SURVEILLANCE NETWORK SYSTEM
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Abstract
Embodiments of a sensor network system provide surveillance capabilities in multiple contexts/environments (e.g., military, commercial, scientific, civic, urban, wilderness, etc.). Network nodes may include devices such as sensors, network routers, network controllers, etc. Network sensors may be configured so that power management objectives are maximized. Network sensors (both individually and as a group) may be capable of intelligent and cooperative information gathering, so that the output of the sensor network does not contain high levels of irrelevant information. The network nodes may communicate among one another via one or more communication links, and in some cases, multiple routes between any two network nodes may be available. The sensor network may include aspects of both high data rate and low data rate network features. One or more network controllers may provide various network management capabilities, including management of network routing, information collection, information exportation, network configuration, etc.
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40 Claims
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1-25. -25. (canceled)
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26. A surveillance network comprising:
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a controller; a plurality of sensors being capable of communicating with the controller, each of the plurality of sensors being capable of collecting information from its environment and sending the collected information to the controller; the controller being responsive to the communication from each of the plurality of sensors to authenticate a given sensor and compare its collected information to the collected information from a set of sensors located in the vicinity of the given sensor. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A surveillance method comprising:
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collecting information from one or more network nodes within an environment, the collected information relating to a given factor or set of factors; comparing the collected information to information received from at least two other network nodes in the same environment, wherein the at least two other network nodes are responsible for collecting information that relates to the given factor or set of factors; accepting the collected information if a variance range between the collected information and the information received from the at least one other network node satisfies a specified threshold; and rejecting the collected information if the variance range between the collected information and the information received from the at least one other network node does not satisfy a specified threshold. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40-77. -77. (canceled)
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