Mote-associated index creation

• US 20050227736A1
• Filed: 03/31/2004
• Published: 10/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alarm.com Inc. (Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Tegreene, Clarence T., Jung, Edward K. Y.
• Granted Patent: US 8,200,744 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/562.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/02 Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/22 using selective relaying for reaching a BTS [Base Transceiver Station] or an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

Methods and/or systems relating to mote networks having one or more indexes.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining at least one of a sensing function or a control function at a mote; and

creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining at least one of a sensing function or a control function at a mote further comprises:

accessing at least one device entity registry.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining at least one of a sensing function or a control function at a mote further comprises:

communicating with at least one device-associated entity.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said communicating with at least one device-associated entity further comprises:

communicating with at least one of a light device entity, an electrical device entity, a pressure device entity, a temperature device entity, a volume device entity, an inertial device entity, or an antenna entity.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein said communicating with at least one device-associated entity further comprises:

accessing at least one device identifier of a mote-addressed content index.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining at least one of a sensing function or a control function at a mote further comprises:

communicating with at least one device entity using a common application protocol.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

creating at least one extensible index.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said creating at least one extensible index further comprises:

creating the at least one extensible index in response to a type of content indexed.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

creating at least one of a mote-addressed sensing index or a mote-addressed control index.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

creating at least one of a mote-addressed routing/spatial index.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

inserting at least one device identifier in the one or more mote-addressed content indexes.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

establishing an index-creating agent at the mote;

determining a mote-network address of the mote; and

associating at least one of a mote-addressed sensing index, a mote-addressed control index, or a mote-addressed routing/spatial index with the mote-network address of the mote.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

migrating to the mote;

installing an index creation agent at the mote; and

querying at least one device entity with the index creation agent.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

determining a mote-network address of the mote;

determining one or more types of control available from one or more devices of the mote; and

associating the one or more types of control available from one or more devices of the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

determining a mote-network address of the mote;

determining one or more types of sensing available from one or more devices of the mote; and

associating the one or more types of sensing available from one or more devices of the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

determining a mote-network address of the mote;

determining one or more types of spatial information related to devices of or proximate to the mote; and

associating the one or more types of spatial information related to devices of or proximate to the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

determining a mote-network address of the mote;

determining one or more types of absolute or relative spatial information of other motes proximate to the mote; and

associating the one or more types of absolute or relative spatial information of other motes proximate to the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

associating one or more mote-appropriate routing addresses with the one or more mote-addressed content indexes.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

associating one or more mote-appropriate routing addresses with at least one directly mote-addressed content index.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

associating one or more mote-appropriate routing addresses with at least one indirectly mote-addressed content index.

21. A system comprising:

means for determining at least one of a sensing function or a control function at a mote; and

means for creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein said means for determining at least one of a sensing function or a control function at a mote further comprises:

accessing at least one device entity registry.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein said means for determining at least one of a sensing function or a control function at a mote further comprises:

means for communicating with at least one device-associated entity.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein said means for communicating with at least one device-associated entity further comprises:

means for communicating with at least one of a light device entity, an electrical device entity, a pressure device entity, a temperature device entity, a volume device entity, an inertial device entity, or an antenna entity.

25. The system of claim 23, wherein said means for communicating with at least one device-associated entity further comprises:

means for accessing at least one device identifier of a mote-addressed content index.

26. The system of claim 21, wherein said means for determining at least one of a sensing function or a control function at a mote further comprises:

means for communicating with at least one device entity using a common application protocol.

27. The system of claim 21, wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

means for creating at least one extensible index.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein said means for creating at least one extensible index further comprises:

means for creating the at least one extensible index in response to a type of content indexed.

29. The system of claim 21, wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

means for creating at least one of a mote-addressed sensing index or a mote-addressed control index.

30. The system of claim 21, wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

means for creating at least one of a mote-addressed routing/spatial index.

31. The system of claim 21, wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

means for inserting at least one device identifier in the one or more mote-addressed content indexes.

32. The system of claim 21, wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

means for establishing an index-creating agent at the mote;

means for determining a mote-network address of the mote; and

means for associating at least one of a mote-addressed sensing index, a mote-addressed control index, or a mote-addressed routing/spatial index with the mote-network address of the mote.

33. The system of claim 21, wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

means for migrating to the mote;

means for installing an index creation agent at the mote; and

means for querying at least one device entity with the index creation agent.

34. The system of claim 21, wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

means for determining a mote-network address of the mote;

means for determining one or more types of control available from one or more devices of the mote; and

means for associating the one or more types of control available from one or more devices of the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.

35. The system of claim 21, wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

means for determining a mote-network address of the mote;

means for determining one or more types of sensing available from one or more devices of the mote; and

means for associating the one or more types of sensing available from one or more devices of the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.

36. The system of claim 21, wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

means for determining a mote-network address of the mote;

means for determining one or more types of spatial information related to devices of or proximate to the mote; and

means for associating the one or more types of spatial information related to devices of or proximate to the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.

37. The system of claim 21, wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

means for determining a mote-network address of the mote;

means for determining one or more types of absolute or relative spatial information of other motes proximate to the mote; and

means for associating the one or more types of absolute or relative spatial information of other motes proximate to the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.

38. The system of claim 21, wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

means for associating one or more mote-appropriate routing addresses with the one or more mote-addressed content indexes.

39. The system of claim 21, wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

means for associating one or more mote-appropriate routing addresses with at least one directly mote-addressed content index.

40. The system of claim 21, wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content indexes in response to said determining further comprises:

means for associating one or more mote-appropriate routing addresses with at least one indirectly mote-addressed content index.

41. A system comprising:

at least one mote-appropriate device; and

at least one index creation agent resident in a mote, said at least one index creation agent configured to create at least one of a sensing index, a control index, or a routing/spatial index.

42. The system of claim 41, wherein said at least one mote-appropriate device further comprises:

at least one of a light device, an electrical/magnetic device, a pressure device, a temperature device, a volume device, an inertial device, or an antenna.

43. The system of claim 41, wherein said at least one index creation agent resident in a mote further comprises:

a processor configured to obtain at least one of a sensing function, a control function, or routing/spatial information of the mote.

44. The system of claim 41, wherein the mote comprises:

at least one of a processor, a memory, or a communications device formed from a substrate.

45. A system comprising:

at least one mote-appropriate device; and

a mote-addressed content index having at least one of a sensing function, a control function, or routing/spatial information of said at least one mote-appropriate device.