Class-switching in class-based data communcations network
First Claim
1. In a class-based data communications network comprising,a plurality of wireless two-way radio frequency (RF) data communication devices, each forming a node of the class-based data communications network and each including a memory having stored therein at least one class designation,wherein each of the wireless two-way RF data communication devices is configured to identify specific data in each wireless communication received by it and process the wireless communication if the specific data identified corresponds to its class designation, and not process the wireless communication if the specific data identified does not correspond to its class designation, whereby the class-based data communications network formed by the wireless two-way RF data communication devices is distinguished and separated from other proximate class-based data communications networks,a class-switching method comprising the step of,configuring at least a particular one of the wireless two-way RF data communication devices to adopt a different class designation of another wireless two-way RF data communication device of a proximate class-based data communications network such that the particular one of the wireless two-way RF data communication devices joins the proximate class-based data communications network.
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Abstract
In a wireless class-based data communications network, a class-switching method includes configuring a wireless two-way RF data communication device, of a wireless class-based data communications network, to adopt a different class designation of another wireless two-way RF data communication device of a proximate wireless class-based data communications network such that the particular wireless two-way RF data communication device joins the proximate wireless class-based data communications network. Another class-switching method includes communicating a command to a wireless two-way RF data communication device of a wireless class-based data communications network to change its class designation to that of another wireless two-way RF data communication device of a proximate wireless class-based data communications network such that the wireless two-way RF data communication device joins the proximate wireless class-based data communications network.
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1. In a class-based data communications network comprising,
a plurality of wireless two-way radio frequency (RF) data communication devices, each forming a node of the class-based data communications network and each including a memory having stored therein at least one class designation, wherein each of the wireless two-way RF data communication devices is configured to identify specific data in each wireless communication received by it and process the wireless communication if the specific data identified corresponds to its class designation, and not process the wireless communication if the specific data identified does not correspond to its class designation, whereby the class-based data communications network formed by the wireless two-way RF data communication devices is distinguished and separated from other proximate class-based data communications networks, a class-switching method comprising the step of, configuring at least a particular one of the wireless two-way RF data communication devices to adopt a different class designation of another wireless two-way RF data communication device of a proximate class-based data communications network such that the particular one of the wireless two-way RF data communication devices joins the proximate class-based data communications network.
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17. In a class-based data communications network comprising a plurality of wireless two-way radio frequency (RF) data communication devices, each forming a node of the class-based data communications network, and each including a memory having stored therein at least one class designation,
wherein each of the wireless two-way RF data communication devices is configured to identify specific data in each wireless communication received by it and process the wireless communication if the specific data identified corresponds to its class designation, and not process the wireless communication if the specific data identified does not correspond to its class designation, whereby the class-based data communications network formed by the wireless two-way RF data communication devices is distinguished and separated from other proximate class-based data communications networks, a class-switching method comprising the step of, communicating a command to at least one of the wireless two-way RF data communication devices of the class-based data communications network to change its class designation to that of another wireless two-way RF data communication device of a proximate class-based data communications network such that the at least one wireless two-way RF data communication device joins the proximate class-based data communications network.
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20. In a class-based class-based data communications network comprising,
a plurality of wireless two-way radio frequency (RF) data communication devices, each forming a node of the class-based class-based data communications network and each including a memory having stored there in a class designation, wherein each of the wireless two-way RF data communication devices is configured to identify specific data in each wireless communication received by it and process the wireless communication if the specific data identified corresponds to its class designation, and not process the wireless communication if the specific data identified does not correspond to its class designation, whereby the class-based data communications network formed by the wireless two-way RF data communication devices is distinguished and separated from other proximate class-based data communications networks, a class-switching method comprising the steps of, each of the wireless two-way RF data communication devices changing its class-based class designation to another class designation such that each of the wireless two-way RF data communication devices joins another class-based data communications network.
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