Patent ID: 6574633
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for dynamically grouping limited range physical entities located in a topological space, comprising the steps of:determining functional domains for each entity in said topological space; partitioning said topological space into grids wherein said partitioning step is performed on said topological space for each different functional domain that exists; associating a group with each said grid that corresponds to a unique functional domain and unique topological space; ascertaining a range of effectiveness for each entity wherein said ascertaining step is performed for each functional domain to which an entity belongs; comparing said range of effectiveness of each entity with each grid space that is associated with each group for each functional domain that the entity and group share in common; assigning each entity to be a member of each group whose compared range of effectiveness intersects the compared grid space that is associated with the group, said assigning step comprising the step of calculating a membership value for each entity in each group wherein said membership value is equal to the ratio of intersecting space to total space within said group; and storing said group memberships of each entity.