Networked pest control system
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1. A method, comprising:
- operating a pest control system including a plurality of pest control devices and a data collector, the pest control devices each including a respective pest sensor and a respective wireless communication circuit;
wirelessly transmitting sensor information from the respective sensor of a first one of the pest control devices to a second one of the pest control devices; and
wirelessly providing the sensor information from the second one of the pest control devices to the data collector.
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Abstract
A pest control device system includes a plurality of pest control devices and a data collector. The system may further include the data collector in the form of a gateway that is connected to a data management server via a computer network along with other gateways in corresponding pest control device groups. Each pest control device includes a pest sensor and a wireless communication circuit to transmit information from the corresponding sensor. The devices also configure to define a local wireless communication network that can relay the information from one to the next and ultimately to the data collector.
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1. A method, comprising:
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operating a pest control system including a plurality of pest control devices and a data collector, the pest control devices each including a respective pest sensor and a respective wireless communication circuit; wirelessly transmitting sensor information from the respective sensor of a first one of the pest control devices to a second one of the pest control devices; and wirelessly providing the sensor information from the second one of the pest control devices to the data collector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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providing a pest control system including a data collector and several pest control devices, the pest control devices each including a respective sensor, and a respective wireless communication circuit; activating a network installation mode of a selected one of the pest control devices; during the network installation mode, attempting to establish a wireless communication link with a pest control system communication network; if the wireless communication link is established, providing a first type of output to an operator; and if the wireless communication link is not established, providing a second type of output to the operator. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus, comprising:
- a pest control device, including;
a pest sensor operable to provide one or more signals representative of pest detection; circuitry including;
a wireless communication transceiver coupled to the pest sensor to transmit information corresponding to the pest detection, a component responsive to a magnetic field proximate to the pest control device to operate the transceiver in an installation mode, and a controller to execute operating logic to establish a wireless communication link with one or more other devices during the installation mode; andan indicator coupled to the circuitry to provide a first operator output indicative of establishment of the wireless communication link if the attempt succeeds, and a second operator output indicative of failure to establish the wireless communication link. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
- a pest control device, including;
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33. A system, comprising:
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a first pest control device group including a plurality of wireless communication nodes, each of the wireless communication nodes being provided with a corresponding pest sensor; and a first gateway to receive sensor data from the corresponding sensor of each of the wireless communication nodes, one or more of the wireless communication nodes including a respective controller to execute operating logic to define a wireless communication network between the wireless communication nodes, the wireless communication network including a first subset of the wireless communication nodes to relay sensor information to the first gateway from a second subset of the wireless communication nodes, the second subset being different than the first subset. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A pest control device, comprising:
- a respective sensor, a respective wireless communication circuit and a controller to define a respective wireless communication node and at least partially define a wireless communication network with other wireless communication nodes in which a first subset of the nodes relays sensor information to a data collector from a second subset of the nodes.
- View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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