LOCATION-BASED NETWORK SYSTEM AND LOCATION-BASED COMMUNICATION METHOD

• US 20150358773A1
• Filed: 06/04/2015
• Published: 12/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Mobile IOT Corp
• Original Assignee: International Mobile IOT Corp
• Inventors: HUANG, JUNG-TANG
• Granted Patent: US 10,887,817 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/122 by minimising distances, e.g. by selecting a route with minimum of number of hops
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/16 Multipoint routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/026 using orientation information, e.g. compass
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/02 Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A location-based network system is provided. The location-based network system includes a plurality of communication nodes to transmit a data packet based on the location of each node and a distance between each node and a destination node. A location-based communication method is also provided.

Claims

1. A location-based network system, comprising:

at least a first communication node operating in one of a master mode and a slave mode and comprising at least one communication module and a processor;

at least a second communication node operating in one of a master mode and a slave mode and comprising at least one communication module and a processor;

wherein the first communication node is configured to;

operate in the master mode to monitor the second communication node that operates in the slave mode in order to receive a data packet broadcasted by the second communication node;

recognize a destination node of the data packet after receiving the data packet broadcasted by the second communication node that operates in the slave mode;

determine whether a first distance between the first communication node and the destination node is shorter than a second distance between the second communication node and the destination node according to the latitude, longitude, and altitude of each of the first communication node, the second communication node and the destination node;

switch to the slave node and broadcast the data packet received from the second communication node if the first distance is shorter than the second distance; and

switch to the master mode after broadcasting the data packet received from the second communication node.

2. The location-based network system according to claim 1, wherein the location based network system further comprises a switch node and a terminal device communicating via the communication nodes.

3. The location-based network system according to claim 2, wherein the switch node is further connected to a cloud network platform and uploads the received data packet to the cloud network platform or receives another data packet from the cloud network platform.

4. The location-based network system according to claim 2, wherein the terminal device has the function of RFID or visible light communication.

5. The location-based network system according to claim 2, wherein the communication node or the terminal device is a unmanned aerial vehicle.

6. The location-based network system according to claim 1, wherein after the second communication node broadcasts the data packet, if the second communication node does not receive the data packet again after a waiting period, the second communication node switches back to the slave mode and broadcasts the data packet again.

7. The location-based network system according to claim 1, wherein after the second communication node broadcasts the data packet, if the second communication node does not receive the data packet again after a confirmation period, the second communication node increases transmission power and switches to the slave mode to broadcast the data packet again.

8. The location-based network system according to claim 1, wherein after the second communication node broadcasts the data packet, if the second communication node does not receive the data packet again after a confirmation period, the second communication node activates a warning light.

9. The location-based network system according to claim 1, wherein each communication node comprises a routing table and a loop detection table having a recognition code.

10. A location-based network system, comprising:

a plurality of communication nodes operating in one of a master mode and a slave mode, each of the communication node comprising at least one communication module and a processor;

wherein a first communication node that operates in the slave mode in the plurality of communication nodes is configured to;

switch to the master mode to transmit a data packet;

detect neighboring communication nodes and calculate a distance between each of the neighboring communication nodes and a destination node according to the latitude, longitude, and altitude of each of the communication nodes and the destination node; and

switch to the slave mode after selecting a communication node nearest to the destination node to connect to, and transmit the data packet to the communication node nearest to the destination node.

11. The location-based network system according to claim 10, wherein the location based network system further comprises a switch node and a terminal device communicating via the communication nodes.

12. The location-based network system according to claim 11, wherein the switch node is further connected to a cloud network platform and uploads the received data packet to the cloud network platform or receives another data packet from the cloud network platform.

13. The location-based network system according to claim 11, wherein the terminal device has the function of RFID or visible light communication.

14. The location-based network system according to claim 11, wherein the communication node or the terminal device is a unmanned aerial vehicle.

15. A location-based network system, comprising:

a plurality of communication nodes, each of the communication nodes comprising at least one communication module and a processor;

wherein a first communication node in the plurality of communication nodes is configured to;

transmit a connection acquire signal to the neighboring communication nodes for transmitting a data packet, the connection acquire signal including the latitude, longitude, and altitude of the first communication node;

receive connection acknowledgement signals from the available neighboring communication nodes, each of the connection acknowledgement signals including the latitude, longitude, and altitude of the corresponding available neighboring communication node;

calculate a distance between each of the available neighboring communication nodes and the destination node according to the latitude, longitude, and altitude of each of the available neighboring communication node and the destination node;

select an available neighboring communication node nearest to the destination node to connect to, and transmits the data packet to the available neighboring communication node nearest to the destination node.

16. The location-based network system according to claim 15, wherein the first communication node receives a routing path transmitted by the destination node, the routing path including all the communication nodes selected to transmit the data packet after the data packet is successfully transmitted to the destination node, and stores the routing path and uses the stored routing path for transmitting other data packet to the same destination node.

17. The location-based network system according to claim 15, wherein the location based network system further comprises a switch node and a terminal device communicating via the communication nodes.

18. The location-based network system according to claim 17, wherein the switch node is further connected to a cloud network platform and uploads the received data packet to the cloud network platform or receives another data packet from the cloud network platform.

19. The location-based network system according to claim 15, wherein the terminal device has the function of RFID or visible light communication.

20. The location-based network system according to claim 15, wherein the communication node or the terminal device is a unmanned aerial vehicle.