Patents
US 12563472 B2: Multipoint relay (MPR) network and related methods
- Granted
- 2026-02-24
- Filed
- 2024-04-01 application 18623702
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A multipoint relay (MPR) wireless network may include spaced apart nodes, with each node including wireless transceiver circuitry, beacon circuitry, and a controller coupled to the wireless transceiver circuitry and beacon circuitry. The controllers may be configured to operate the beacon circuitry to determine a respective link strength metric for each potential link between nodes, assign a set of nodes from among the plurality of nodes to function as gateway nodes and assign other individual nodes to communicate via respective gateway nodes based upon the respective link strength metrics to define the MPR network so that one-hop links have a strongest link strength metric, and operate the wireless transceiver circuitry for communications over the MPR network.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-24 (ipgb20260224.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 160 patents | US company or organization | Melbourne, FL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-24 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Schlegel | Park City, UT | 13 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-24 | |
| David G. Landon | Bountiful, UT | 22 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-24 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W40/12 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-02-24 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SCHLEGEL, CHRISTIAN signed 2021-10-19 LANDON, DAVID G. signed 2021-10-12 | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. MELBOURNE, FL | 66968/616 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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