Invention Grant
- Patent Title: BLE networking systems and methods providing central and peripheral role reversal thereof while movable between locations
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Application No.: US15927388Application Date: 2018-03-21
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Publication No.: US10237913B2Publication Date: 2019-03-19
- Inventor: Scott Wohler , Mark Bloechl , Ricardo Luna, Jr. , Patrick Li , Brian Emery Ray
- Applicant: Link Labs, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MD Annapolis
- Assignee: LINK LABS, INC.
- Current Assignee: LINK LABS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Annapolis
- Agency: Potomac Law Group, PLLC
- Agent Charles B. Lobsenz; Brian H. Buck
- Main IPC: H04W84/20
- IPC: H04W84/20 ; H04W76/14 ; H04L12/24 ; H04W48/10 ; H04W76/00 ; H04W4/80

Abstract:
Provided are systems and methods for reversing the conventional roles of central and peripheral devices in a BLE network. Doing so includes implementing an end node (EN) as the sole initiator of a connection between a particular EN and a particular mobile access point (AP). Such implementation includes determining such connection based on a relative proximity of an EN to the mobile AP, and a relative value of the connection between an EN and the mobile AP. Accordingly, a relative location of the EN may be determined based on such proximity, and particularly in response to mobility of the AP.
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