Communications and systems utilizing common designation networking

• US 8,284,741 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2007
• Issued: 10/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Twitchell, Robert W. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Tuan
• Application Number:
  US11/930,788
• Publication Number:
  US 20080165749A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,805 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/552.1, 370/310, 370/312, 370/401, 370/402, 370/328, 370/338, 340/10.1, 340/10.3, 340/10.33, 340/10.34, 340/7.21
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/14 Determining absolute distances from a plurality of spaced points of known location
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10108 interrogating only those RFIDs that fulfill a predetermined requirement, e.g. selecting all RFIDs having the same speed and moving in a cloud like fashion, e.g. on the same train; interrogating only RFIDs having a certain predetermined temperature, e.g. in the same fridge, another possibility being the active ignoring of a group of tags that fulfill a predetermined requirement, equivalent to the Boolean NOT operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/2462 Asset location systems combined with EAS inventory, tracking, logistic G06Q10/00; entrance control systems G07C9/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/10 using a centralized architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/43 using wireless personal area networks [WPAN], e.g. 802.15, 802.15.1, 802.15.4, Bluetooth or ZigBee
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/10 using broadcasted information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0219 where the power saving management affects multiple terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0238 where the received signal is an unwanted signal, e.g. interference or idle signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 : in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method of forming ad hoc RSI hierarchical communication networks among pluralities of wireless transceivers includes assigning to each of the transceivers one or more common designations. A network organization routine of the transceivers operates to establish hierarchical networks based on the transceivers'"'"' common designations, resulting in a logical network organization that provides efficiencies for acquiring information from particular transceivers that share a common designation. Each transceiver'"'"'s common designation is used by a digital processor of the transceiver to selectively receive data packets that are intended for receipt by transceivers sharing the particular common designation. Such a “common designation” network reduces power consumption and signal interference thereby increasing battery life. Each transceiver may include a sensor interface a query handling routine in communication with a memory of the transceiver for serving as a dynamic distributed hierarchical database system of information such as, for example, sensor-derived information and time-sensitive information.

Claims

1. A method for selective wireless communications by a wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device, comprising the steps of:

(a) storing, in memory of the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device, at least one common designation of the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device, the at least one stored common designation comprising at least one stored class designation; and

(b) filtering, by the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device, a wireless communication received by it for an identification of a stored common designation within the communication, and

(i) processing the communication if an identification of a stored common designation is found therein, and

(ii) not processing the communication if an identification of a stored common designation is not found therein;

(c) wherein the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device comprises a data packet radio device; and

(e) wherein an identification of a stored common designation is determined to have been found if an identification contained in the wireless communication received by the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device matches an abstracted class of a stored class designation.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device comprises a digital processor.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device comprises logic circuitry.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device comprise memory in which a profile of the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device is stored, the profile comprising the at least one common designation of the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the profile further comprises a unique identification of the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a preamble of the communication is screened for a common designation.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device is attached to an asset to be tracked and wherein at least one class designation of the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device represents a common characteristic or behavior of the asset.

8. A wireless data communications network, comprising:

(a) a plurality of wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices, each wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device forming a node of the wireless data communications network and each wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device including a memory having stored therein at least one common designation of the respective wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device, the at least one stored common designation of the respective wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device comprising at least one class designation of the respective wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device;

(b) wherein each wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices is adapted to filter a wireless communication received by it for an identification of a stored common designation within the communication, and

(i) processing the communication if an identification of a stored common designation is found therein, and

(ii) not processing the communication if an identification of a stored common designation is not found therein;

(c) wherein an identification of a stored common designation is determined to have been found if an identification contained in the wireless communication received by the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device matches an abstracted class of a stored class designation;

whereby the wireless data communications network formed by the wireless two-way radio frequency data communication devices is distinguished and separated from other proximate wireless data communications networks.

9. The wireless data communications network of claim 8, wherein the wireless communication network comprises an ad hoc network.

10. The wireless data communications network of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices is mobile.

11. The wireless data communications network of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices comprises a digital processor.

12. The wireless data communications network of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices comprises logic circuitry.

13. The wireless data communications network of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices comprises memory in which a profile of the respective wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device is stored, the profile comprising a common designation that has been assigned to the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device.

14. The wireless data communications network of claim 13, wherein each profile further comprises a unique identification of the respective wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device.

15. The wireless data communications network of claim 8, wherein a preamble of the communication is screened by each of the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices for a common designation of the respective wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device.

16. The wireless data communications network of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices is attached to a respective asset to be tracked and wherein a common designation of the respective wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device is a class designation that represents a common characteristic or behavior of the respective asset.

17. The wireless data communications network of claim 8, wherein one or more of the data communication devices each includes an interface for electronic communication with a sensor and sensor-acquired information that is received through the interface and stored in the memory thereof.

18. The wireless data communications network of claim 17, wherein the sensor comprises one of the group of a motion detector;

sound detector;

camera;

microphone;

thermometer;

altimeter;

pressure sensor;

humidity sensor;

global positioning system receiver;

light detector, broad-band RF signal scanner;

optical sensor;

an accelerometer; and

chemical sensor.

19. A wireless data communications network, comprising:

(a) a plurality of wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices, each wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device forming a node of the wireless data communications network and each wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device including a memory having stored therein at least one class of the respective wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device;

(b) wherein each wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices is adapted to filter a wireless communication received by it for an abstracted class within the communication that corresponds to a class of the respective data communication device stored in the memory thereof, and is adapted to process those communications that are found to include an abstracted class corresponding to a class of the respective data communication device stored in the memory thereof.

20. The wireless data communications network of claim 19, wherein the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices each includes a profile stored in the memory thereof, which profile includes the class of the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device, and which profile further includes a unique identification of the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device.

21. The wireless data communications network of claim 19, wherein each wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices is further adapted to filter a wireless communication received by it for a class within the communication that corresponds to a class of the respective data communication device stored in the memory thereof, and is further adapted to process those communications that are found to include a class matching a class of the respective data communication device stored in the memory thereof.