US 12,242,912 B2
Hierarchical combination of distributed statistics in a monitoring network
Ajay Khoche, West San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Trackonomy Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/236,797.
Application 18/236,797 is a continuation of application No. 17/467,246, filed on Sep. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,775,797.
Application 17/467,246 is a continuation of application No. 16/517,508, filed on Jul. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,138,490, issued on Oct. 5, 2021.
Application 17/467,246 is a continuation of application No. 16/383,353, filed on Apr. 12, 2019, granted, now 10,872,286, issued on Dec. 22, 2020.
Application 16/517,508 is a continuation of application No. 15/842,861, filed on Dec. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,262,255, issued on Apr. 16, 2019.
Application 16/517,508 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/842,840, filed on Dec. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,482,369, issued on Nov. 19, 2019.
Application 16/517,508 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/409,589, filed on May 10, 2019, granted, now 10,902,310, issued on Jan. 26, 2021.
Application 16/517,508 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/430,929, filed on Jun. 4, 2019, granted, now 10,885,420, issued on Jan. 5, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/701,608, filed on Jul. 20, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/680,716, filed on Jun. 5, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/670,712, filed on May 11, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/435,207, filed on Dec. 16, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/434,218, filed on Dec. 14, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0135134 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0232567 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. G06K 19/077 (2006.01); B32B 37/06 (2006.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01); C09J 7/38 (2018.01); G06K 19/06 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01)
CPC G06K 19/07773 (2013.01) [B32B 37/06 (2013.01); B32B 37/12 (2013.01); C09J 7/38 (2018.01); G06K 19/06037 (2013.01); G06K 19/0702 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); B32B 2457/00 (2013.01); C09J 2203/326 (2013.01); C09J 2301/124 (2020.08); C09J 2301/302 (2020.08); C09J 2301/40 (2020.08); C09J 2463/00 (2013.01); H04W 4/027 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
providing a first tape node of a hierarchical communications network including a first type of wireless communication system having a first range;
providing a second tape node of the hierarchical communications network including the first type of wireless communication system and a second type of wireless communication system having a second range longer than the first range, wherein the second tape node is designated as a master node and the first tape node is designated as a slave node to the second tape node in the hierarchical communications network;
monitoring a battery level of the second tape node; and
changing, based on the monitored battery level, the master node designation of the second tape node.