IP Library Granted Patent US 10,368,338
Granted Patent B2
US 10,368,338 · App. 14/743,597 · Granted Jul 30, 2019

Wireless device, network system and control method of wireless device

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Patent No.
US 10,368,338
App. No.
14/743,597
Granted
Jul 30, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a wireless device that includes circuitry configured to receive information from one or more devices connected with the wireless device, select specific information out of the information received from the one or more devices, generate shared information using the specific information as selected by the circuitry, and send the shared information to the one or more other wireless devices by direct wireless communication.

Claims (58)

1. A wireless device comprising:

circuitry configured to:

receive information from one or more sensor devices connected with the wireless device;

select specific information out of the information received from the one or more sensor devices;

identify a type of a sensor device out of the one or more sensor devices which is the information source of the information as received by the circuitry;

determine a coverage area within which shared information reaches based on the identified type of the sensor device being the information source;

generate the shared information using the specific information as selected by the circuitry, the generated shared information including the determined coverage area; and

send the shared information to one or more other wireless devices by direct wireless communication such that the shared information reaches within the determined coverage area.

2. The wireless device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the coverage area corresponding to the type of the sensor device being the information source is specified by referring to a table stored in the circuitry.

3. The wireless device according to claim 1 , wherein

the wireless device is included in a movable wireless device having an internal power supply.

4. The wireless device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the circuitry included in the movable wireless device does not send the shared information to the one or more other wireless devices, when a current location of the movable wireless device is included in a predetermined specific location.

5. The wireless device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the specific information includes information received from at least one of a weather sensor, an earthquake sensor, a security sensor and a fire sensor.

6. The wireless device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to select the specific information out of the information received from the one or more sensor devices via the Internet.

7. The wireless device according to claim 1 , wherein

the circuitry is configured to modify the shared information and send the modified shared information to another wireless device, which is different from the one or more other wireless devices.

8. The wireless device according to claim 7 , wherein

the wireless device is included in a movable wireless device having an internal power supply, wherein

the circuitry included in the movable wireless device does not send the modified shared information to the one or more other wireless devices, when a current location of the movable wireless device is included in a predetermined specific location.

9. The wireless device according to claim 1 , wherein

the wireless device is included in a movable wireless device having an internal power supply, wherein

the circuitry included in the movable wireless device does not send the shared information, which is received via an information sharing interface from the one or more other wireless devices, to another specified wireless device that is different from the one or more other wireless devices via the information sharing interface, when a current location of the movable wireless device is included in a predetermined specific location.

10. The wireless device according to claim 1 , wherein

the circuitry is configured to further directly send a shared SSID (service set identifier) with the shared information to the one or more other wireless devices, wherein the shared SSID allows the one or more other wireless devices to receive the shared information.

11. A network system comprising:

a first wireless device; and

a second wireless device,

wherein the first wireless device includes:

circuitry configured to:

receive information from one or more sensor devices connected with the first wireless device;

select specific information out of information received from the one or more sensor devices;

identify a type of a sensor device out of the one or more sensor devices which is the information source of the information as received by the circuitry;

determine a coverage area within which shared information reaches based on the identified type of the sensor device being the information source;

generate the shared information using the specific information as selected by the circuitry, the generated shared information including the determined coverage area;

send the shared information to the second wireless device by direct wireless communication such that the shared information reaches within the determined coverage area.

12. A control method of a wireless device, comprising:

receiving information from one or more sensor devices connected with the wireless device;

selecting specific information out of the information received from the one or more sensor devices;

identifying a type of a sensor device out of the one or more sensor devices which is the information source of the information as received by the circuitry;

determining a coverage area within which shared information reaches based on the identified type of the sensor device being the information source;

generating the shared information using the specific information, the generated shared information including the determined coverage area;

establishing direct wireless connection with one or more other wireless devices; and

sending directly the shared information to the one or more other wireless devices by the established wireless connection such that the shared information reaches within the determined coverage area.

13. The control method according to claim 12 ,

wherein the identifying identifies the coverage area corresponding to the type of the sensor device which is the information source by referring to a table.

14. The control method according to claim 12 ,

wherein the coverage area is specified with respect to each of the specific information.

15. The control method of claim 12 , wherein

the wireless device is included in a movable wireless device having an internal power supply, and

the method further comprising:

not sending the shared information to the one or more other wireless devices, when a current location of the movable wireless device is included in a predetermined specific location.

16. The control method of claim 12 , wherein

the wireless device is included in a movable wireless device having an internal power supply, and

the method further comprising:

not sending the shared information, which is received via an information sharing interface from the one or more other wireless devices, to another specified wireless device that is different from the one or more other wireless devices via the information sharing interface, when a current location of the movable wireless device is included in a predetermined specific location.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 30, 2025
From: MELCO HOLDINGS INC.
To: BUFFALO INC.
Reel/Frame 072988/0847 →
MERGER Recorded Jul 23, 2025
From: BUFFALO INC.
To: MELCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 072191/0806 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2015
From: CHIBA, HAYATO
To: BUFFALO INC.
Reel/Frame 035863/0389 →
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