Signal routing dependent on a node speed change prediction

• US 8,111,622 B2
• Filed: 10/17/2005
• Issued: 02/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: MEC Management, LLC (Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Cohen, Alexander J., Jung, Edward K. Y., Lord, Robert W., Rinaldo, John D. Jr., Tegreene, Clarence T., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Juntima, Nittaya
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHAM, TITO Q
• Application Number:
  US11/252,258
• Publication Number:
  US 20070086427A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,304 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/236
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/026 Route selection considering the moving speed of individual devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/18 based on predicted events
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/20 based on geographic position or location

Abstract

A device, method, computer program product, and network subsystem are described for determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route and routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route.

Claims

1. A communication method comprising:

(a) receiving wireless data to be routed to a destination node;

(b) determining an initial node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route;

(c) determining a suitability indicator for at least one intermediate node on the initial, node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route, including;

(i) receiving state information about the at least one intermediate node;

(ii) using the state information and a look-up table, which has speed as an operand, to generate a location-dependent speed model and a vehicle-dependent speed model for the at least one intermediate node; and

(iii) generating the suitability indicator for the at least one intermediate node using the location-dependent speed model and a vehicle-dependent speed model;

(d) determining a suitability indicator for at least one outside node that is outside the initial node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route, including;

(i) receiving a zone identifier from outside the initial node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route;

(ii) generating a prediction of a node characteristic of the at least one outside node based on the zone identifier; and

(iii) generating the suitability indicator for the at least one outside node based on the prediction of the node characteristic;

(e) modifying the initial node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route to generate a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route, including;

(i) using the suitability indicator for the at least one intermediate node to exclude an intermediate node from the node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route; and

(ii) using the suitability indicator for the at least one outside node to include an outside node on the node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route; and

(f) routing the wireless data along the generated node-speed-change-prediction-denendent signal route.

2. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a suitability indicator for at least one intermediate node on the node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

receiving a burden indicator.

3. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a suitability indicator for at least one intermediate node on the node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

requesting information from outside the node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route.

4. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a suitability indicator for at least one intermediate node on the node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

predicting a node heading change.

5. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a suitability indicator for at least one intermediate node on the node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

generating a prediction of at least one of an altitude, a zone identifier, a node deceleration, a node acceleration, a node orientation, and a node orientation change.

6. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a suitability indicator for at least one intermediate node on the node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

transmitting an indication of a node class.

7. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing the wireless data along the generated node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

including at least a data ownership indication in the wireless data.

8. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing the wireless data along the generated node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

including at least an estimate of a destination'"'"'s position index in the wireless data.

9. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing the wireless data along the generated node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

including at least audio data in the wireless data.

10. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing the wireless data along the generated node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

displaying at least a portion of the wireless data within a mobile node.

11. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing the wireless data along the generated node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

converting at least a portion of the wireless data into optical data.

12. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing the wireless data along the generated node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

routing at least a portion of the wireless data through a motor-propelled vehicle.

13. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing the wireless data along the generated node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

multiplexing at least a portion of the wireless data.

14. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing the wireless data along the generated node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

updating state information in the wireless data.

15. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing the wireless data along the generated node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

indicating a position of an intermediate node to a next-upstream-node.

16. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing the wireless data along the generated node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

indicating a suitability of an intermediate node.

17. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing the wireless data along the generated node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

transmitting to a first node route information identifying a second node.

18. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing the wireless data along the generated node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

including at least a data ownership indication, or an estimate of a destination'"'"'s position index in the wireless data;

indicating an error in at least a portion of the wireless data;

converting at least a portion of the wireless data into optical data;

displaying at least a portion of the wireless data within a mobile node;

routing at least a portion of the wireless data through a motor-propelled vehicle;

multiplexing at least a portion of the wireless data; and

updating state information in the wireless data.

19. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for:

(a) receiving wireless data to be routed to a destination node;

(b) determining an initial node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route;

(c) determining a suitability indicator for at least one intermediate node on the initial node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route, including;

(i) receiving state information about the at least one intermediate node;

(ii) using the state information and a look-up table, which has speed as an operand, to generate a location-dependent speed model and a vehicle-dependent speed model for the at least one intermediate node; and

(iii) generating the suitability indicator for the at least one intermediate node using the location-dependent speed model and a vehicle-dependent speed model;

(d) determining a suitability indicator for at least one outside node that is outside the initial node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route, including;

(i) receiving a zone identifier from outside the initial node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route;

(ii) generating a prediction of a node characteristic of the at least one outside node based on the zone identifier; and

(iii) generating the suitability indicator for the at least one outside node based on the prediction of the node characteristic;

(e) modifying the initial node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route to generate a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route, including

(i) using the suitability indicator for the at least one intermediate node to exclude an intermediate node from the node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route; and

(ii) using the suitability indicator for the at least one outside node to include an outside node on the node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route; and

(f) routing the wireless data along the generated node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route.

20. The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising:

computer-executable instructions for receiving a prediction of the zone identifier.

21. The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising:

computer-executable instructions for receiving a prediction of a node component position.

22. The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising:

computer-executable instructions for receiving a burden indicator.

23. The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising:

computer-executable instructions for requesting information from outside the node speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route.

24. The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising:

computer-executable instructions for predicting a node heading change.

25. The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising:

computer-executable instructions for generating a prediction of at least one of an altitude, a node deceleration, a node acceleration, a node orientation, and a node orientation change.

26. The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising:

computer-executable instructions for transmitting an indication of a node class.

27. The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising:

computer-executable instructions for transmitting the suitability indicator.

28. The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising:

computer-executable instructions for receiving at the initial node route information identifying the intermediate node.

29. The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising:

computer-executable instructions for including at least a data ownership indication in the wireless data.

30. The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising:

computer-executable instructions for including at least an estimate of a destination'"'"'s position index in the wireless data.

31. The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising:

computer-executable instructions for including at least audio data in the wireless data.

32. The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising:

computer-executable instructions for displaying at least a portion of the wireless data within a mobile node.

33. The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising:

computer-executable instructions for routing at least a portion of the wireless data through a motor-propelled vehicle.

34. The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising:

receiving a burden indicator; and

generating a prediction of at least one of an altitude, a node deceleration, a node acceleration, a node orientation, and a node orientation change.