CONJOINED CLASS-BASED NETWORKING
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1. A wireless two-way RF data communication device, comprising:
- (a) a memory having stored therein common designations of the wireless two-way RF data communication device;
(b) a receiver configured to receive radio frequency transmissions;
(c) a transmitter configured to make radio frequency transmissions; and
(d) electronic components arranged and configured,(i) such that the wireless two-way RF data communication device receives and processes communications as a function of at least one of the common designations of the wireless two-way RF data communication device being in the communication, and(ii) such that each message that is received in a communication associated with a particular common designation of the RF data communication device, and for which the wireless two-way RF data communication device is not the destination recipient but, instead, is an intermediate recipient, is communicated,(A) to another wireless two-way RF data communication device that has the same particular common designation, if such a wireless two-way RF data communication device is available, and(B) if such a wireless two-way RF data communication device is unavailable, to another wireless two-way RF data communication device that has a common designation that is the same as a common designation stored in the memory, if such a wireless two-way RF data communication device is available.
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Abstract
A data communication network includes two logically distinct class-based networks conjoined by at least one common node that has membership in each of the respective classes of the two logically distinct class-based networks. Optionally, three or more class-based networks may be conjoined to form a data communications network.
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1. A wireless two-way RF data communication device, comprising:
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(a) a memory having stored therein common designations of the wireless two-way RF data communication device; (b) a receiver configured to receive radio frequency transmissions; (c) a transmitter configured to make radio frequency transmissions; and (d) electronic components arranged and configured, (i) such that the wireless two-way RF data communication device receives and processes communications as a function of at least one of the common designations of the wireless two-way RF data communication device being in the communication, and (ii) such that each message that is received in a communication associated with a particular common designation of the RF data communication device, and for which the wireless two-way RF data communication device is not the destination recipient but, instead, is an intermediate recipient, is communicated, (A) to another wireless two-way RF data communication device that has the same particular common designation, if such a wireless two-way RF data communication device is available, and (B) if such a wireless two-way RF data communication device is unavailable, to another wireless two-way RF data communication device that has a common designation that is the same as a common designation stored in the memory, if such a wireless two-way RF data communication device is available. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A data communications network, comprising:
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(a) a plurality of wireless two-way radio frequency (RF) data communication devices, each wireless two-way RF data communication device forming a node of the data communications network and each wireless two-way RF data communication device including a memory having stored therein a common designation; (b) wherein at least one of the wireless two-way RF data communication devices further includes a second common designation stored in the memory thereof and comprises, (i) a receiver configured to receive radio frequency transmissions, (ii) a transmitter configured to make radio frequency transmissions, and (iii) electronic components arranged and configured, (A) such that the wireless two-way RF data communication device receives and processes communications as a function of at least one of the common designations of the wireless two-way RF data communication device being in the communication, and (B) such that each message that is received in a communication associated with a particular common designation of the RF data communication device, and for which the wireless two-way RF data communication device is not the destination recipient but, instead, is an intermediate recipient, is communicated, (I) to another wireless two-way RF data communication device that has the same particular common designation, if such a wireless two-way RF data communication device is available, and (II) if such a wireless two-way RF data communication device is unavailable, to another wireless two-way RF data communication device that has a common designation that is the same as a common designation stored in the memory, if such a wireless two-way RF data communication device is available. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a data network comprising a plurality of wireless two-way radio frequency (RF) data communication devices, each wireless two-way RF data communication device forming a node of the data communications network, a method of communicating a message from an originating node to a destination node by way of intermediate nodes, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) maintaining multiple class designations in memory of a particular one of the wireless two-way radio frequency (RF) data communication devices forming a node of the network; and (b) for each message that is received by the particular wireless two-way radio frequency (RF) data communication device in a communication associated with a common designation of the particular wireless two-way radio frequency (RF) data communication device, and for which the particular wireless two-way RF data communication device is an intermediate node with respect to the message, forwarding the message, (i) to another node of the network that has the same particular common designation associated with the message, if such another node is available, and (ii) if such another node is unavailable, to another node that has a common designation that is the same as a common designation stored in the memory of the particular wireless two-way radio frequency (RF) data communication device, if such a node is available. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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