Patent ID: 7167081
Filing Date: 2007-01-23
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A Communications Module for communicating over a power distribution system comprising: a standard three-dimensional form factor enclosure for integrating communications over a power distribution system across multiple similar or dissimilar network architectures, protocols and platforms; a transceiver configured to transmit and receive real-time data over a power distribution system or subsystem; a circuit within said transceiver configured to directly and indirectly measure a hindrance to data communication on a power distribution system or subsystem; a transceiver controller for controlling communication transmissions on a power distribution system, said transceiver controller providing; a circuit with embedded secondary firmware within said transceiver configured to directly and indirectly monitor or hop varying frequencies and signals of multiple power and data carriers within the power supply of a device or system; a first adjustment maintaining a number of tracking carriers that repeat data signals to and from all communication devices connected to a power distribution system that are directly or indirectly attached to a power or communication line or frequency allowing communication in real-time over a power distribution system or subsystem; a second adjustment for collection of data that is maintained and stores historical repeating signal data; a third adjustment for allocation of specific frequencies for communication over a power distribution system to all communication devices on a power distribution system based on the historical repeating signal data; a fourth adjustment for reallocation of specific frequencies for communication on a power distribution system to all power and communication devices based on new repeating signal data that becomes different than the historical signal data; a fifth adjustment for communicating to and from devices and systems across different power types over a power distribution system or subsystem; a sixth adjustment for communicating to and from all communication devices and systems across different power sources over a power distribution system or subsystem; a seventh adjustment that secures the data that is being communicated to and from all communication devices containing the communication module, over different power sources over a power distribution system, by encapsulating data packets in their native network language and encoding the data packets with CRC error tags and then optionally encrypting each data packet using user selectable or automatic selectable encryption.