Patent ID: 7702358
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: G06Q,H04B,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method for dynamic assignment of communications links between a plurality of containers using a short range wireless communications device associated with each container, the method comprising: querying each container within the proximity of each short range receiver; collecting reports back of whether the queried containers have access to a satellite or cellular channel; measuring energy using a detector which surveys the containers within the proximity of each short range receiver to detect the power of each said short range transmitter for each neighboring container; ranking the power estimates received from the various container elements; calculating a most efficient path from any given container to another container, or through a series of containers acting as relays, whereby pertinent data from any given container is relayed to a container having access to a cellular or satellite channel; and storing a routing table indicating a current connection topology for all containers in an ad-hoc network configuration.