PROXIMITY NODE LOCATION USING A WIRELESS NODE NETWORK
First Claim
1. An improved method for locating one of a plurality of nodes in a wireless node network having a server, the method comprising:
- instructing a first other of the nodes and a second other of the nodes to detect any message broadcast from the one node over a time period;
receiving, by the server, a first indication from the first other node, the first indication related to a characteristic of all messages broadcast from the one node that are detected by the first other node during the time period;
receiving, by the server, a second indication from the second other node, the second indication related to the characteristic of all messages broadcast from the one node that are detected by the second other node during the time period; and
determining a location of the one node based upon a difference in the first indication and the second indication.
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Abstract
Methods, media, apparatus, and systems are described for improved and enhanced node location determination related to one of a plurality of nodes in a wireless node network. A first and second other node in the network are instructed to detect any message broadcast from the one node over a period of time. The server receives a first indication from the first other node, where the first indication relates to a characteristic of all messages broadcast from the one node that are detected by the first other node during the time period. The server receives a second indication from the second other node, where the second indication relates to the characteristic of all messages broadcast from the one node that are detected by the second other node during the time period. The server then determines a location of the one node based upon a difference in the first and second indications.
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63 Claims
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1. An improved method for locating one of a plurality of nodes in a wireless node network having a server, the method comprising:
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instructing a first other of the nodes and a second other of the nodes to detect any message broadcast from the one node over a time period; receiving, by the server, a first indication from the first other node, the first indication related to a characteristic of all messages broadcast from the one node that are detected by the first other node during the time period; receiving, by the server, a second indication from the second other node, the second indication related to the characteristic of all messages broadcast from the one node that are detected by the second other node during the time period; and determining a location of the one node based upon a difference in the first indication and the second indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions which when executed on a processor performs an improved method for locating one of a plurality of nodes in a wireless node network having a server, the method comprising:
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instructing a first other of the nodes and a second other of the nodes to detect any message broadcast from the one node over a time period; receiving, by the server, a first indication from the first other node, the first indication related to a characteristic of all messages broadcast from the one node that are detected by the first other node during the time period; receiving, by the server, a second indication from the second other node, the second indication related to the characteristic of all messages broadcast from the one node that are detected by the second other node during the time period; and determining a location of the one node based upon a difference in the first indication and the second indication. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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33. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 33, wherein the method further comprises generating a notification if the one node is outside the predicted path.
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43. An apparatus for locating one of a plurality of nodes in a wireless node network, comprising:
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a server in communication with at least a first other of the nodes and a second other of the nodes, the server further comprising, a server processing unit, a server volatile memory coupled to the server processing unit, a server memory storage coupled to the server processing unit, the server memory storage maintaining at least a program code section and location data, and a communication interface that provides a communication path operatively coupling the server with the first other node and the second other node; and wherein the server processing unit, when executing at least the program code section resident in the server volatile memory, is operative to send an operation message to the first other node instructing the first other node to detect any message broadcast from the one node over a time period, send another operation message to the second other node instructing the second other node to detect any message broadcast from the one node over the time period, receive, from the communication interface, a first indication from the first other node, the first indication related to a characteristic of all messages broadcast from the one node that are detected by the first other node during the time period, receive, from the communication interface, a second indication from the second other node, the second indication related to the characteristic of all messages broadcast from the one node that are detected by the second other node during the time period, and determine a location of the one node based upon a difference in the first indication and the second indication. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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