Message control protocol in a communications network having repeaters
First Claim
1. A wireless communications system, comprising:
- a data packet, wherein said data packet includes;
a transport layer, wherein said transport layer includes a preamble having at least a first predetermined length;
a control layer, wherein said control layer includes at least one bit indicating that a particular type of additional data is included in said data packet;
a first sending device having a wireless data transmitter to transmit said data packet; and
a first receiving device having a wireless data receiver to receive said data packet;
wherein said preamble includes channel identification information.
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Abstract
A wireless communications network which provides directed transmissions between components of the network is provided. The components within the wireless communications include a master apparatus, a plurality of remote devices, and a plurality of repeaters. The components within the wireless communications network communicate using messages which have a control field and at least one information field. Information within the control field is used by components to make determinations for retransmitting the message, or transmitting a predefined response to the message, such as a signal strength response. The components within the network use the messages to make a determination of a communications target, which may be used as a primary contact for transmitting information, automatically, and may repeat the determination at predetermined intervals. Thus, the wireless communications network is able to adapt over time to additional components added into the network, or changing environmental conditions in and around the network.
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26 Claims
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1. A wireless communications system, comprising:
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a data packet, wherein said data packet includes; a transport layer, wherein said transport layer includes a preamble having at least a first predetermined length; a control layer, wherein said control layer includes at least one bit indicating that a particular type of additional data is included in said data packet; a first sending device having a wireless data transmitter to transmit said data packet; and a first receiving device having a wireless data receiver to receive said data packet;
wherein said preamble includes channel identification information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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6. A wireless communications system, comprising:
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a data packet, wherein said data packet includes; a transport layer, wherein said transport layer includes a preamble having at least a first predetermined length; a control layer, wherein said control layer includes at least one bit indicating that a particular type of additional data is included in said data packet; a first sending device having a wireless data transmitter to transmit said data packet; and a first receiving device having a wireless data receiver to receive said data packet; wherein said transport layer of said data packet additionally includes a synchronization frame, wherein said synchronization frame includes network identification information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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20. A wireless communication method, comprising:
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forming a first data packet comprising a preamble and a plurality of control bits; wirelessly transmitting said first data packet from a first transmitter; scanning for transmitted data packets at a first receiver, wherein a scan rate of said first receiver is no greater than a length of said first data packet preamble;
receiving said wirelessly transmitted first data packet at said first receiver;
determining at said first receiver a signal strength associated with said wireless transmission of said first data packet; andreporting said determined signal strength associated with said wireless transmission of said first data packet to a master device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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