US2005267960A1PendingUtilityA1

Mote-associated log creation

Assignee: SEARETE LLCPriority: May 12, 2004Filed: May 12, 2004Published: Dec 1, 2005
Est. expiryMay 12, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
H04L 67/125H04L 43/065H04L 67/04H04L 43/10
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Abstract

Methods and/or systems relating to mote networks having one or more logs.

Claims

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1 . A method comprising: 
 determining at least one of sensing information or control information of a device at a mote; and    creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said determining at least one of sensing information or control information of a device at a mote further comprises: 
 accessing at least one device entity registry.    
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said accessing at least one device entity registry further comprises: 
 receiving at least one device entity identifier; and    storing the at least one device identifier to a device entity registry.    
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said determining at least one of sensing information or control information of a device at a mote further comprises: 
 communicating with at least one device-associated entity.    
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein said communicating with at least one device-associated entity further comprises: 
 communicating with at least one of a light device entity, an electrical device entity, a pressure device entity, a temperature device entity, a volume device entity, an inertial device entity, or an antenna entity.    
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein said communicating with at least one device-associated entity further comprises: 
 accessing at least one device identifier.    
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said determining at least one of sensing information or control information of a device at a mote further comprises: 
 communicating with at least one device entity using a common application protocol.    
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 creating at least one mote-addressed content log at the mote.    
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 creating at least one extensible log.    
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein said creating at least one extensible log further comprises: 
 creating the at least one extensible log in response to a type of content logged.    
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 creating at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log.    
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 creating at least one of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log.    
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 inserting at least one device identifier in the one or more mote-addressed content logs.    
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 establishing a log-creating agent at the mote;    determining a mote-network address of the mote; and    associating at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log or a mote-addressed routing/spatial log with the mote-network address of the mote.    
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 migrating to the mote;    installing a log creation agent at the mote; and    querying at least one device entity with the log creation agent.    
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 determining a mote-network address of the mote;    accessing control information of one or more devices of the mote; and    associating the control information of the one or more devices of the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.    
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 determining a mote-network address of the mote;    accessing sensing information of one or more devices of the mote; and    associating the sensing information of the one or more devices of the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.    
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 determining a mote-network address of the mote;    accessing spatial information of one or more devices of or proximate to the mote; and    associating the spatial information of the one or more devices of or proximate to the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.    
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 determining a mote-network address of the mote;    accessing one or more types of absolute or relative spatial information of other motes proximate to the mote; and    associating the one or more types of absolute or relative spatial information of other motes proximate to the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.    
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 associating one or more mote-appropriate routing addresses with the one or more mote-addressed content logs.    
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 associating one or more mote-appropriate routing addresses with at least one directly mote-addressed content log.    
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 associating one or more mote-appropriate routing addresses with at least one indirectly mote-addressed content log.    
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 applying at least one time stamp to the one or more mote addressed content logs.    
   
   
       24 . A system comprising: 
 means for determining at least one of sensing information or control information of a device at a mote; and    means for creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining.    
   
   
       25 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein said means for determining at least one of sensing information or control information of a device at a mote further comprises: 
 means for accessing at least one device entity registry.    
   
   
       26 . The system of  claim 25 , wherein said means for accessing at least one device entity registry further comprises: 
 means for receiving at least one device entity identifier; and    means for storing the at least one device identifier to a device entity registry.    
   
   
       27 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein said means for determining at least one of sensing information or control information of a device at a mote further comprises: 
 means for communicating with at least one device-associated entity.    
   
   
       28 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein said means for communicating with at least one device-associated entity further comprises: 
 means for communicating with at least one of a light device entity, an electrical device entity, a pressure device entity, a temperature device entity, a volume device entity, an inertial device entity, or an antenna entity.    
   
   
       29 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein said means for communicating with at least one device-associated entity further comprises: 
 means for accessing at least one device identifier.    
   
   
       30 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein said means for determining at least one of sensing information or control information of a device at a mote further comprises: 
 means for communicating with at least one device entity using a common application protocol.    
   
   
       31 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 means for creating at least one mote-addressed content log at the mote.    
   
   
       32 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 means for creating at least one extensible log.    
   
   
       33 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein said means for creating at least one extensible log further comprises: 
 means for creating the at least one extensible log in response to a type of content logged.    
   
   
       34 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 means for creating at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log.    
   
   
       35 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 means for creating at least one of a mote-addressed routing/spatial log.    
   
   
       36 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 means for inserting at least one device identifier in the one or more mote-addressed content logs.    
   
   
       37 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 means for establishing a log-creating agent at the mote;    means for determining a mote-network address of the mote; and    means for associating at least one of a mote-addressed sensing/control log or a mote-addressed routing/spatial log with the mote-network address of the mote.    
   
   
       38 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 means for migrating to the mote;    means for installing a log creation agent at the mote; and    means for querying at least one device entity with the log creation agent.    
   
   
       39 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 means for determining a mote-network address of the mote;    means for accessing control information of one or more devices of the mote; and    means for associating the control information of the one or more devices of the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.    
   
   
       40 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 means for determining a mote-network address of the mote;    means for accessing sensing information of one or more devices of the mote; and    means for associating sensing information of the one or more devices of the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.    
   
   
       41 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 means for determining a mote-network address of the mote;    means for accessing spatial information of one or more devices of or proximate to the mote; and    means for associating the spatial information of the one or more devices of or proximate to the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.    
   
   
       42 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 means for determining a mote-network address of the mote;    means for accessing one or more types of absolute or relative spatial information of other motes proximate to the mote; and    means for associating the one or more types of absolute or relative spatial information of other motes proximate to the mote with the mote-network address of the mote.    
   
   
       43 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 means for associating one or more mote-appropriate routing addresses with the one or more mote-addressed content logs.    
   
   
       44 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 means for associating one or more mote-appropriate routing addresses with at least one directly mote-addressed content log.    
   
   
       45 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 means for associating one or more mote-appropriate routing addresses with at least one indirectly mote-addressed content log.    
   
   
       46 . The system of  claim 24 , wherein said means for creating one or more mote-addressed content logs having at least one device identifier associated with the device in response to said determining further comprises: 
 means for applying at least one time stamp to the one or more mote addressed content logs.    
   
   
       47 . A system comprising: 
 at least one mote-appropriate device; and    at least one log creation agent resident in a mote, said at least one log creation agent configured to create at least one of a sensing/control log or a routing/spatial log.    
   
   
       48 . The system of  claim 47 , wherein said at least one mote-appropriate device further comprises: 
 at least one of a light device, an electrical/magnetic device, a pressure device, a temperature device, a volume device, an inertial device, or an antenna.    
   
   
       49 . The system of  claim 47 , wherein said at least one log creation agent resident in a mote further comprises: 
 a processor configured to obtain at least one of sensing/control information or routing/spatial information of the mote.    
   
   
       50 . The system of  claim 47 , wherein the mote comprises: 
 at least one of a processor, a memory, or a communications device formed from a substrate.    
   
   
       51 . A system comprising: 
 at least one mote-appropriate device; and    a mote-addressed content log having at least one of sensing/control information or routing/spatial information in association with a device identifier of said at least one mote-appropriate device.

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