SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY COMMUNICATING WITH A SENSOR/ACTUATOR UNIT USING A CELLULAR GATEWAY DEVICE
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1. A wireless sensor/actuator system comprising:
- a wireless sensor/actuator device including a first antenna, first transceiving circuitry and a sensor/actuator unit, the first transceiving circuitry being configured to transmit and receive signals using the first antenna, the first transceiving circuitry being connected to the sensor/actuator unit to transmit signals between the first transceiving circuitry and the sensor/actuator unit;
a cellular gateway device including a second antenna, second transceiving circuitry and a cellular transceiver, the second transceiving circuitry being configured to transmit and receive signals to and from the first transceiving circuitry using the second antenna, the cellular transceiver being configured to connect to a cellular network to communicate to other telecommunication devices using the cellular network; and
a master device configured to connect to the cellular gateway device through the cellular network to access the sensor/actuator unit through a wireless connection between the first transceiving circuitry of the wireless sensor/actuator device and the second transceiving circuitry of the cellular gateway device.
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Abstract
A system and method for remotely communicating with a sensor/actuator unit uses a cellular gateway device to allow a master device to access the sensor/actuator unit by establishing a telecommunication connection between the master device and the cellular gateway device via a cellular network and by establishing a wireless connection between the cellular gateway device and a wireless sensor/actuator device that includes the sensor/actuator unit.
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1. A wireless sensor/actuator system comprising:
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a wireless sensor/actuator device including a first antenna, first transceiving circuitry and a sensor/actuator unit, the first transceiving circuitry being configured to transmit and receive signals using the first antenna, the first transceiving circuitry being connected to the sensor/actuator unit to transmit signals between the first transceiving circuitry and the sensor/actuator unit; a cellular gateway device including a second antenna, second transceiving circuitry and a cellular transceiver, the second transceiving circuitry being configured to transmit and receive signals to and from the first transceiving circuitry using the second antenna, the cellular transceiver being configured to connect to a cellular network to communicate to other telecommunication devices using the cellular network; and a master device configured to connect to the cellular gateway device through the cellular network to access the sensor/actuator unit through a wireless connection between the first transceiving circuitry of the wireless sensor/actuator device and the second transceiving circuitry of the cellular gateway device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for remotely communicating with a sensor/actuator unit of a wireless sensor/actuator system, the method comprising:
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establishing a telecommunication connection between a master device and a cellular gateway device via a cellular network; establishing a wireless connection between the cellular gateway device and a wireless sensor/actuator device using a first antenna and first transceiving circuitry of the wireless sensor/actuator device and a second antenna and second transceiving circuitry of the cellular gateway device, the first transceiving circuitry being connected to a sensor/actuator unit of the wireless sensor/actuator device; and transmitting signals between the master device and the sensor/actuator unit of the wireless sensor/actuator device using the telecommunication connection between the master device and the cellular gateway device and the wireless connection between the cellular gateway device and the wireless sensor/actuator device so that the master device can communicate with the sensor/actuator unit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A cellular gateway device of a wireless sensor/actuator system, the cellular gateway device comprising:
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an antenna; transceiving circuitry connected to the antenna, the transceiving circuitry being configured to establish a wireless connection with another transceiving circuitry of a wireless sensor/actuator device that includes a sensor/actuator unit; and a cellular transceiver configured to establish a telecommunication connection with a master device using a cellular network to allow the master device to communicate with the sensor/actuator unit through the telecommunication connected between the master device and the cellular gateway device and the wireless connection between the transceiving circuitry of the cellular gateway device and the another transceiving circuitry of the sensor/actuator device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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