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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Priscilla Chen, Sunrise, FL (US);
Vernon A. Allen, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Oleg Andric, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Lance E. Hester, Davie, FL (US);
Yan Huang, Weston, FL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/228 ; H04L 1/256 ; H04Q 7/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/228 ; H04L 1/256 ; H04Q 7/24 ;
Abstract
The invention provides methods ( ) for organizing and assigning network address to network nodes in clusters ( ), and forming new clusters and also provides a method for routing messages in clusters. According to the invention, clusters are organized into hierarchical tree arrangements, with addresses assigned in a manner that facilitates routing messages.