METHOD AND SYSTEM TO AUGMENT LEGACY TELEMETRY SYSTEMS AND SENSORS

• US 20090010207A1
• Filed: 06/28/2008
• Published: 01/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Amin Rashid Ismail
• Original Assignee: Amin Rashid Ismail
• Inventors: Ismail, Amin Rashid
• Application Number:
  US12/164,001
• Publication Number:
  US 20090010207A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/24 Connectivity information management, e.g. connectivity discovery or connectivity update
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A method and system to extend the reach and improve the reliability of legacy telemetry systems. A first node transmits a plurality of data to a base station directly or by using a second node and a plurality of transmission nodes. A consolidation node collects transmissions of the plurality of data from the plurality of transmission nodes, thereby extending the reach of the network.

Claims

1. A method to enhance a telemetry system, the method comprising:

collecting a plurality of data using one or more sensors, the one or more sensors further comprising of a first communication software,

communicating the plurality of data to one or more transmission nodes using the first communication software and a first communication mechanism, the one or more transmission nodes further comprising a second communication software,

communicating the plurality of data to one or more consolidation nodes using the second communication software and a second communication mechanism, the one or more consolidation nodes further comprising of a third communication software,

consolidating the plurality of data using the third communication software to generate a consolidated data,

transmitting the consolidated data to a base station using a third communication mechanism.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first communication mechanism, the second communication mechanism, the third communication mechanism comprises one of a direct communication mechanism, an indirect communication mechanism, a heartbeat signal, a handshake signal.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first communication mechanism, the second communication mechanism, the third communication mechanism comprises a ultra high frequency (UHF) communication, a very high frequency (VHF) communication, and a radio communication.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first communication software, the second communication software, the third communication software comprises one or more routing tables.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more sensors comprises a tag, micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensor, and radio sensor.

6. A system to enhance a telemetry system communication, the system comprising:

one or more sensors to collect a plurality of data and transmit the plurality of data to one or more transmission nodes using a first communication software and a first communication mechanism,

the one or more transmission nodes to further communicate the plurality of data to one or more consolidation nodes using a second communication software and a second communication mechanism,

the one or more consolidating nodes to further consolidate the plurality of data to obtain a consolidated data and transmit the consolidated data to a base station using a third communication software and a third communication mechanism.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the first communication software, the second communication software, the third communication software comprises one or more routing tables.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more sensors comprises a tag, micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensor, and radio sensor.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more transmission nodes, the one or more consolidation nodes comprises of a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, a communication radio and an input-output (I-O) section.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the I-O section comprises an analog process and a digital process.