Message control protocol in a communications network having repeaters
DCFirst Claim
1. A wireless communications system, comprising:
- a master apparatus having a memory to store program information and data information,a processor in communication with said memory to form a first message and receive a second message, said first message transmitted from a transceiver in communication with said processor, and said second message received by said transceiver;
at least one remote device having a remote memory to store program information and data information, a remote processor in communication with said remote memory to form a fourth message and receive a third message, said fourth message transmitted and said third message received by a remote transceiver in communication with said remote processor, and to transmit and receive said fourth and third messages respectively; and
at least one repeater having a repeater memory to store program information and data, a repeater processor in communication with said repeater memory to form said third message and receive said first message, said third transmitted message transmitted and said first message received by a repeater transceiver in communication with said repeater processor and to transmit and receive messages,wherein each of said messages includes a control field and a plurality of information fields, said control field having a plurality of control bits including at least a first control bit indicative of whether data is contained in an information field and at least a second control bit indicative of a direction of transmission for said message;
wherein said repeater processor determines if said first message is to be re-transmitted as said third message based on information contained in said control field of said first message.
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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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23 Claims
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1. A wireless communications system, comprising:
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a master apparatus having a memory to store program information and data information, a processor in communication with said memory to form a first message and receive a second message, said first message transmitted from a transceiver in communication with said processor, and said second message received by said transceiver; at least one remote device having a remote memory to store program information and data information, a remote processor in communication with said remote memory to form a fourth message and receive a third message, said fourth message transmitted and said third message received by a remote transceiver in communication with said remote processor, and to transmit and receive said fourth and third messages respectively; and at least one repeater having a repeater memory to store program information and data, a repeater processor in communication with said repeater memory to form said third message and receive said first message, said third transmitted message transmitted and said first message received by a repeater transceiver in communication with said repeater processor and to transmit and receive messages, wherein each of said messages includes a control field and a plurality of information fields, said control field having a plurality of control bits including at least a first control bit indicative of whether data is contained in an information field and at least a second control bit indicative of a direction of transmission for said message; wherein said repeater processor determines if said first message is to be re-transmitted as said third message based on information contained in said control field of said first message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 23)
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10. A method for configuring a wireless communications network, comprising:
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providing a plurality of remote devices including a first remote device, a plurality of repeaters including a first repeater, and a master apparatus; and selecting said first repeater as a communications target by said first remote device based in part on signal strength associated with at least one signal from said first repeater wherein; said selecting step includes transmitting a message from said first remote device and receiving at said first remote device response messages responsive to said message indicative of signal strength from at least some of said plurality of repeaters. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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