System And Method For Managing Sensor Network Uplink And Downlink Communications
First Claim
1. A network comprising:
- a supervisory sensor in communication with a wireless network;
a non-supervisory sensor in communication with the supervisory sensor, wherein the non-supervisory sensor communicates with the wireless network through the supervisory sensor.
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Abstract
A network includes a supervisory sensor in communication with a wireless network and a non-supervisory sensor in communication with the supervisory sensor, wherein the non-supervisory sensor communicates with the wireless network through the supervisory sensor. The supervisory sensor may be configured to receive downloads from a server communicating through the wireless network and to collect data from the non-supervisory sensor. The supervisory sensor may be configured to transmit the collected data to a server on the wireless network. Moreover, the non-supervisory sensor and the supervisory sensor each have an active state and an inactive state and wherein the supervisory sensor may be in the active state while the non-supervisory sensor is in the inactive state.
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19 Claims
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1. A network comprising:
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a supervisory sensor in communication with a wireless network; a non-supervisory sensor in communication with the supervisory sensor, wherein the non-supervisory sensor communicates with the wireless network through the supervisory sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. The network of claim 7 wherein the criteria is one of time of day, location or network congestion.
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8. A method of collecting data comprising:
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establishing a network of sensors; appointing a supervisory sensor and a non-supervisory sensor within the network of sensors, wherein the supervisory sensor is configured to communicate with the non-supervisory sensor and a wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method of collecting data comprising:
receiving, at a supervisory sensor, sensor data from a non-supervisory sensor transmitting, from the supervisory sensor, the sensor data to a wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A supervisory sensor comprising:
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a sensor component; a first communication interface configured for communicating with a non-supervisory sensor; a second communication interface configured for communicating wirelessly with a server over a wireless network;
wherein the supervisory sensor is configured to;obtain first data from the sensor component; obtain second data from the non-supervisory sensor; and transmit the first data and the second data to the server. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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