Patent Document ID: 8665756
Application ID: 13329790
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A directional communication node for use with a first communication node and a second communication node, the directional communication node comprising a directional, wireless node that broadcasts its signal with directionality, such that another node must be within a radius that is less than 360 degrees, and within the broadcast area, in order to receive the signal, the first communication node being located at a first position and being operable to transmit first topology information related to the first communication node, the second communication node being located at a second position and being operable to transmit second topology information related to the second communication node, said directional communication node comprising: a directional transmitting portion operable to transmit a first output signal with directionality in a first direction toward the first communication node and to output a second output signal with directionality in a second direction toward the second communication node, the transmission of the first output signal with directionality being defined by a first transmission radius that is less than 360 degrees and includes at least the first position, the transmission of the second output signal with directionality being defined by a second transmission radius that is less than 360 degrees and includes at least the second position; a receiving portion operable to receive the first topology information and the second topology information; a parameter determining portion operable to determine a first communication channel value and a second communication channel value, the first communication channel value being based on the first topology information, the second communication channel value being based on the second topology information; an optimization portion operable to determine an optimized communication path based on the first communication channel value and the second communication channel value; a request processing portion, wherein said receiving portion is further operable to receive a connect request message from another of the second communication node or the first communication node, wherein said request processing portion is operable to generate an evaluation of an establishment of a second communication channel with the other of the second communication node or the first communication node, the evaluation being based on the first topology information and the second topology information, wherein said optimization portion is operable to generate a connection instruction based on the evaluation, and wherein said directional transmitting portion is further operable to establish the second communication channel based the connection instruction; and a timing portion operable to establish a predetermined time period, wherein said directional transmitting portion is further operable to maintain the first communication channel for the predetermined period frame before establishing the second communication channel, wherein said optimization portion is operable to generate a connection instruction based on the optimized communication path, and wherein said directional transmitting portion is further operable to establish a first communication channel with one of the first communication node and the second communication node based on the connection instruction.