WIRELESS NETWORK WITH UNMANNED VEHICLE NODES PROVIDING NETWORK DATA CONNECTIVITY
First Claim
1. An unmanned vehicle (UV) system providing network data connectivity, the UV system comprising:
- a plurality of UV nodes, each comprising a hardware communication interface and processor to transmit and receive data in a network comprised of the plurality of UV nodes and other nodes according to a routing protocol; and
a plurality of fixed nodes with a wired or wireless connection to a destination terminal, wherein a UV node of the plurality of UV nodes receives data from a source terminal for transmission to a destination terminal, and when the UV node is within range of a node in the network connected the destination terminal, the UV node transmits the received data to the node within range for forwarding the data to the destination terminal via the network.
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Abstract
An unmanned vehicle (UV) system provides network data connectivity for terminals. UV nodes in the system may transmit and receive terminal data in a network of UV nodes and other nodes according to a routing protocol. The nodes may include fixed nodes or UV nodes with a wired or wireless network connection to a destination terminal. A UV node may receive data from a source terminal for transmission to the destination terminal, and when the UV node is within range of a node in the network connected the destination terminal, the UV node transmits the received data to the node within range for forwarding to the destination terminal via the network.
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20 Claims
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1. An unmanned vehicle (UV) system providing network data connectivity, the UV system comprising:
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a plurality of UV nodes, each comprising a hardware communication interface and processor to transmit and receive data in a network comprised of the plurality of UV nodes and other nodes according to a routing protocol; and a plurality of fixed nodes with a wired or wireless connection to a destination terminal, wherein a UV node of the plurality of UV nodes receives data from a source terminal for transmission to a destination terminal, and when the UV node is within range of a node in the network connected the destination terminal, the UV node transmits the received data to the node within range for forwarding the data to the destination terminal via the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An unmanned vehicle (UV) providing network data connectivity for remote terminals, the UV comprising:
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a processor, a communications interface; and data storage storing a programmed travel route for the UV, wherein the processor is to; facilitate broadcasting of a beacon ID via the communications interface to identify a terminal within range of the UV during its travel on the travel route; receive a connection request from a source terminal in response to the source terminal receiving the broadcasted beacon ID; establish network data connectivity for the source terminal to a network of nodes, including the UV, via the communications interface in response to receiving the connection request; and transmit data received from the source terminal to a destination terminal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing machine readable instructions executable by a processor to:
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broadcast a beacon ID from an unmanned vehicle (UV) providing network data connectivity for remote terminals while the UV is travelling on a programmed travel route; receive a connection request from a source terminal in response to the source terminal receiving the broadcasted beacon ID, wherein the received connection request includes a terminal ID of the source terminal; determine whether the terminal ID is for a terminal expected to be at the UV node'"'"'s current location on the programmed travel route; if the source terminal is determined to be an expected terminal for the current location, establishes a connection with the source terminal to provide network data connectivity for the source terminal; and if the terminal ID is determined not to be for an expected terminal, determine whether the terminal ID is for an approved terminal before establishing network data connectivity for the source terminal.
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