System and Method for Scalable Geographic Addressing Framework
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting geographic addressing data to devices in an area, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a bridge device at a first tier, a geographic addressing packet destined for a target region containing a plurality of devices;
applying a bridging function at the bridge device using the geographic address packet to determine whether to transmit the geographic addressing packet, wherein the bridging function utilizes certain information based on the geographic addressing packet; and
determining to transmit the geographic addressing packet to a second tier based on the bridging function indicating that the geographic addressing packet should be transmitted to the second tier.
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Abstract
A bridge device at a first tier receives a geographic addressing packet destined for a target region containing a plurality of devices. The bridge device applies a bridging function using the geographic address packet to determine whether to transmit the geographic addressing packet. The bridging function utilizes certain information based on the geographic addressing packet. The bridge device determines to transmit the geographic addressing packet to a second tier based on the bridging function indicating that the geographic addressing packet should be transmitted to the second tier.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting geographic addressing data to devices in an area, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a bridge device at a first tier, a geographic addressing packet destined for a target region containing a plurality of devices; applying a bridging function at the bridge device using the geographic address packet to determine whether to transmit the geographic addressing packet, wherein the bridging function utilizes certain information based on the geographic addressing packet; and determining to transmit the geographic addressing packet to a second tier based on the bridging function indicating that the geographic addressing packet should be transmitted to the second tier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for transmitting geographic addressing data to devices in an area comprising:
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a processor; and a memory to store computer program instructions, the computer program instructions when executed on the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising; receiving, at a bridge device at a first tier, a geographic addressing packet destined for a target region containing a plurality of devices; applying a bridging function at the bridge device using the geographic address packet to determine whether to transmit the geographic addressing packet, wherein the bridging function utilizes certain information based on the geographic addressing packet; and determining to transmit the geographic addressing packet to a second tier based on the bridging function indicating that the geographic addressing packet should be transmitted to the second tier. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable medium storing computer program instructions for transmitting geographic addressing data to devices in an area, which, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, at a bridge device at a first tier, a geographic addressing packet destined for a target region containing a plurality of devices; applying a bridging function at the bridge device using the geographic address packet to determine whether to transmit the geographic addressing packet, wherein the bridging function utilizes certain information based on the geographic addressing packet; and determining to transmit the geographic addressing packet to a second tier based on the bridging function indicating that the geographic addressing packet should be transmitted to the second tier. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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