MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring of an area, the system comprising:
- a plurality of stationary sensors configured to sense events and comprising a wireless output signal broadcast capability for transmitting output signals from the stationary sensors by a wireless communication protocol;
gateway units for receiving the output signals of the stationary sensors, the gateway units connected to a wired backbone network and configured to transmit information relating to the output signals of the stationary sensors by a wired communication protocol on the wired backbone network; and
a base station connected to the wired backbone network, the base station configured to receive the information transmitted by the gateway units on the wired communication protocol and to time-stamp the events signaled by the stationary sensors,wherein the area comprises sub-areas, and wherein a group of stationary sensors are assigned to each of the sub-areas and to a gateway unit directly receiving the output signals of the group of stationary sensors.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring an area is provided. The system comprises a plurality of stationary sensors that can sense events and comprise a wireless output signal broadcast capability for transmitting output signals from the stationary sensors by a wireless communication protocol. The system further comprises gateway units connected to a wired backbone network and configured to transmit information relating to the output signals of the stationary sensors by a wired communication protocol, and a base station connected to the wired backbone network configured to receive the information transmitted by the gateway units on the wired communication protocol and to time-stamp the events signaled by the stationary sensors. The monitored area comprises sub-areas, and a group of stationary sensors are assigned to each of the sub-areas and to a gateway unit for directly receiving the output signals from the group of stationary sensors.
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1. A system for monitoring of an area, the system comprising:
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a plurality of stationary sensors configured to sense events and comprising a wireless output signal broadcast capability for transmitting output signals from the stationary sensors by a wireless communication protocol; gateway units for receiving the output signals of the stationary sensors, the gateway units connected to a wired backbone network and configured to transmit information relating to the output signals of the stationary sensors by a wired communication protocol on the wired backbone network; and a base station connected to the wired backbone network, the base station configured to receive the information transmitted by the gateway units on the wired communication protocol and to time-stamp the events signaled by the stationary sensors, wherein the area comprises sub-areas, and wherein a group of stationary sensors are assigned to each of the sub-areas and to a gateway unit directly receiving the output signals of the group of stationary sensors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for monitoring of an area, the method comprising:
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applying a plurality of stationary sensors comprising a wireless output signal broadcast capability; and transmitting output signals from the stationary sensors by a wireless communication protocol to a plurality of gateway units connected to a wired backbone network and configured to transmit information relating to the output signals of the stationary sensors by a wired communication protocol on the wired backbone network to a base station, wherein the plurality of stationary sensors are configured to sense events, and wherein the area comprises sub-areas, to each of the sub-areas is assigned; a group of stationary sensors; and a gateway unit directly receiving the output signals of the group of the stationary sensors, wherein the events signaled by the stationary sensors to the base station are time-stamped by the base station. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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