Patent ID: 7167715

Claim:
A method for displaying node location information in an ad-hoc communications network, said network including a plurality of nodes being adapted to transmit and receive signals to and from other nodes in said network, the method comprising: distributing a plurality of nodes at a deployment area and calculating a position of at least one node of said plurality based on distance measurements calculated by certain nodes of said plurality, and controlling said certain nodes to communicate information pertaining to said position to a first node of said plurality; controlling said first node of said plurality to calculate and to display, based on said position information, at least one of an absolute position of said at least one node, a relative position of said at least one node and a first path of movement of said at least one node; and controlling said first node to calculate and display said first path, comprising a series of calculated positions based on at least one calculated position of said at least one node determined at an equal time interval over a time period wherein said at least one node travels from an origination position to a destination position.