Collaborative logistics ecosystem: an extensible framework for collaborative logistics

摘要

The system describes a collaborative machine social network system with several elements. There is at least one system participant which communicates with the network. The participant's communications include short bursts of information not directed to a particular recipient but rather the network as a whole. The network further includes propagator nodes and integrator nodes to process communications from participants.

主权项

1. A machine-based collaborative social network comprising:
an organized network segment comprising nodes wherein each node maintains a routing table of adjacent nodes and client devices acting as system participants; at least one system participant sending at least one communication chirp; wherein said at least one communication chirp is to be received by the social network and not a particular recipient; wherein said chirp comprises a terse network message repeatedly sent at the edge of the network without recipient information; defining at least one schedule preference for each system participant; wherein the social network propagator nodes receive and store said at least one communication chirp and wherein the social network further comprises integrator nodes which analyze and act upon chirps from the at least one system participant.