Node-Enabled Sharing of Shipment Condition Information in a Wireless Node Network
First Claim
1. A method for sharing shipment condition information in a wireless node network having a plurality of network devices and a server, comprising:
- detecting, by a first node, an advertising signal broadcast from a second node, the first node being a first of the network devices and related to a first package, the second node being a second of the network devices and related to a second package;
associating the first node and the second node;
accessing, by the first node, the shipment condition information from a memory in the first node; and
transmitting, by the first node, the shipment condition information to the second node if the first node is authorized to share the shipment condition information with the second node.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described for sharing shipment condition information in a wireless node network having a plurality of network devices and a server. In one method, a first node detects an advertising signal broadcast from a second node, where the first node is a first of the network devices and related to a first package, and the second node is a second of the network devices and related to a second package. The method continues by associating the first node and the second node. The first node then accesses the shipment condition information from a memory in the first node, and transmits or otherwise shares the shipment condition information with the second node if the first node is authorized to share the shipment condition information with the second node.
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1. A method for sharing shipment condition information in a wireless node network having a plurality of network devices and a server, comprising:
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detecting, by a first node, an advertising signal broadcast from a second node, the first node being a first of the network devices and related to a first package, the second node being a second of the network devices and related to a second package; associating the first node and the second node; accessing, by the first node, the shipment condition information from a memory in the first node; and transmitting, by the first node, the shipment condition information to the second node if the first node is authorized to share the shipment condition information with the second node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions which when executed on a processor performs a method for sharing shipment condition information in a wireless node network having a plurality of network devices and a server, the method comprising:
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detecting, by a first node, an advertising signal broadcast from a second node, the first node being a first of the network devices and related to a first package, the second node being a second of the network devices and related to a second package; associating the first node and the second node; accessing, by the first node, the shipment condition information from a memory in the first node; and transmitting, by the first node, the shipment condition information to the second node if the first node is authorized to share the shipment condition information with the second node. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for requesting shared shipment condition information in a wireless node network having a plurality of network devices and a server, comprising:
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detecting, by a second node, an advertising signal broadcast from a first node, the first node being a first of the network devices and related to a first package, the second node being a second of the network devices and related to a second package; determining, by the second node, that the first node has the shipment condition information to share based upon status information in the advertising signal broadcast from the first node; associating the first node and the second node; transmitting a request, by the second node, for the shipment condition information if the status information indicates the first node has the shipment condition information to share; and receiving, by the second node, the shipment condition information from the first node if the first node is authorized to share the shipment condition information with the second node. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions which when executed on a processor performs a method for requesting shared shipment condition information in a wireless node network having a plurality of network devices and a server, the method comprising:
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detecting, by a second node, an advertising signal broadcast from a first node, the first node being a first of the network devices and related to a first package, the second node being a second of the network devices and related to a second package; determining, by the second node, that the first node has the shipment condition information to share based upon status information in the advertising signal broadcast from the first node; associating the first node and the second node; transmitting a request, by the second node, for the shipment condition information if the status information indicates the first node has the shipment condition information to share; and receiving, by the second node, the shipment condition information from the first node if the first node is authorized to share the shipment condition information with the second node. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A system for sharing shipment condition information in a wireless node network, the system comprising:
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a first node in the wireless node network, the first node being related to a first package being shipped, the first node further comprising a first processing unit, a first memory coupled to the processing unit, the first memory maintaining first code for execution by the first processing unit and the shipment condition information, and a first communication interface coupled to the first processing unit; and a second node in the wireless node network, the second node being related to a second package being shipped, the second node further comprising a second processing unit, a second memory coupled to the second processing unit, the second memory maintaining second code for execution by the second processing unit, and a second communication interface coupled to the second processing unit and operative to communicate with the first node over the first communication interface; and wherein the first processing unit of the first node, when executing the first code maintained on the first memory, is operative to access the shipment condition information on the first memory, broadcast an advertising signal over the first communication interface, the advertising signal including status information on whether the first node has the shipment condition information to share, receive a request from the second node over the first communication interface, the request asking for the shipment condition information, associate the first node and the second node, and transmit the shipment condition information to the second node over the first communication interface if the first node is authorized to share the shipment condition information with the second node; and wherein the second processing unit of the second node, when executing the second code maintained on the second memory, is operative to detect the advertising signal broadcast from the first node, determine that the first node has the shipment condition information to share based upon the status information in the advertising signal broadcast from the first node, transmit the request for the shipment condition information to the first node over the second communication interface if the status information indicates the first node has the shipment condition information to share, and receive the shipment condition information from the first node when the first node is authorized to share the shipment condition information with the second node. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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