Method and system for dynamic information exchange on location aware mesh network devices

• US 8,305,935 B2
• Filed: 09/17/2010
• Issued: 11/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: III Holdings 2, LLC
• Original Assignee: Mobitrum Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Ray
• Primary Examiner(s): Sheikh, Ayaz
• Assistant Examiner(s): Moutaouakil, Mounir
• Application Number:
  US12/884,521
• Publication Number:
  US 20110019587A1
• Time in Patent Office: 781 Days
• Field of Search: 370/252, 370254-255, 370/338, 370406-408, 370/248
• US Class Current: 370/254
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A method and system for dynamic information exchange on mesh network devices. The dynamic information exchange includes allowing a mesh network device to communicate location information with a network device at pre-determined physical location and invite social contacts of the mesh network device to come to the pre-determined physical location. The network device sends various types of electronic messages (e.g., text message, e-mail, etc.) on a mesh network and/or a non-mesh communications network (e.g., the Internet, etc.) and to social networking sites. The dynamic information exchange also includes exchanging plural activity messages including a security identification authorization message for allowing access to a secure area, a building management message for automatically and dynamically managing heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning (HVAC) and/or an emergency location message for providing three-dimensional (3D) emergency location information.

Claims

1. A method for dynamic information interchange for mesh network devices, comprising:

receiving a wireless message including a first set of profile information from a first mesh network device with one or more processors on a second network device with one or more processors over a wireless mesh network, wherein the first mesh network device includes an ultra wideband wireless transceiver and a mesh network protocol adapter with Complementary Code Keying (CCK), Differential Quaternary Phase Shift Keying (DQPSK) or Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) encoders and wherein the second network device resides at a pre-determined physical location;

obtaining on the second network device from the first set of profile information in the received wireless message a list of electronic identifiers for a plurality of designated social contacts of an owner of the first mesh network device, wherein each of the plurality of designated social contacts include one or more electronic identifiers for one or more designated social contact network devices or one or more social networking web-sites;

sending a first set of plurality of different types of wireless or wired communications messages from the second network device over the wireless mesh network or a wired mesh network to selected ones of the one or more designed social contact network devices indicating the first message network device is physically located at a pre-determined distance from the pre-determined physical location of the second network device, wherein the first set of the plurality of types of wireless and wired communications messages include an invitation message to join the owner of the first message network device at the pre-determined physical location of the second network device; and

sending a second set of a plurality of different types of wireless or wired communications messages from the second network device to other selected ones of the one or more designed social contact network devices and to the one or more social networking web-sites over the non-mesh communications network indicating the first message network device is physically located at the pre-determined distance from the pre-determined physical location of the second network device, wherein the second set of the plurality of types of wireless and wired communications messages include an invitation message to join the owner of the first message network device at the pre-determined physical location of the second network device.

2. One or more processors including a non-transitory computer readable medium have stored therein a plurality of software instructions for causing the one or more processors to execute the steps of the method of claim 1.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the first set of profile information includes an e-mail address, an Internet Protocol (IP) address, a hardware address, a universal resource locator (URL), a name, a street address, a telephone number, an instant message identifier, a text message identifier, a encryption key, a digital signature, a secure message digest, a security identifier, a mesh network identifier, a physical location information, public or emergency notices or location specific information including location-aware information or a social networking web-site login identifier.

4. The method claim 1 wherein the first set and second set of the plurality of different types of wireless communications messages include an IEEE 802.15.4 (ZigBee), IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.16a, 802.16g, Bluetooth or Infrared wireless protocol communications message.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of the step of sending a first wireless message includes securely sending the first wireless message from the first mesh network device to the second network device using a pre-determined security method over the wireless mesh network.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the one or more electronic identifiers for one or more designated location contact network devices include a telephone number, an e-mail identifier, an instant message identifier, a text message identifier, a mesh network identifier, a Radio Frequency Identifier (RFID) identifier or a social networking web-site login identifier.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the first mesh network device includes a mobile telephone, personal digital/data assistant (PDA), smart phone, Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) tag, RFID sensor or RFID biometric tag mesh network device or the first mesh network device embedded into another non-mesh network device.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the ultra wideband wireless transceiver includes a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) wireless transceiver.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the second network device includes a server network device, a gateway, router, switch, wired access point, wireless access point or Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) sensor portal, RFID tag portal, or RFID biometric tag portal network device.

10. A method for dynamic information interchange for mesh network devices, comprising:

sending a selected type of wireless communications message from a first set of a plurality of wireless activity messages over a wireless mesh network or a wireless non-mesh communications network from a first mesh network device with one or more processors to a second network device with one or more processors located at a pre-determined physical location,

wherein the first mesh network device includes an ultra wideband wireless transceiver and a mesh network protocol adapter with Complementary Code Keying (CCK), Differential Quaternary Phase Shift Keying (DQPSK) or Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) encoders, and

wherein the first set of plurality of wireless activity messages includes;

a first type of wireless activity message including a security identification authorization message to determine if the first mesh network device is allowed access to a secure area within a pre-determined distance of the pre-determined physical location of the second network device,

a second type of wireless activity message including a building management message to dynamically and automatically manage heating, ventilation or air conditioning (HVAC) of an area with the pre-determined distance of the pre-determined physical location of the second network device, or

a third type of wireless activity message including a emergency location information message that includes physical location information to dynamically and automatically locate the first mesh network device at a three dimensional (3D) physical location in the building at the pre-determined physical location of the second network device in the event of an emergency situation;

receiving on the first mesh network device over the wireless mesh network or the wireless non-mesh communications network from the second network device a request for a first set of profile information stored on the first mesh network device in response to sending the selected type of wireless communications message;

sending the first set of profile information from the first mesh network device to the second network device over the wireless mesh network or the wireless non-mesh communications network; and

receiving one or more wireless acknowledgement messages on the first mesh network device from the second network device over the wireless mesh network or the wireless non-mesh communications network indicating that the second network device has acknowledged the first mesh network device being physically located within the pre-determined distance of the physical location of the second network device.

