Distributed Sensor System
First Claim
1. A distributed sensor system comprising:
- a plug-in attachment, said plug-in attachment comprising a memory and at least one sensor;
a modular node, said plug-in attachment being configured to connect to said modular node, said modular node being configured to read said memory and receive sensor data from said at least one sensor;
a network, said network being connected to said modular node; and
a central processor, said central processor being connected to said network and being in communication with said modular node through said network.
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Abstract
A distributed sensor system includes a plug-in attachment, the plug-in attachment having a memory and at least one sensor; a modular node, the plug-in attachment being configured to connect to the modular node, the modular node being configured to read the memory and receive sensor data from the at least one sensor; a network, the network being connected to the modular node; and a central processor, the central processor being connected to the network and being in communication with the modular node through the network. A method for configuring and using a distributed sensor system includes connecting at least one plug-in assembly to a modular node, the at least one plug-in assembly having a memory and at least one sensor, the memory containing configuration data; connecting the modular node and a central processor to a network; configuring the modular node via the network; the modular node retrieving the configuration data and sending the configuration data via the network to the central processor; the modular node receiving sensor data from the at least one sensor, the modular node transmitting the sensor data via the network to the central processor.
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20 Claims
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1. A distributed sensor system comprising:
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a plug-in attachment, said plug-in attachment comprising a memory and at least one sensor; a modular node, said plug-in attachment being configured to connect to said modular node, said modular node being configured to read said memory and receive sensor data from said at least one sensor; a network, said network being connected to said modular node; and a central processor, said central processor being connected to said network and being in communication with said modular node through said network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for collecting data from distributed sensors comprising:
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at least one plug-in assembly, said plug-in assembly comprising sensors and a memory module, said memory module containing a unique identifier for said plug-in assembly and sensor configuration data; at least one modular node for receiving said plug-in assembly, said modular node automatically detecting said plug-in assembly when connected by retrieving said unique identifier and said sensor configuration data, said modular node being configured to independently collect and transmit sensor data from said sensors, wherein said plug-in assembly is hot swappable; a central processor; an Ethernet network connecting said modular node to said central processor, wherein communication between said modular node and said central processor is done through internet protocol address multicasting and wherein said communication comprises messages formatted in extensible markup language.
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17. A method for configuring and using a distributed sensor system comprising:
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connecting at least one plug-in assembly to a modular node, said at least one plug-in assembly comprising a memory and at least one sensor, said memory containing configuration data; connecting said modular node and a central processor to a network; configuring said modular node via said network; said modular node retrieving said configuration data and sending said configuration data via said network to said central processor; said modular node receiving sensor data from said at least one sensor, said modular node transmitting said sensor data via said network to said central processor. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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