US 11,991,592 B2
Configuring a wireless mesh network for locationing
Edward W. Geiger, San Martin, CA (US); and Janakiraman Gopalan, Cupertino, CA (US)
Assigned to Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed by ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/397,032.
Application 17/397,032 is a continuation of application No. 16/720,573, filed on Dec. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,115,782.
Prior Publication US 2021/0368301 A1, Nov. 25, 2021
Int. Cl. H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 4/029 (2018.02) [H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a location platform, a waypoint mapping identifying respective locations of a waypoint beacon and one or more other waypoint beacons in an area of a mesh network and a topology of the mesh network;
receiving, by the locationing platform and via the mesh network, a locationing communication associated with the waypoint beacon;
identifying, by the locationing platform, an entry node of the locationing communication;
determining, by the locationing platform, a waypoint location associated with the waypoint beacon based on locationing information in the locationing communication;
determining, by the locationing platform and based on the waypoint mapping, a node location of the entry node based on the waypoint location associated with the waypoint beacon;
determining, by the locationing platform, a node policy based on the node location and the topology of the mesh network; and
configuring, by the locationing platform and based on the node policy, a relay node of the mesh network to forward or drop subsequently received locationing communications that are associated with the waypoint beacon,
wherein the entry node corresponds to a node of the mesh network through which the locationing information entered the mesh network from a wireless communication device.