PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16013373
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["370", "310000"]

Abstract:
A protocol for use in wireless mesh networks uses helper nodes to improve data flow in the network. The protocol is compatible with traditional mesh network routing algorithms. Techniques, systems, devices, and circuits for implementing the protocol are described.

Claim (Index 1):
A machine implemented method for use in a wireless mesh network, the method comprising:\n acquiring a first group of data packets at a first wireless node for transmission to a second wireless node via a wireless link; automatically activating, based on channel conditions within the network, a helper node to assist in transmission of data from the first wireless node to the second wireless node; generating random linear network coded (RLNC) packets at the first wireless node by linearly combining the first group of data packets; initiating transmission of the RLNC packets from the first wireless node to the second wireless node; overhearing RLNC packets transmitted by the first wireless node; re-coding overheard RLNC packets at the helper node for the first group of packets to create re-coded RLNC packets, the re-coded RLNC packets comprising linear combinations of the overheard RLNC packets; determining a delay corresponding to an amount of time the helper node will have to wait before transmitting re-coded RLNC packets, wherein determining the delay is based, at least in part, on channel conditions in the network or other active users or nodes in the wireless mesh network; and transmitting the delay to the helper node.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 62.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.32353
- Patent Class: 370.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14647611', '14013330', '13968566', '14013324', '15865586']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.4443894631802982
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5345016942779105
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.4534006862900595
- Mean Citation Score: 274.10359400000004
- Max Citation Score: 358.75974
- Similarity Product: 284.19307506099705

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test