Signal routing dependent on a node speed change prediction

• US 20070086427A1
• Filed: 10/17/2005
• Published: 04/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MEC Management, LLC (Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Jung, Edward, Cohen, Alexander, Tegreene, Clarence, Lord, Robert, Rinaldo, John
• Granted Patent: US 8,111,622 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/351
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/026 Route selection considering the moving speed of individual devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/18 based on predicted events
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/20 based on geographic position or location

Abstract

A device, method, computer program product, and network subsystem are described for determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route and routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route.

Claims

1. A communication method comprising:

determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route; and

routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route.

2. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

identifying a first node by route information received by a second node.

3. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

modifying the node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route at least partly based on state information from outside the node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route.

4. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

receiving state information about a node; and

excluding the node from the node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route at least partly based on the state information.

6. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

receiving from outside the node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route a prediction of at least one of a node speed or a node speed change.

8. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

receiving a zone identifier from outside the node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route.

11. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

receiving a node speed change prediction.

14. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

receiving a prediction of a zone identifier.

15. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

receiving a prediction of a node component position.

19. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

receiving a node description.

23. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

receiving a definition of the node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route.

25. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

receiving a burden indicator.

28. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

requesting information from outside the node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route.

31. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

receiving a predictive zone identifier from outside the node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route.

36. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

predicting a node heading change.

40. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

generating a prediction of at least one of an altitude, a zone identifier, a node deceleration, a node acceleration, a node orientation, or a node orientation change.

57. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

transmitting a prediction of a node speed change.

64. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

transmitting an indication of a node class.

70. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

transmitting a suitability indicator.

73. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

receiving at a first node route information identifying a second node.

75. The communication method of claim 1, wherein determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

evaluating a probability of an availability of a resource.

78. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

including at least a data ownership indication in the wireless data.

80. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

including at least an estimate of a destination'"'"'s position index in the wireless data.

83. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

including at least audio data in the wireless data.

86. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

displaying at least a portion of the wireless data within a mobile node.

87. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

displaying at least a portion of the wireless data via an element of a mobile node.

89. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

awaiting an acknowledgment signal before sending a portion of the wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route.

90. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

converting at least a portion of the wireless data into optical data.

93. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

routing at least a portion of the wireless data through a passenger vehicle.

94. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

routing at least a portion of the wireless data through a motor-propelled vehicle.

97. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

multiplexing at least a portion of the wireless data.

98. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

updating state information in the wireless data.

100. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

indicating an error in at least a portion of the wireless data.

102. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

indicating a position of an intermediate node to a next-upstream-node.

103. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

indicating a suitability of an intermediate node.

105. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

indicating a suitability score of a signal route other than the node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route.

107. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

beginning the routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route after finishing the determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route.

108. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

generating at a first node route information identifying a second node.

109. The communication method of claim 1, wherein routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

transmitting to a first node route information identifying a second node.

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110. A network subsystem comprising:

means for determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route; and

means for routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route.

113. The network subsystem of claim 110, wherein the means for determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

means for executing one or more instructions for measuring a speed of a node of the node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route.

116. The network subsystem of claim 110, wherein the means for determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

a signal-bearing medium bearing one or more instructions for estimating a future speed of a node.

118. The network subsystem of claim 110, wherein the means for routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route comprises:

means for routing the wireless data along a node-speed-change-prediction-independent portion of the node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route.

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121. A computer program product comprising:

a signal-bearing medium bearing at least one of one or more instructions for determining a node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route; and

one or more instructions for routing wireless data along the determined node-speed-change-prediction-dependent signal route.

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