Apparatus and method for controlling environmental conditions in a data center using wireless mesh netwworks
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving an alert message from a reporting wireless network sensor via a wireless sensor network, the wireless sensor network comprising a plurality of stationary wireless network nodes in wireless data communication, the alert message being routed from the reporting wireless network sensor to a gateway by transiting through at least one intermediate stationary wireless network node of the wireless sensor network, the alert message including information indicative of a modification needed to an environmental condition; and
using the information indicative of a modification needed to an environmental condition at a networked controller to command a device capable of modifying the environmental condition to modify the environmental condition in a manner corresponding to the information in the alert message.
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Abstract
Various embodiments provide an apparatus and method for controlling environmental conditions in a data center using wireless mesh networks. An example embodiment includes receiving an alert message from a reporting wireless network sensor of a plurality of wireless network sensors via a wireless sensor network, the alert message including information indicative of a modification needed to an environmental condition; and using the information indicative of a modification needed to an environmental condition at a networked controller to command a device capable of modifying the environmental condition to modify the environmental condition in a manner corresponding to the information in the alert message.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an alert message from a reporting wireless network sensor via a wireless sensor network, the wireless sensor network comprising a plurality of stationary wireless network nodes in wireless data communication, the alert message being routed from the reporting wireless network sensor to a gateway by transiting through at least one intermediate stationary wireless network node of the wireless sensor network, the alert message including information indicative of a modification needed to an environmental condition; and using the information indicative of a modification needed to an environmental condition at a networked controller to command a device capable of modifying the environmental condition to modify the environmental condition in a manner corresponding to the information in the alert message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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defining one or more influence zones, each influence zone including information identifying one or more networked controllers that can control a device capable of modifying an environmental condition within each influence zone; sensing an environmental condition within a particular influence zone; using the influence zone information to determine which one of the one or more networked controllers can control a device capable of modifying the environmental condition within the particular influence zone; and sending an alert message, via a wireless sensor network, to a network controller determined able to control the device capable of modifying the environmental condition within the particular influence zone, the wireless sensor network comprising a plurality of stationary wireless network nodes in wireless data communication, the alert message being routed to the network controller by transiting through at least one intermediate stationary wireless network node of the wireless sensor network, the alert message including information indicative of a modification needed to the environmental condition. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A networked sensing device comprising:
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a storage component to store information related to one or more influence zones, each influence zone including information identifying one or more networked controllers that can control a device capable of modifying an environmental condition within each influence zone; a sensing component to sense an environmental condition within a particular influence zone, the sensing component using the influence zone information to determine which one of the one or more networked controllers can control a device capable of modifying the environmental condition within the particular influence zone; and a network communication component to send an alert message, via a wireless sensor network, to a network controller determined able to control the device capable of modifying the environmental condition within the particular influence zone, the wireless sensor network comprising a plurality of stationary wireless network nodes in wireless data communication, the alert message being routed to the network controller by transiting through at least one intermediate stationary wireless network node of the wireless sensor network, the alert message including information indicative of a modification needed to the environmental condition. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. An article of manufacture comprising a machine-readable storage medium having machine executable instructions embedded thereon, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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store information related to one or more influence zones, each influence zone including information identifying one or more networked controllers that can control a device capable of modifying an environmental condition within each influence zone; sense an environmental condition within a particular influence zone; use the influence zone information to determine which one of the one or more networked controllers can control a device capable of modifying the environmental condition within the particular influence zone; and send an alert message, via a wireless sensor network, to a network controller determined able to control the device capable of modifying the environmental condition within the particular influence zone, the wireless sensor network comprising a plurality of stationary wireless network nodes in wireless data communication, the alert message being routed to the network controller by transiting through at least one intermediate stationary wireless network node of the wireless sensor network, the alert message including information indicative of a modification needed to the environmental condition. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A system comprising:
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a wireless sensor network comprising a plurality of stationary wireless network nodes in wireless data communication; one or more networked controllers in data communication via the wireless sensor network, the one or more networked controllers being configured to control a device capable of modifying an environmental condition within one or more influence zones; and a plurality of networked sensing devices in data communication with the one or more networked controllers via the wireless sensor network, each of the plurality of networked sensing devices being configured to store information related to the one or more influence zones, each influence zone including information identifying the one or more networked controllers that can control the device capable of modifying the environmental condition within each influence zone, each of the plurality of networked sensing devices being further configured to sense an environmental condition within a particular influence zone and to use the influence zone information to determine which one of the one or more networked controllers can control a device capable of modifying the environmental condition within the particular influence zone, and each of the plurality of networked sensing devices being further configured to send an alert message, via the wireless sensor network, to a network controller determined able to control the device capable of modifying the environmental condition within the particular influence zone, the alert message being routed to the network controller by transiting through at least one intermediate stationary wireless network node of the wireless sensor network, the alert message including information indicative of a modification needed to the environmental condition. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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