System and method for low power data routing

Abstract

A system for data routing includes a set of beacons, an object, and a data routing system. A method for data routing can include: generating a routing table, determining a data routing path based on the routing table, and routing data to an endpoint based on the data routing path.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A beacon system comprising:
 a first radio;   a second radio; and   a storage device comprising instructions that, when executed by the beacon system, control the beacon system to:   receive via the first radio:
 data addressed to a target beacon included in a local beacon network that includes a plurality of beacon systems, each beacon system having a beacon address, and 
 a routing path to the target beacon, wherein the routing path identifies a beacon address for each beacon in a path to the target beacon; and 
   control the second radio to wirelessly transmit the received data and the routing path.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first radio is a cellular radio. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the second radio is a Bluetooth radio. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that, when executed by the beacon system, control the beacon system to:
 receive, via the second radio, node telemetry from at least one intermediate beacon system; and   forward the received node telemetry to a remote computing system via the first radio.   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that, when executed by the beacon system, control the beacon system to:
 in response to identifying a beacon address of the beacon system in the received routing path, switch the beacon system from an advertising mode to a scanning mode,   wherein the beacon system controls the second radio to wirelessly transmit the received data and the routing path while in the scanning mode.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that, when executed by the beacon system, control the beacon system to switch the beacon system from the scanning mode back to the advertising mode. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein beacon system switches from the scanning mode back to the advertising mode after transmission of the received data and the routing path. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions that, when executed by the beacon system, control the beacon system to:
 while in the advertising mode, broadcast the beacon address of the beacon system by using the second radio.