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Patent US8199689 - Stochastic communication protocol method and system for radio frequency ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsData carriers (such as RFID tags) are formed into clusters of data carriers. Each cluster has at least one bridge data carrier that can communicate with a bridge data carrier of another cluster, thereby allowing data carriers in each cluster to communicate directly or indirectly with each other using...http://www.google.com/patents/US8199689?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8199689 - Stochastic communication protocol method and system for radio frequency identification (RFID) tags based on coalition formation, such as for tag-to-tag communicationAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8199689 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/067,554PCT numberPCT/US2006/036801Publication dateJun 12, 2012Filing dateSep 21, 2006Priority dateSep 21, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP1938483A2, EP1938483A4, EP1938483B1, US8488510, US20080252424, US20120229259, WO2007035863A2, WO2007035863A3Publication number067554, 12067554, PCT/2006/36801, PCT/US/2006/036801, PCT/US/2006/36801, PCT/US/6/036801, PCT/US/6/36801, PCT/US2006/036801, PCT/US2006/36801, PCT/US2006036801, PCT/US200636801, PCT/US6/036801, PCT/US6/36801, PCT/US6036801, PCT/US636801, US 8199689 B2, US 8199689B2, US-B2-8199689, US8199689 B2, US8199689B2InventorsPaul A. Maltseff, Steven Winter, Pavel Nikitin, Venkata Kodukula, Elena EroshevaOriginal AssigneeIntermec Ip Corp.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (218), Non-Patent Citations (89), Referenced by (8), Classifications (14), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetStochastic communication protocol method and system for radio frequency identification (RFID) tags based on coalition formation, such as for tag-to-tag communication
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