Communications and systems utilizing common designation networking
A method of forming ad hoc RSI hierarchical communication networks among pluralities of wireless transceivers includes assigning to each of the transceivers one or more common designations. A network organization routine of the transceivers operates to establish hierarchical networks based on the transceivers' common designations, resulting in a logical network organization that provides efficiencies for acquiring information from particular transceivers that share a common designation. Each transceiver's common designation is used by a digital processor of the transceiver to selectively receive data packets that are intended for receipt by transceivers sharing the particular common designation. Such a “common designation” network reduces power consumption and signal interference thereby increasing battery life. Each transceiver may include a sensor interface a query handling routine in communication with a memory of the transceiver for serving as a dynamic distributed hierarchical database system of information such as, for example, sensor-derived information and time-sensitive information.
1. A method for selective wireless communications by a wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device, comprising the steps of:
(a) storing, in memory of the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device, at least one common designation of the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device, the at least one stored common designation comprising at least one stored class designation; and
(b) filtering, by the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device, a wireless communication received by it for an identification of a stored common designation within the communication, and
(i) processing the communication if an identification of a stored common designation is found therein, and
(ii) not processing the communication if an identification of a stored common designation is not found therein;
(c) wherein the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device comprises a data packet radio device; and
(e) wherein an identification of a stored common designation is determined to have been found if an identification contained in the wireless communication received by the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device matches an abstracted class of a stored class designation.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device comprises a digital processor.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device comprises logic circuitry.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device comprise memory in which a profile of the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device is stored, the profile comprising the at least one common designation of the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the profile further comprises a unique identification of the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a preamble of the communication is screened for a common designation.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device is attached to an asset to be tracked and wherein at least one class designation of the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device represents a common characteristic or behavior of the asset.
8. A wireless data communications network, comprising:
(a) a plurality of wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices, each wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device forming a node of the wireless data communications network and each wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device including a memory having stored therein at least one common designation of the respective wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device, the at least one stored common designation of the respective wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device comprising at least one class designation of the respective wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device;
(b) wherein each wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices is adapted to filter a wireless communication received by it for an identification of a stored common designation within the communication, and
(i) processing the communication if an identification of a stored common designation is found therein, and
(ii) not processing the communication if an identification of a stored common designation is not found therein;
(c) wherein an identification of a stored common designation is determined to have been found if an identification contained in the wireless communication received by the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device matches an abstracted class of a stored class designation;
whereby the wireless data communications network formed by the wireless two-way radio frequency data communication devices is distinguished and separated from other proximate wireless data communications networks.
9. The wireless data communications network of claim 8 , wherein the wireless communication network comprises an ad hoc network.
10. The wireless data communications network of claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices is mobile.
11. The wireless data communications network of claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices comprises a digital processor.
12. The wireless data communications network of claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices comprises logic circuitry.
13. The wireless data communications network of claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices comprises memory in which a profile of the respective wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device is stored, the profile comprising a common designation that has been assigned to the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device.
14. The wireless data communications network of claim 13 , wherein each profile further comprises a unique identification of the respective wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device.
15. The wireless data communications network of claim 8 , wherein a preamble of the communication is screened by each of the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices for a common designation of the respective wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device.
16. The wireless data communications network of claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices is attached to a respective asset to be tracked and wherein a common designation of the respective wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device is a class designation that represents a common characteristic or behavior of the respective asset.
17. The wireless data communications network of claim 8 , wherein one or more of the data communication devices each includes an interface for electronic communication with a sensor and sensor-acquired information that is received through the interface and stored in the memory thereof.
18. The wireless data communications network of claim 17 , wherein the sensor comprises one of the group of a motion detector; sound detector; camera; microphone; thermometer; altimeter; pressure sensor; humidity sensor; global positioning system receiver; light detector, broad-band RF signal scanner; optical sensor; an accelerometer; and chemical sensor.
19. A wireless data communications network, comprising:
(a) a plurality of wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices, each wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device forming a node of the wireless data communications network and each wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device including a memory having stored therein at least one class of the respective wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device;
(b) wherein each wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices is adapted to filter a wireless communication received by it for an abstracted class within the communication that corresponds to a class of the respective data communication device stored in the memory thereof, and is adapted to process those communications that are found to include an abstracted class corresponding to a class of the respective data communication device stored in the memory thereof.
20. The wireless data communications network of claim 19 , wherein the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices each includes a profile stored in the memory thereof, which profile includes the class of the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device, and which profile further includes a unique identification of the wireless two-way radio frequency data communications device.
21. The wireless data communications network of claim 19 , wherein each wireless two-way radio frequency data communications devices is further adapted to filter a wireless communication received by it for a class within the communication that corresponds to a class of the respective data communication device stored in the memory thereof, and is further adapted to process those communications that are found to include a class matching a class of the respective data communication device stored in the memory thereof.