Self coordinated machine network
First Claim
1. A self coordinated machine network encompassing at least one community of machines, characterized by;
- means for individual machine determination of identity in a network community,means for individual machine determination of function in the community,means for storage in individual machines of information; and
,a communications link between individual machines and the network wherein,the information includes;
programming information for the machine and other machines on the network,machine characteristics for the machine and other machines on the network, andmachine status and condition for the machine and other machines on the network;
whereby;
machines on the network are adapted to operate as members in a community of equals, whereby members can relay information through each other or communicate directly to other members or the outside world, and can use the information, to initialize, program or re-program new members, and share all pertinent information about the personality and status of all members in order to constitute a distributed decision making and processing system.
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Abstract
A self coordinated machine network is established by two or more machines in proximity with each other via a wired or wireless network infrastructure. The machines are configured to establish an ad hoc network between themselves for sharing information related to their common applications. New machines that come into proximity of the network infrastructure are configured to join an existing ad hoc network. Machines that power down or are removed from proximity of the network infrastructure are eliminated from the ad hoc network. Communications between the constituent machines of the ad hoc network allow the machines to self coordinate the network and redundantly store information pertaining to the common and disparate applications of the various machines that comprise the self coordinated machine network.
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19 Claims
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1. A self coordinated machine network encompassing at least one community of machines, characterized by;
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means for individual machine determination of identity in a network community, means for individual machine determination of function in the community, means for storage in individual machines of information; and
,a communications link between individual machines and the network wherein, the information includes; programming information for the machine and other machines on the network, machine characteristics for the machine and other machines on the network, and machine status and condition for the machine and other machines on the network; whereby; machines on the network are adapted to operate as members in a community of equals, whereby members can relay information through each other or communicate directly to other members or the outside world, and can use the information, to initialize, program or re-program new members, and share all pertinent information about the personality and status of all members in order to constitute a distributed decision making and processing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A self coordinated network encompassing at least one community of entities or machines, comprising;
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at least one intelligent device affixed to at least one host machine or entity whereby the intelligent device serves as a proxy for the host machine, representing characteristics of the host machine or entity to the outside world, wherein the network is characterized by functions including one or more of; individual machine determination of identity in a network community, individual machine determination of function in the community, storage in individual machines of information; and
,a communications link between individual machines and the network wherein, the information includes; programming information for the machine and other machines on the network, machine characteristics for the machine and other machines on the network, and machine status and condition for the machine and other machines on the network; whereby; machines on the network are adapted to operate as members in a community of equals, whereby members can relay information through each other or communicate directly to other members or the outside world, and can use the information, to initialize, program or re-program new members, and share all pertinent information about the personality and status of all members in order to constitute a distributed decision making and processing system. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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