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Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 14, 2022
Applicant:

Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, Torrance, CA (US);

Inventors:

Yuji Unagami, Osaka, JP;

Tetsuji Fuchikami, Osaka, JP;

Yuuki Hirose, Osaka, JP;

Ayaka Mitani, Osaka, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/1042 (2022.01); H04L 67/1095 (2022.01); H04W 40/24 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/1042 (2013.01); H04L 67/1095 (2013.01); H04W 40/246 (2013.01); H04W 40/248 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 84/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

A control method to be performed by a first mobile node disconnected from a mobile line among a plurality of mobile nodes each being connectable to the mobile line includes: transmitting and receiving a mobile line connection status to and from each of one or more second mobile nodes via near-field wireless communication; building a MANET with the one or more second mobile nodes based on a first mobile line connection status of the first mobile node and a second mobile line connection status of each of the one or more second mobile nodes; generating, after the building of the MANET, first transaction data including at least first MANET routing information that indicates the MANET connection status of the first mobile node; and recording a block including the first transaction data into a first distributed ledger that is used for a blockchain in the MANET.


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