US 12,223,824 B2
Method for operating a mobile system and an alarm gateway as subscribers in a wireless network
Maja Sliskovic, Ettlingen (DE); and Christian Sauer, Karlsdorf-Neuthard (DE)
Assigned to SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG, Bruchsal (DE)
Appl. No. 17/627,344
Filed by SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG, Bruchsal (DE)
PCT Filed Jun. 22, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/025295
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 14, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/008721, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 21, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 102019004894.6 (DE), filed on Jul. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0262232 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. G08B 27/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/90 (2018.01)
CPC G08B 27/006 (2013.01) [G05B 19/41895 (2013.01); H04W 4/025 (2013.01); H04W 4/90 (2018.02)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for operating a mobile system as a subscriber in a wireless network having a plurality of subscribers, an operational environment of the mobile system being subdivided into different zones, comprising:
detecting a current position of the mobile system within the zones;
determining a connection quality of the mobile system in the network; and
adapting a behavior of the mobile system based on the determined connection quality and the detected position within the zones;
wherein the determination of the connection quality includes receiving and evaluating test messages that are receivable as a broadcast in the network; and
wherein at least one of the test messages includes at least one unique identification, a counter that is unalterable during a forwarding operation, and an originator time stamp.