Devices and methods for specialized machine-to-machine communication transmission network modes via edge node capabilities
US10306442B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W40/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein are hub devices for a machine-to-machine (M2M) communications network that enables multiple communication modes for data source nodes, the hub comprising a processor, a local connectivity system configured to communicate data with the data source nodes via an interface, a data processing and caching system comprising a local memory and configured to receive and store user-defined data routing and processing functions, prioritize the data based on the user-defined functions; and route the prioritized data to the local memory for storage or to the data transmission system for immediate transmission based on the priority, and a data transmission system configured to dynamically assign an M2M upload mechanism to the routed data selected from: a real-time transmission mechanism, a fixed interval mechanism, a data backhaul mechanism, and a user pull mechanism; and transmit the data to a network backhaul link for delivery to a host point.
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