Method and apparatus for multi-sensor processing
First Claim
1. In a network comprising a plurality of interconnected nodes, a communication method comprising the steps of:
- transmitting a video or image signal bi-directionally between a first node and a second node in a network with distributed sensor array architecture;
sensing a first signal associated with a first voluntary condition in the first node;
sensing a second signal associated with a second involuntary condition in the first node;
from the first node providing the second node a determination regarding the first node adaptively according to the first and second signals, wherein the first node comprises a plurality of adaptively accessible sensors for generating respectively the first and second signals;
sensing a third signal associated with a third voluntary condition in the second node;
sensing a fourth signal associated with a fourth involuntary condition in the second node; and
from the second node providing the first node a second determination regarding the second node adaptively according to the third and fourth signals, whereby the second node comprises a plurality of adaptively accessible sensors for generating respectively the third and fourth signals.
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Abstract
Multi-sensor system for real-time embedded monitoring of object senses mixed-mode object conditions. Various sensors separately provide disparate analog signals representing different measurable attributes regarding sensed object. For example, such sensors may separately sense temperature, pressure, or other biometric value. Then, according to specified rule set or other qualifying parameters, a digital signal is generated by a processor or controller to indicate one or more condition of the sensed object according to certain sensor input values. Additionally, such multi-sensor scheme may be coupled to a digital network or otherwise coupled thereto for simulation and/or communication applications.
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24 Claims
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1. In a network comprising a plurality of interconnected nodes, a communication method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a video or image signal bi-directionally between a first node and a second node in a network with distributed sensor array architecture;
sensing a first signal associated with a first voluntary condition in the first node;
sensing a second signal associated with a second involuntary condition in the first node;
from the first node providing the second node a determination regarding the first node adaptively according to the first and second signals, wherein the first node comprises a plurality of adaptively accessible sensors for generating respectively the first and second signals;
sensing a third signal associated with a third voluntary condition in the second node;
sensing a fourth signal associated with a fourth involuntary condition in the second node; and
from the second node providing the first node a second determination regarding the second node adaptively according to the third and fourth signals, whereby the second node comprises a plurality of adaptively accessible sensors for generating respectively the third and fourth signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A communication signal interface comprising:
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a first signal path for transmitting a video or image signal effectively in duplex mode between a first node and a second node in a network with distributed sensor array architecture; and
a second signal path for providing the second node from the first node a determination regarding the first node adaptively according to first and second signals, the first signal being associated synchronously with a first condition in the first node, and the second signal being associated asynchronously with a second condition in the first node, wherein the first node comprises a plurality of adaptively accessible sensors for generating respectively the first and second signals;
the second signal path further provides the first node from the second node a second determination regarding the second node adaptively according to third and fourth signals, the third signal being associated synchronously with a third condition in the second node, and the fourth signal being associated asynchronously with a fourth condition in the second node, wherein the second node comprises a plurality of adaptively accessible sensors for generating respectively the third and fourth signals. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A communication device comprising:
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a network interface for communicating a video or image signal between a first node and a second node in a network with distributed sensor array architecture; and
a processor for providing the second node from the first node a determination regarding the first node according to first and second signals, the first signal being associated with a first active condition in the first node, and the second signal being associated with a second passive condition in the first node, wherein the first node comprises a plurality of adaptively accessible sensors for generating respectively the first and second signals;
the processor further provides the first node from the second node a second determination regarding the second node according to third and fourth signals, the third signal being associated with a third active condition in the second node, and the fourth signal being associated with a fourth passive condition in the second node, wherein the second node comprises a plurality of adaptively accessible sensors for generating respectively the third and fourth signals. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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