System and method for opportunistic transmission of test probe metadata
First Claim
1. A sensor comprising:
- measured data to be delivered to a data collection device;
metadata for delivery to said collection device, said metadata designed to assist said data collection device in utilizing any said delivered measured data; and
control for sending at least a portion of said metadata from time to time as opportunities arise for such sending.
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Abstract
Measurement sensors are designed to provide metadata to data recording devices in an opportunistic manner to conserve bandwidth and/or power. In one embodiment, the metadata is communicated to the recording device during opportunistic periods, such as, for example, when actual data transmission can be skipped, or when battery level is high, or when there is enough bandwidth, i.e., other sensors are not using the full allocated bandwidth. In one embodiment, a plurality of sensors each only send a portion of their data such that all the portions taken together form the complete metadata. In another embodiment, each sensor only sends an identification of its type and the receiving device “looks up” the full metadata from a database.
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1. A sensor comprising:
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measured data to be delivered to a data collection device;
metadata for delivery to said collection device, said metadata designed to assist said data collection device in utilizing any said delivered measured data; and
control for sending at least a portion of said metadata from time to time as opportunities arise for such sending. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. The method of data collection from a plurality of sensors, said method comprising:
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collecting measured data from said plurality of sensors;
collecting, over a period of time, metadata from said sensors;
said metadata being sent from said sensors at a time appropriate to each said sensor. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A data collection system comprising:
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a plurality of data collection sensors, each said sensor providing a stream of measured data as well as metadata, said metadata providing information on the parameters of said measured data and wherein said metadata is sent on an opportunistic basis from each said sensor;
a data collection device for collecting said data streams;
said collection device comprising;
a processor for assembling said metadata from each said sensor as said metadata is received; and
storage for holding collected measured data from each said sensor until enough metadata has been received from said sensor to allow proper processing of said measured data from said sensor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A sensor comprising:
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means for measuring data to be delivered to a data collection device;
means for delivering metadata from said sensor to said collection device, said metadata designed to assist said data collection device in utilizing any said delivered measured data; and
means for sending at least a portion of said metadata from time to time to said data collection device, said means operable as opportunities arise for such sending. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for data collection from a plurality of sensors, said system comprising:
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means for collecting measured data from said plurality of sensors; and
means for collecting, over a period of time, metadata from said sensors;
said metadata being sent from said sensors at a time appropriate to each said sensor. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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