Method and integrated system for networked control of an environment of a mobile object
First Claim
1. A controller for determining a location of a mobile object and controlling an environment of the mobile object, comprising:
- (A) a processor, wherein the processor is configured to facilitate communicating via a first transceiver and a second transceiver;
to facilitate receiving, from a mobile object via the first transceiver, a communication including information representative of the mobile object;
to facilitate transmitting, responsive to the communication, a first command to an other controller via the second transceiver;
to facilitate receiving a second command via the second transceiver from the other controller; and
to facilitate controlling the environment outside of the mobile object responsive to at least one of the second command and the communication.
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Abstract
A controller (301), for example on a field interface of a resource management system (300), determines a location of a mobile object (303a, 303b, 303c) and controls an environment thereof. The controller (301) receives, via a first transceiver (307), a communication including information representative of the mobile object; receives a command via a second transceiver (317) and controls the environment outside of the mobile object responsive to the command and/or the communication. A controller, for example on the mobile object (303a, 303b, 303c), detects a location of the mobile object (303a, 303b, 303c) via device (305a, 305b, 305c). The controller collects information about the mobile object including location; transmits, to a controller via its transceiver, a communication including the information; receives a command via its transceiver; and controls operation of the mobile object responsive to the command.
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22 Claims
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1. A controller for determining a location of a mobile object and controlling an environment of the mobile object, comprising:
(A) a processor, wherein the processor is configured to facilitate communicating via a first transceiver and a second transceiver;
to facilitate receiving, from a mobile object via the first transceiver, a communication including information representative of the mobile object;
to facilitate transmitting, responsive to the communication, a first command to an other controller via the second transceiver;
to facilitate receiving a second command via the second transceiver from the other controller; and
to facilitate controlling the environment outside of the mobile object responsive to at least one of the second command and the communication.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A controller for use in connection with determining a location of a mobile object, and controlling an environment of the mobile object, comprising:
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(A) a global positioning system (GPS), for sensing a location of the mobile object;
(B) a processor, connected to the GPS, wherein the processor is configured to facilitate communicating via a transceiver;
to facilitate collecting information representative of the mobile object including at least the location;
to facilitate transmitting, to a controller via the transceiver, a communication including the information representative of the mobile object;
to facilitate receiving a command via the transceiver from the controller; and
to facilitate controlling an operation of the mobile object responsive to the command. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for determining a location of a mobile object in connection with a peer-to-peer distributed network system, where the distributed network includes a plurality of controllers, comprising the at least one of sequential, non-sequential, and sequence-independent steps of:
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(A) sensing, in at least one controller of a plurality of controllers, a location of the mobile object;
(B) receiving, from the mobile object, information representative of a condition of the mobile object;
(C) transmitting, responsive to the received information, the information to at least one other controller;
(D) controlling, responsive to the received information, in the at least one controller, an environmental condition of the mobile object. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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