SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COMPUTING DEVICES

• US 20150264626A1
• Filed: 03/16/2015
• Published: 09/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gotenna, Inc
• Original Assignee: Gotenna, Inc
• Inventors: Perdomo, Jorge
• Granted Patent: US 9,756,549 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/745 Address table lookup; Address filtering
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/00 Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0007 the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A), DMT
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/12 based on transmission quality or channel quality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/20 based on geographic position or location

Abstract

A wireless communication device, comprising radio frequency transceivers which transmit outbound messages to targeted receivers, and receive the inbound messages addressed to the respective transceiver; each having a processor which controls the transceiver to establish communication sessions according to a protocol, and processes targeting and address information. The transceiver communicates with a telephone device having a telephone address book containing information which defines the targets and address for a telephone network and perhaps other networks. The address book entries are human editable through a human machine user interface. The address book entries are intended for centrally controlled switch networks having hierarchically formatted address information, but since these are at least quasi-unique, they are used as address labels in an unswitched peer-to-peer network formed of the transceivers. This permits a common address scheme across the peer-to-peer network and switched network of the telephone device.

Claims

1. A communication system, comprising:

(a) a communication device, comprising;

(1) a digital radio frequency communication system configured to wirelessly transmit messages comprising first digital data addressed based on targeting information in a first mode of operation, and to wirelessly receive messages comprising second digital data in a second mode of operation;

(2) an automated processor, configured to;

(i) receive the first digital data and targeting information in the first mode of operation, control the digital radio frequency communication system to establish a first communication session with a target corresponding to the targeting information, and to transmit the first digital data to the target; and

(ii) control the digital radio frequency communication system in a second mode of operation to establish a second communication session with a source, and to receive second digital data from the source; and

(b) a computer readable medium, configured to store therein computer executable program instructions, which cause an automated programmable device to;

(1) generate a user interface for interaction with a human user;

(2) control communication of the first digital data to the communication device;

(3) define the transmission targeting information, having at least one mode of operation in which the transmission targeting information is derived by a user selection, through the generated user interface, of an entry from an address book containing at least telephone numbers, and in which a human editable label comprises the transmission targeting information communicated to the communication device; and

(4) present the second digital data received from the communication device to the human user.

2. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the communication device further comprises a communication port configured to transfer at least the first digital data, the second digital data, and the targeting information between the automated programmable processor and the communication device, wherein the communication port employs a distinct physical communication channel from the digital radio frequency communication system.

3. The communication system according to claim 2, wherein the communication port comprises a communication port selected from the group consisting of a Bluetooth communication port, a Universal Serial Bus port, a Zigbee communication port, a Z-wave communication port, a WiFi communication port, and an Insteon communication port.

4. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein:

the communication device is further configured to receive reception addressing information from the automated programmable device under control of the computer executable program instructions, which represents an address of the communication device to which communications may be targeted; and

the automated processor is further configured, in the second mode of operation, to selectively receive or filter the second digital data based on whether the second communication session comprises second digital data targeted to the communication device and having an address representing the reception addressing information.

5. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the communication device is further configured, in the first mode of operation, to announce, on a shared control channel, information corresponding to the targeting information, to establish the first communication session, and to transmit the first digital data over a first data communication channel distinct from the shared control channel.

6. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the communication device is further configured, in the second mode of operation, to listen, on a shared control channel, for information corresponding to an address of the communication device, to establish the second communication session, and to receive the second digital data over a second data communication channel distinct from the shared control channel.

7. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the communication device is further configured to at least one of persistently store the second digital data and retransmit the second digital data.

8. The communication system according to claim 9, wherein:

the automated processor of the communication device is configured to operate according to firmware stored in rewritable memory, the firmware being updatable by rewriting the rewritable memory;

the firmware controls a communication protocol employed in the first mode of operation and the second mode of operation, and

the computer executable program instructions further cause the automated programmable device to control a transfer of updated firmware for storage in the rewritable memory, received from a central server communicating with the automated programmable device through a physical communication channel distinct from the digital radio frequency communication system.

9. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the first mode of operation further comprises:

selecting a radio frequency control channel;

broadcasting a message comprising the targeting information on the radio frequency control channel and information defining a radio frequency data communication channel distinct from the radio frequency control channel;

transmitting the first digital data over the radio frequency data communication channel;

receiving an acknowledgment of receipt of the first digital data.

10. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the digital radio frequency communication system communicates in a <

25 kHz band under 900 MHz.

11. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the automated programmable device is further configured to employ a cryptographic security algorithm to encrypt communications through the communication device.

12. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the first communication session and the second communication session each communicate through packetized digital data, and support retransmission of packetized digital data if not correctly received.

13. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the second digital data comprises location information, the automated processor being further configured to adapt the first communication session in dependence on received location information.

14. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the automated processor is controlled in accordance with program instructions which enforce compliance with government regulatory authority rules dependent on a location of the communication device.

15. The radio frequency digital communication system according to claim 1, wherein the automated processor is further configured to bridge the first communication session and the second communication session according to a mesh network communication protocol.

16. A communication method, comprising:

(a) receiving first digital data and targeting information;

(b) controlling, with an automated processor, a digital radio frequency communication system to establish a first communication session with a target corresponding to the targeting information in a first mode of operation;

(c) wirelessly transmitting messages comprising the first digital data addressed based on the targeting information in the first mode of operation;

(d) controlling, with the automated processor, the digital radio frequency communication system in a second mode of operation to establish a second communication session with a source;

(e) wirelessly receiving second digital data from the source in the second mode of operation through the digital radio frequency communication system;

(f) providing a computer readable medium, configured to store therein computer executable program instructions, which control an automated programmable device for;

(1) generating a user interface for interaction with a human user;

(2) controlling communication of the first digital data to from the automated programmable device to the digital radio communication system;

(3) providing at least one mode of operation in which the transmission targeting information is defined by receiving a user selection, through the generated user interface, of an entry from an address book containing at least telephone numbers, and in which a human editable label comprises the transmission targeting information communicated to the digital radio frequency communication system; and

(4) presenting the second digital data received from the digital radio frequency communication system to the human user.

17. The communication method according to claim 16, further comprising providing a communication port configured to transfer at least the first digital data, the second digital data, and the targeting information between the automated programmable processor and the automated processor, wherein the communication port employs a distinct physical communication channel from the digital radio frequency communication system.

18. The communication method according to claim 16, further comprising:

receiving, by the automated processor, reception addressing information from the automated programmable device under control of the computer executable program instructions, which represents an address of the communication device to which communications may be targeted; and

selectively receiving or filtering the second digital data by the automated processor, based on whether the second communication session comprises second digital data targeted to the communication device and having an address representing the reception addressing information.

19. The communication method according to claim 16, further comprising, in the first mode of operation, announcing, on a shared control channel, information corresponding to the targeting information, to establish the first communication session, and transmitting the first digital data over a first data communication channel distinct from the shared control channel.

20. The communication method according to claim 16, further comprising, in the second mode of operation, listening, on a shared control channel, for information corresponding to an address of the digital radio frequency communication system, to establish the second communication session, and receiving the second digital data over a second data communication channel distinct from the shared control channel.

21. The communication method according to claim 16, further comprising:

in the first mode of operation, announcing, on a shared control channel, information corresponding to the targeting information, establishing the first communication session, and transmitting the first digital data over a first data communication channel distinct from the shared control channel; and

in the second mode of operation, listening, on a shared control channel, for information corresponding to an address of the communication device, establishing the second communication session in dependence on the listening, and receiving the second digital data over a second data communication channel distinct from the shared control channel, wherein the first and second data communication channels may be the same or different.

22. The communication method according to claim 16, further comprising at least one of persistently storing the second digital data and retransmitting the second digital data.

23. The communication method according to claim 16,

wherein the automated processor is configured to operate according to firmware stored in rewritable memory, and the firmware controls a communication protocol employed in the first mode of operation and the second mode of operation,

further comprising:

receiving updated firmware from a central server through a physical communication channel distinct from the digital radio frequency communication system, defining an updated protocol;

updating the firmware by rewriting the rewritable memory;

controlling a transfer of the received updated firmware for storage in the rewritable memory; and

operating the first mode of operation and second mode of operation according to the updated protocol.

24. A communication method, comprising:

(a) receiving first digital data and targeting information;

(b) maintaining an ad hoc communication routing table;

(c) controlling, with an automated processor, a digital radio frequency communication system to establish a first communication session with a communication intermediary distinct from the target corresponding to the targeting information in a first mode of operation based on at least the ad hoc communication routing table;

(c) wirelessly transmitting messages comprising the first digital data addressed based on the targeting information in the first mode of operation;

(d) controlling, with the automated processor, the digital radio frequency communication system in a second mode of operation to establish a second communication session with the communication intermediary distinct from a source of second digital data based on at least the ad hoc communication routing table;

(e) wirelessly receiving second digital data from the communication intermediary in the second mode of operation through the digital radio frequency communication system;

(f) providing a computer readable medium, configured to store therein computer executable program instructions, which control an automated programmable device for;

(1) generating a user interface for interaction with a human user;

(2) controlling communication of the first digital data to from the automated programmable device to the digital radio communication system;

(3) providing at least one mode of operation in which the transmission targeting information is defined by receiving a user selection, through the generated user interface, of an entry from an address book containing at least telephone numbers, and in which a human editable label comprises the transmission targeting information communicated to the digital radio frequency communication system; and

(4) presenting the second digital data received from the digital radio frequency communication system to the human user.