Node-to node messaging transceiver network with dynamic routing and configuring
DCFirst Claim
1. A system comprising a plurality of at least three nodes including an intermediate node for handing off the message from one node of the system to another node of the system, an originating node for providing the message to one of the intermediate nodes, and a destination node for receiving the message from one of the intermediate nodes;
- each of the nodes comprising;
a transceiver receiving a message on the reference frequency from another node and transmitting the received message on the reference frequency to a subsequent node, the transceiver receiving the message transmits, on the reference frequency, an acknowledgment that the message has been received and the transceiver transmitting the message receives, on the reference frequency, the acknowledgment, wherein the acknowledgment is at least one of the following;
an explicit acknowledgment such that each of the transceivers receiving the message transmits, on the reference frequency, an explicit acknowledgment signal to the transmitter transmitting the message; and
an implicit acknowledgment such that each of the transceivers receiving the message retransmits, on the reference frequency, the message to another transceiver, which re-transmitted message is received by the transceiver originally transmitting the message; and
a controller controlling operation of the transceiver to receive the message transmitted by another node and to transmit the received message to a subsequent node.
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Abstract
The invention is a system operating on a reference frequency. The system comprises a plurality of at least three nodes. Each node hands off a message received from another node to a subsequent node. Each of the nodes comprises a transceiver receiving a message on the reference frequency from another node and transmitting the received message on the reference frequency to a subsequent node, and a controller controlling operation of the transceiver to receive the message transmitted by another node and to transmit the received message to a subsequent node.
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27 Claims
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1. A system comprising a plurality of at least three nodes including an intermediate node for handing off the message from one node of the system to another node of the system, an originating node for providing the message to one of the intermediate nodes, and a destination node for receiving the message from one of the intermediate nodes;
- each of the nodes comprising;
a transceiver receiving a message on the reference frequency from another node and transmitting the received message on the reference frequency to a subsequent node, the transceiver receiving the message transmits, on the reference frequency, an acknowledgment that the message has been received and the transceiver transmitting the message receives, on the reference frequency, the acknowledgment, wherein the acknowledgment is at least one of the following; an explicit acknowledgment such that each of the transceivers receiving the message transmits, on the reference frequency, an explicit acknowledgment signal to the transmitter transmitting the message; and an implicit acknowledgment such that each of the transceivers receiving the message retransmits, on the reference frequency, the message to another transceiver, which re-transmitted message is received by the transceiver originally transmitting the message; and a controller controlling operation of the transceiver to receive the message transmitted by another node and to transmit the received message to a subsequent node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- each of the nodes comprising;
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7. A system comprising a plurality of nodes, each node comprising a transceiver and a corresponding controller for controlling the operation of the transceiver, wherein each controller operates its corresponding transceiver as one or more of the following types of nodes:
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an originating type of node for providing a message in which the transceiver employs a reference frequency to transmit a message to another node of the system, wherein the controller controls the transceiver to receive, on the reference frequency, an implicit and/or explicit acknowledgment that the message has been received by another node; an intermediate type of node for handing off a message in which the transceiver employs a reference frequency to receive the message transmitted by another node and to transmit the received message to a subsequent node other than the node from which the message was received, wherein the controller controls the transceiver to transmit, on the reference frequency, an implicit and/or explicit acknowledgment that the message has been received from another node, wherein the controller controls the transceiver to receive, on the reference frequency, an implicit and/or explicit acknowledgment that the message has been received by another node; and a destination type of node for receiving the message in which the transceiver employs a reference frequency to receive the message transmitted by another node, wherein the controller controls the transceiver to transmit, on the reference frequency, an implicit and/or explicit acknowledgment that the message has been received from another node. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising a plurality of at least three nodes including an intermediate node for handing off the message from one node of the system to another node of the system, an originating node for providing the message to one of the intermediate nodes and a destination node for receiving the message from one of the intermediate nodes, each of the nodes comprising:
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a transceiver receiving a message, on the reference frequency, from another node and transmitting the received message, on the reference frequency, to a subsequent node; and a controller controlling operation of the transceiver to receive the message transmitted by another node and to transmit the received message to a subsequent node, wherein the message includes data bits corresponding to data, originating bits identifying the first node from which the message originates, destination bits identifying the last node to which the message is destined, transmitting bits identifying the current node transmitting the message, and receiving bits identifying the next node intended to receive the message currently being transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising a plurality of nodes, each node comprising a transceiver and a corresponding controller for controlling the operation of the transceiver, wherein each controller operates its corresponding transceiver as one or more of the following types of nodes:
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an originating type of node for providing a message in which the transceiver employs a reference frequency to transmit a message to another node of the system; an intermediate type of node for handing off a message in which the transceiver employs a reference frequency to receive the message transmitted by another node and to transmit the received message to a subsequent node other than the node from which the message was received; and a destination type of node for receiving the message in which the transceiver employs a reference frequency to receive the message transmitted by another node, wherein each node records an interval of time between each trailing edge as a time reference, each node has a clock providing a clock signal which is compared to the time reference and each node resets the clock when the compared clock signal does not correspond to the time reference, wherein the message comprises data bits corresponding to data, wherein the trailing edge of each data bit provides a reference for detection of the data bits. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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