Suddaby, Mark Edward

Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for collecting and analyzing vehicle diagnostic data using network slicing technology. In accordance with some embodiments, a method includes monitoring communication signals from at least one internal vehicle communication protocol to collect data from a plurality of subsystems of a motor vehicle. The method further includes processing the data from the plurality of subsystems to consolidate the data into one or more datasets for transmission to a remote server and identifying a priority level for each dataset of the one or more datasets based on predefined criteria to determine to transmit at least one dataset to the remote server. The method further includes transmitting each of the at least one dataset from the motor vehicle to the remote server via a network slice of a wireless communication network based at least on the priority level of each of the at least one dataset.

Systems and methods are disclosed for improving location-based functionality and configuration of broadband CPEs using mobile device location data. In accordance with some embodiments, a method includes, by a network device that provides access to a wide area network (WAN) for connected devices, receiving a request from a mobile device to join a local network managed by the network device. The method further includes, in response to the request, connecting the mobile device to the local network and sending a command from the network device to the mobile device to request location data for the mobile device. The method further includes receiving the location data from the mobile device in response to the command and providing a location of the network device to a server associated with the network device by sending the location data for the mobile device to the server over the WAN.

A method comprises instructing, by a management application, a plurality of reader devices to perform a sequential inventory scan of an inventory environment, wherein the sequential inventory scan comprises each of the reader devices sequentially transmitting interrogation signals into an area of the inventory environment while all of the reader devices listen for and evaluate first response signals carrying first tag data received from a plurality of first radio frequency identification (RFID) tags positioned within a read of range of the reader devices; and instructing, by the application, at least two of the reader devices positioned within a predefined distance from each other to perform a concurrent inventory scan of the area of the inventory environment, wherein the concurrent inventory scan comprises the at least two of the reader devices concurrently transmitting power signals into the area of the inventory environment.

A radio frequency identity (RFID) tag reader. The reader comprises a radio transceiver; a non-transitory memory; a processor coupled to the radio transceiver and to the non-transitory memory; and an RFID tag reader application stored in the non-transitory memory. When executed by the processor, the application sends a message via the radio transceiver to a plurality of RFID tags indicating a first range of transmission time slots and indicating a second range of quiescent transmission time slots disposed within the range of transmission time slots, receives messages via the radio transceiver from the plurality of RFID tags during time slots that are outside the sub-range of quiescent transmission time slots, wherein the messages comprise information associated with items to which the plurality of RFID tags are affixed to, and transmits the information received from the plurality of RFID tags during the quiescent time slots.

A method implemented in a radio frequency identification (RFID) system for identifying neighboring readers and antennas in the RFID system through reader coordination is provided. The method comprises configuring a first antenna coupled to a first reader and a second antenna coupled to a second reader to operate in different communication sessions; receiving first tag data indicating first tags read via the first antenna; receiving second tag data indicating second tags read via the second antenna; determining, based on the first and second tag data, that there is a common tag between the first tags and the second tags; determining, based on a presence of the common tag, that the first and second antennas are neighbors; and configuring, based on the first and second antennas being neighbors, at least one of a first tag read configuration for the first antenna or a second tag read configuration for the second antenna.

A method comprises periodically receiving inventory data from one or more reader devices deployed in an inventory environment, the inventory data comprising tag data received from a plurality of tags positioned within a read zone of each of the one or more reader devices, instructing a millimeter wave reader device in the inventory environment to emit interrogation signals to locate the millimeter wave tag based on a detected event, receiving, from the millimeter wave reader device, millimeter wave tag data and signal metadata based on a response received from the millimeter wave tag, and determining a location of the item based on the millimeter wave tag data, the signal metadata, and reader data associated with the millimeter wave reader device.

A radio frequency identity (RFID) tag reader. The reader comprises an antenna; a radio transceiver coupled to the antenna, wherein the radio transceiver is configured to transmit and receive in a cellular radio frequency band; a memory; a processor coupled to the radio transceiver and to the memory; and an application stored in a non-transitory portion of the memory. When executed by the processor, the application sends a query message via the radio transceiver and the antenna to a plurality of RFID tags; and receives a plurality of query response messages via the radio transceiver and antenna from the plurality of RFID tags, wherein at least some of the query response messages are encoded using different pseudo-random number (PN) codes and receiving the plurality of query response messages comprises demodulating at least some of the query response message using different PN codes.

A method of assisting to find an item inside a building. The method comprises monitoring a location of each of a plurality of radio frequency identity (RFID) tags by a wayfinding application executing on a computer system, wherein at least one of the RFID tags has a near field communication (NFC) capability; based on detecting that the plurality of RFID tags move in concert with each other, associating the plurality of RFID tags to a cart by the wayfinding application; receiving a request for directions to locate the item inside the building by the wayfinding application; looking up a location inside the building of the item by the wayfinding application; transmitting the directions by the wayfinding application to a user equipment (UE); and presenting on a display of the UE directions for the user to navigate to the location of the item.

A method comprises determining, by an application, a current variance between a reference tag location of a reference tag and an active tag location of an active tag based on a response signal received from the active tag and an image depicting a light-emitting diode (LED) on the reference tag, comparing, by the application, the current variance of the reference tag location and the active tag location with an expected variance of the reference tag location and a prior active tag location, and performing, by the application, a corrective action when the current variance deviates from the expected variance beyond a threshold based on a rule.

A method of communicating between an Internet of Things (IoT) device manager and loT devices. The method comprises receiving information about radio conditions by an loT device radio relay from the loT devices; transmitting the information by the IoT device radio relay to an IoT service enabler platform; training a machine learning (ML) model by the loT service enabler platform based on the information about radio conditions; determining radio transmission adaptation rules by the IoT service enabler platform based on the trained ML model; sending the rules by the IoT service enabler platform to the IoT device radio relay; adapting a radio of the IoT device radio relay based on the rules and based on current radio conditions experienced by the loT devices; and, after adapting the radio of the IoT device relay, transmitting messages by the radio of the IoT device radio relay to the loT devices.