APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SELF-POWERED WIRE FREE DATA NETWORKS

• US 20110148600A1
• Filed: 12/17/2009
• Published: 06/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Roger Bishop
• Original Assignee: Roger Bishop
• Inventors: Bishop, Roger
• Application Number:
  US12/640,022
• Publication Number:
  US 20110148600A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.34
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 1/10 Parallel operation of dc sources
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/24 of photovoltaic origin
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/381 Dispersed generators
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/56 Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers

Abstract

A self-powered wire free data network method (D) that includes at least one self-powered wire free transmission apparatus (A), self-powered wire free receiver apparatus (B) or self-powered wire free transceiver apparatus (C) makes capable the wire free transmission and reception of environmental conditions whereby the processing of said data makes capable the control of various processes. A self-powered wire data network (E) that includes at least one self-powered wire free transmission apparatus (A), self-powered wire free receiver apparatus (B) and at least one self-powered wire free transceiver apparatus (C) makes capable the wire free transmission and reception of environmental conditions over extended distances whereby the processing of said data makes capable the control of various processes.

Claims

1. A method for self-powered wire free data networking (D), the method comprising of:

at least one self-powered wire free transmission apparatus (A) makes capable the wire free transmission of data generated by said self-powered wire free transmission apparatus (A),

at least one self-powered wire free receiver apparatus (B) makes capable the wire free reception of data transmitted by at least one wire free transmission apparatus (A).

2. A method for self-powered wire free data networking (E), the method comprising of:

at least one self-powered wire free transmission apparatus (A) makes capable the wire free transmission of data generated by said self-powered wire free transmission apparatus (A),

at least one self-powered wire free receiver apparatus (B) makes capable the wire free reception of data transmitted by at least one wire free transmission apparatus (A),

at least one self-powered wire free transceiver apparatus (C) makes capable the wire free reception of data transmitted by at least one self-powered wire free transmission apparatus (A) and whereby said received data is re-transmitted by the at least one self-powered wire free transceiver apparatus (C) makes capable a network whereby the distance over which said data is transmitted is effectively extended.

3. The self-powered wire free transmission apparatus (A), self-powered wire free receiver apparatus (B) and self-powered wire free transceiver apparatus (C) as claimed in 1 and 2 each comprising of:

at least one electrical energy generation device (10) makes capable the conversion of light, mechanical, electromechanical, electromagnetic, piezoelectric, chemical or thermal energy into electrical energy,

at least one electrical energy storage device (20) electrically coupled to the electrical energy generation device (10),

at least one voltage regulation device (22) possessing and input port electrically coupled to the electrical energy storage device (20) and possessing at least one output port that is electrically coupled to a plurality of devices within each apparatus,

at least one low power processor control device (30) comprising of at least one analog to digital conversion device (31) that possesses at least one electrically coupled input port (401) makes capable the conversion of transducer analog signals to digital data, further comprising of at least one digital input device (32) that possesses at least one electrically coupled input port (501) makes capable the conversion of logic level input signals to digital data, further comprises of at least one digital output device (33) that possesses at least one electrically coupled output port (601) makes capable the conversion of data to logic level drive signals, further comprises of at least one timer function, further comprises of at least one power managed mode, further comprises of at least one serial communication device (34) that possesses at least one electrically couple port (301) makes capable communication between the processor controller and a computer (300).

4. The self-powered wire free transmission apparatus (A), self-powered wire free receiver apparatus (B) and self-powered wire free transceiver apparatus (C) as claimed in 1 and 2 for which at least one electrical energy generation device (10) is a photovoltaic device.

5. The self-powered wire free transmission apparatus (A), self-powered wire free receiver apparatus (B) and self-powered wire free transceiver apparatus (C) as claimed in 1 and 2 for which at least one electrical energy generation device (10) is a wind powered electrical generation device.

6. The self-powered wire free transmission apparatus (A), self-powered wire free receiver apparatus (B) and self-powered wire free transceiver apparatus (C) as claimed in 1 and 2 for which at least one electrical energy generation device (10) is a piezoelectric generation device.

7. The self-powered wire free transmission apparatus (A), self-powered wire free receiver apparatus (B) and self-powered wire free transceiver apparatus (C) as claimed in 1 and 2 for which at least one electrical energy storage device (20) is a rechargeable electrochemical voltaic device.

8. The self-powered wire free transmission apparatus (A), self-powered wire free receiver apparatus (B) and self-powered wire free transceiver apparatus (C) as claimed in 1 and 2 whereby the electrical energy generated by the photovoltaic device (10) is electrically coupled to the electrical energy storage device (20) to maintain the electrical energy storage device (20) at operating energy levels.

9. The self-powered wire free transmission apparatus (A) and self-powered wire free transceiver apparatus (C) as claimed in 1 and 2 each comprises of at least one wire free transmission device (40) electrically coupled to the at least one processor control device (30) makes capable the wire free transmission of data generated by the at least one processor controller (30).

10. The wire free transmission device (40) as claimed in 7 further comprises of at least one radio frequency transmitter device.

11. The self-powered wire free data network as claimed in 1 and 2 whereby data transmitted by each self-powered wire free transmission apparatus (A) and self-powered wire free transceiver apparatus (C) within the network contains at least one identification code.

12. A method for electrical power conservation for each self-powered wire free transmission apparatus (B) and self-powered wire free transceiver apparatus (C) as claimed in 1 and 2, the method comprises of at least one timer function and at least one power managed modes of the processor control device (30) to vary active data transmission time intervals and durations.

13. The self-powered wire free receiver apparatus (B) and self-powered wire free transceiver apparatus (C) as claimed in 1 and 2 each comprises of at least one wire free receiver device (50) electrically coupled to the at least one processor control device (30) makes capable the wire free reception and processing of transmitted data.

14. The wire free receiver device (50) as claimed in 11 further comprises of at least one radio frequency receiver device.

15. A method whereby data received by at least one self-powered wire free receiver apparatus (B) and/or at least one self-powered wire free transceiver apparatus (C) as claimed in 1 and 2 from an at least one self-powered wire free transmission apparatus (A) and/or self-powered wire free transceiver apparatus (C) as claimed in 1 and 2 makes capable the response by the at least one self-powered wire free receiver apparatus (B) and/or the at least one self-powered wire free transceiver apparatus (C) of at least one digital output device (33).

16. A method for electrical power conservation for each self-powered wire free receiver apparatus (B) and self-powered wire free transceiver apparatus (C) as claimed in 1 and 2, the method comprises of at least one timer function and at least one power managed modes of the processor control device (30) to vary active data reception time intervals and durations.