Mobile intelligent tracking and communication hub
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1. A communication hub comprising:
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communication modules wherein each communication module communicates with a device or network using a particular protocol; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the firmware and configured for;
receiving a data packet from one of the communication modules, the data packet including situational status information,analyzing the data packet to determine that the data packet requires translation from a first protocol to a second protocol,extracting data from the data packet,manipulating the extracted data based on the situational status information; and
creating a new data packet including the manipulated data and conforming to the second protocol;
transmitting the new data packet to a communication module for communicating the new data packet to a device or network using the second protocol.
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Abstract
A mobile intelligent tracking and communication hub (MITCH) includes a communication module, a sensor module, and a processor. The processor is communicatively coupled to the communication module and to the sensor module. The processor is typically configured for (i) receiving a data packet in the first protocol from a first device, (ii) manipulating the data packet in response to situational status information received by the sensor module, (iii) translating the data packet from the first protocol to the second protocol, and (iv) transmitting the data packet with the communication module to a second device, the second device being configured to receive data in the second protocol.
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22 Claims
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1. A communication hub comprising:
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firmware comprising; communication modules wherein each communication module communicates with a device or network using a particular protocol; and a processor communicatively coupled to the firmware and configured for; receiving a data packet from one of the communication modules, the data packet including situational status information, analyzing the data packet to determine that the data packet requires translation from a first protocol to a second protocol, extracting data from the data packet, manipulating the extracted data based on the situational status information; and creating a new data packet including the manipulated data and conforming to the second protocol; transmitting the new data packet to a communication module for communicating the new data packet to a device or network using the second protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A communication system, comprising:
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a first sub-network of mobile devices communicating via data packets in a first protocol, wherein each data packet includes location information corresponding to the mobile device from which it originates; a second sub-network of mobile devices communicating via data packets in a second protocol, wherein each data packet includes location information corresponding to the mobile device from which it originates; and at least one mobile communication hub communicatively coupled to the first sub-network and the second sub-network, wherein the at least one communication hub; translates data packets to facilitate communication between mobile devices in the first sub-network and mobile devices in the second sub-network, and regulates network traffic based on the location information included in each data packet. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for communication in a mobile ad-hoc network, the method comprising:
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receiving, using a communication hub, a data packet from a first device or network, the data packet including situational status information; analyzing the data packet to determine that the data packet requires translation from a first protocol to a second protocol; extracting data from the data packet; manipulating the extracted data in response to the situational status information; creating a new data packet including the manipulated data and conforming to the second protocol; and transmitting, using the communication hub, the new data packet to a second device or network.
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