11. One or more processors including a non-transitory computer readable medium have stored therein a plurality of software instructions for causing the one or more processors to execute the steps of the method of claim 10.

12. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

receiving the selected type of wireless communications message over the wireless mesh network or a wireless non-mesh communications network on the second network device;

sending to the first mesh network device over the wireless mesh network or the wireless non-mesh communications network from the second network device a request for a first set of profile information stored on the first mesh network device in response to receiving the selected type of wireless communications message;

receiving the first set of profile information from the first mesh network device on the second network device over the wireless mesh network or the wireless non-mesh communications network;

sending one or more wireless acknowledgement messages to the first mesh network device from the second network device over the wireless mesh network or the wireless non-mesh communications network indicating that the second network device has acknowledged the first mesh network device being physically located within the pre-determined distance of the physical location of the second network device; and

storing the first set of profile information in a non-transitory computer readable medium on the second network device to indicate the first mesh network device being physically located within the pre-determined distance of the physical location of the second network device.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein the first set of profile information includes an e-mail address, an Internet Protocol (IP) address, a hardware address, a universal resource locator (URL), a name, a street address, a telephone number, an instant message identifier, a text message identifier, a encryption key, a digital signature, a secure message digest, a security identifier, a mesh network identifier, a physical location information, public or emergency notices or location specific information including location-aware information or a social networking web-site login identifier.

14. The method claim 10 wherein the selected type of wireless communications messages includes an IEEE 802.15.4 (ZigBee), IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.16a, 802.16g, Bluetooth or Infrared wireless protocol message.

15. The method of claim 10 wherein the step of the step of sending a selected type of wireless communications message includes securely sending the selected type of wireless message from the first mesh network device to the second network device using a pre-determined security method over the wireless mesh network or the wireless non-mesh communications network.

16. The method of claim 10 wherein the first mesh network device includes a mobile telephone, personal digital/data assistant (PDA), smart phone, Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) tag, RFID sensor or RFID biometric tag mesh network device or the first mesh network device embedded into another non-mesh network device.

17. The method of claim 10 wherein the ultra wideband wireless transceiver includes a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) wireless transceiver.

18. The method of claim 10 wherein the second network device includes a server network device, a gateway, router, switch, wired access point, wireless access point or Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) sensor portal, RFID tag portal, or RFID biometric tag portal network device.

19. A system for dynamic information interchange for mesh network devices, comprising in combination:

means for receiving a wireless message including a first set of profile information from a first mesh network device with one or more processors on a second network device with one or more processors over a wireless mesh network, wherein the first mesh network device includes an ultra wideband wireless transceiver and a mesh network protocol adapter with Complementary Code Keying (CCK), Differential Quaternary Phase Shift Keying (DQPSK) or Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) encoders and wherein the second network device resides at a pre-determined physical location;

means for obtaining on the second network device from the first set of profile information in the received wireless message a list of electronic identifiers for a plurality of designated location contacts of an owner of the first mesh network device, wherein each of the plurality of designated location contacts include one or more electronic identifiers for one or more designated location contact network devices or one or more social networking web-sites;

means for sending a first set of plurality of different types of wireless or wired communications messages from the second network device over the wireless mesh network to selected ones of the one or more designed location contact network devices indicating the first message network device is physically located at the pre-determined physical location of the second network device, wherein the first set of the plurality of types of wireless and wired communications messages include an invitation message to join the owner of the first message network device at the pre-determined physical location of the second network device;

means for sending a second set of a plurality of different types of wireless or wired communications messages from the second network device to other selected ones of the one or more designed location contact network devices and to the one or more social networking web-sites over the non-mesh communications network indicating the first message network device is physically located at the pre-determined physical location of the second network device, wherein the second set of the plurality of types of wireless and wired communications messages include an invitation message to join the owner of the first message network device at the pre-determined physical location of the second network device;

means for sending a selected type of wireless communications message from a first set of a plurality of wireless activity messages over a wireless mesh network or a wireless non-mesh communications network from a first mesh network device with one or more processors to a second network device with one or more processors located at a pre-determined physical location,

wherein the first mesh network device includes an ultra wideband wireless transceiver and a mesh network protocol adapter with Complementary Code Keying (CCK), Differential Quaternary Phase Shift Keying (DQPSK) or Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) encoders, and

wherein the first set of plurality of wireless activity messages includes;

a first type of wireless activity message including a security identification authorization message to determine if the first mesh network device is allowed access to a secure area within a pre-determined distance of the pre-determined physical location of the second network device,

a second type of wireless activity message including a building management message to dynamically and automatically manage heating, ventilation or air conditioning (HVAC) of an area with the pre-determined distance of the pre-determined physical location of the second network device, or

a third type of wireless activity message including a emergency location information message that includes physical location information to dynamically and automatically locate the first mesh network device at a three dimensional (3D) physical location in the building at the pre-determined physical location of the second network device in the event of an emergency situation;

means for receiving on the first mesh network device over the wireless mesh network or the wireless non-mesh communications network from the second network device a request for a first set of profile information stored on the first mesh network device in response to sending the selected type of wireless communications message;

means for sending the first set of profile information from the first mesh network device to the second network device over the wireless mesh network or the wireless non-mesh communications network; and

means for receiving one or more wireless acknowledgement messages on the first mesh network device from the second network device over the wireless mesh network or the wireless non-mesh communications network indicating that the second network device has acknowledged the first mesh network device being physically located within the pre-determined distance of the physical location of the second network device.