spatio-temporal data for each smaller airspace located within its detectable range. The aircraft may also receive remote spatio-temporal data for the smaller airspaces from the one or more other aircraft. Thereafter, the aircraft may update stored spatio-temporal data based on the aircraft'"'"'s navigation data, the local spatio-temporal data, the remote spatio-temporal data, and/or a reliability of the data. Further, the aircraft may transmit the stored spatio-temporal data for receipt by the one or more other aircraft.
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1. A method for maintaining spatio-temporal data for a given area containing a given node, wherein the given node communicates with one or more other nodes, and wherein the given node is capable of detecting local spatio-temporal data over a detectable range of the given area, the method comprising:
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breaking the given area into a plurality of smaller areas; detecting local spatio-temporal data for each of the plurality of smaller areas located within the detectable range; receiving remote spatio-temporal data from the one or more other nodes; updating stored spatio-temporal data; and transmitting the stored spatio-temporal data for receipt by the one or more other nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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