IP Library Granted Patent US 10,979,530
Granted Patent B2
US 10,979,530 · App. 15/628,031 · Granted Apr 13, 2021

Methods and apparatuses for batch radio resource command and control

Inventors: Adam Christopher Markham (Golden, CO); Brett Michael Brotherton (Arvada, CO); Kevin Michael Dyer (Broomfield, CO)
H04L67/32H04B7/26H04L41/12H04L41/145H04L41/22H04L43/04H04L43/50H04L67/16H04W24/08H04W28/0231H04W28/08H04W36/06H04W36/24H04W72/085H04W88/04H04L43/08H04L43/0805H04L67/14H04W4/70
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Patent No.
US 10,979,530
App. No.
15/628,031
Granted
Apr 13, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The application describes a system including a single application processor operably coupled to a non-transitory memory. The system also includes plural, discrete radio resources each including a modem. The plural discrete radio resources are operably in communication with the single application processor. The single application processor is configured to at least execute the instruction of discovering the modem of each discrete radio subsystem. The single application processor is also configured to execute the instruction of assigning a TCP port to each modem. The single application processor is further configured to execute the instruction of creating an individualized session for each modem.

Claims (32)

1. A system comprising:

a single application processor;

a non-transitory memory operably coupled to the single application processor; and

at least three discrete radio resources each including a modem operating on a network selected from at least two of LoRA, digital mobile radio and metro access network, and being operably in communication with the single application processor,

wherein the single application processor is configured to execute the instructions of discovering the modem of each discrete radio resource,

assigning a TCP port to each modem, and

creating an individualized session for each modem,

wherein the system is configured to communicate with mobile equipment positioned in an area experiencing limited network connectivity located a predetermined distance away from the single application processor, and

wherein the single application processor, the non-transitory memory and the at least three discrete radio resources reside within a single device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the single application processor is configured to execute the instructions of commanding each modem via an IP address of the system and the assigned TCP port.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the single application processor is configured to close the individualized session created for one of the radio resources.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the single application processor is configured to scan an area having limited connectivity for mobile equipment.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the scan is based upon a last known address of the mobile equipment during a period of connectivity.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the scan includes receiving an address of the mobile equipment based upon a message from another mobile equipment in the area.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the single device is an edge router.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least three discrete radio resources operate on the network selected from at least three of LoRA, digital mobile radio and metro access network.

9. A communication system comprising:

a single application processor;

a non-transitory memory operably coupled to the single application processor; and

at least three discrete radio resources each including a modem operating on a network selected from at least two of LoRA, digital mobile radio and metro access network, and operably in communication with the single application processor,

wherein the communication system is configured to communicate with mobile equipment positioned in an area experiencing limited network connectivity located a predetermined distance away from the single application processor, and

wherein the single application processor, the non-transitory memory and the at least three discrete radio resources reside within a single device.

10. The communication system of claim 9 , wherein the single application processor is configured to execute the instructions of determining, via one of the radio resources, whether the mobile equipment has a registered application associated with a user.

11. The communication system of claim 10 , wherein the single application processor is configured to execute the instructions of receiving a request, via one of the radio resources, from the mobile equipment via the registered application over a network selected from LoRa, digital mobile radio and metro access network.

12. The communication system of claim 11 , wherein the request is received via a commercial messaging application, voice or SMS.

13. The communication system of claim 11 , wherein the single application processor is configured to execute the instructions of

sending the request from the mobile equipment to a cellular network,

receiving a reply from the cellular network, and

sending, via one of the radio resources, the reply to the mobile equipment.

14. The communication system of claim 9 , wherein the single application processor is configured to execute the instructions of receiving, via one of the radio resources, a request from the mobile equipment to send a communication to another mobile equipment in the area with limited connectivity.

15. The communication system of claim 14 , wherein the single application processor is configured to execute the instructions of sending, via another radio resource, the communication to the other mobile equipment.

16. The communication system of claim 15 , wherein the communication is received by one of the radio resources originating from the mobile equipment via one communication path, and the communication is sent from the other radio resource to the other mobile equipment via another, different communication path.

Assignments (4)
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jan 22, 2025
From: CACI LGS INNOVATIONS LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 069987/0444 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 4, 2024
From: LGS INNOVATIONS LLC
To: CACI LGS INNOVATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 069293/0062 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2019
From: MARKHAM, ADAM CHRISTOPHER; BROTHERTON, BRETT MICHAEL; DYER, KEVIN MICHAEL
To: LGS INNOVATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 050207/0685 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded May 29, 2019
From: LGS INNOVATIONS LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 049312/0843 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62466565 · Mar 3, 2017
Related Publication 20180255155A1 · Sep 6, 2018