System and method for support of one-way endpoints in two-way wireless networks
First Claim
1. A system for two-way automatic sensor data collection, the system comprising:
- at least one one-way automatic sensor, each one-way automatic sensor coupled to a corresponding one-way endpoint;
at least one two-way automatic sensor, each two-way sensor coupled to a corresponding two-way endpoint;
an endpoint proxy device configured to receive data from the at least one one-way automatic sensor and the at least one two-way automatic sensor, the endpoint proxy device including hardware circuitry configured to implement;
a remote endpoint interface module configured to wirelessly receive, via the hardware circuitry, one-way transmissions originated from each of the at least one one-way endpoints, the one-way transmissions including sensor data from the at least one sensor transmitted in via a one-way communications protocol; and
a remote endpoint virtualization module operatively coupled with the remote endpoint interface module and configured to store sensor data received in the one-way transmissions for a first assigned one-way endpoint of the at least one one-way endpoints, and transmit a sensor data report based on the sensor data for the first assigned one-way endpoint, wherein the sensor data report is transmitted via a two-way communications protocol.
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Abstract
A sensor data collection system includes a plurality of sensors operatively coupled to a corresponding set of endpoints, the endpoints configured to communicate sensor data to a central data collection point via a data communication protocol. A proxy service-enabled endpoint facilitates interoperability with the data collection system for the benefit of endpoints that are otherwise incompatible with the data communication protocol. The endpoint includes a remote endpoint interface module configured to receive communications from at least one of the incompatible endpoints containing incompatible endpoint sensor data. A remote endpoint virtualization module operatively coupled to the remote endpoint interface module and associated with the at least one of the incompatible endpoints. The remote endpoint virtualization module is uniquely addressable according to a corresponding virtual endpoint address, and configured to store the incompatible endpoint sensor data and to communicate that data to the central data collection point via the data communication protocol.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for two-way automatic sensor data collection, the system comprising:
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at least one one-way automatic sensor, each one-way automatic sensor coupled to a corresponding one-way endpoint; at least one two-way automatic sensor, each two-way sensor coupled to a corresponding two-way endpoint; an endpoint proxy device configured to receive data from the at least one one-way automatic sensor and the at least one two-way automatic sensor, the endpoint proxy device including hardware circuitry configured to implement; a remote endpoint interface module configured to wirelessly receive, via the hardware circuitry, one-way transmissions originated from each of the at least one one-way endpoints, the one-way transmissions including sensor data from the at least one sensor transmitted in via a one-way communications protocol; and a remote endpoint virtualization module operatively coupled with the remote endpoint interface module and configured to store sensor data received in the one-way transmissions for a first assigned one-way endpoint of the at least one one-way endpoints, and transmit a sensor data report based on the sensor data for the first assigned one-way endpoint, wherein the sensor data report is transmitted via a two-way communications protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for operating a system of wirelessly-connected nodes, the method comprising:
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providing at least one one-way automatic sensor, each one-way automatic sensor coupled to a corresponding one-way endpoint; providing at least one two-way automatic sensor, each two-way sensor coupled to a corresponding two-way endpoint; receiving data from the at least one one-way automatic sensor and the at least one two-way automatic sensor at an endpoint proxy device, the endpoint proxy device including hardware circuitry that implements a remote endpoint interface module configured to wirelessly receive, via the hardware circuitry, one-way transmissions originated from each of the at least one one-way endpoints, the one-way transmissions including sensor data from the at least one sensor transmitted in a one-way communications protocol; associating each one-way endpoint of the at least one one-way endpoints with a corresponding virtual endpoint ID by the endpoint proxy device using a remote endpoint virtualization module implemented in the hardware circuitry of the endpoint proxy device, storing, via the hardware circuitry of the endpoint proxy device, sensor data received in the one-way transmissions for a first assigned one-way endpoint of the at least one one-way endpoint, transmitting, via the hardware circuitry of the endpoint proxy device and a wireless network, a sensor data report based on the sensor data for the first assigned one-way endpoint, wherein the sensor data report is transmitted via a two-way communications protocol; and executing, via the hardware circuitry of the endpoint proxy device, a first command on behalf of a one-way endpoint associated with a first virtual endpoint ID in response to receiving a first command from the first virtual endpoint ID. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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