Urgent messages and power-up in frequency hopping system for intemittent transmission

• US 7,209,495 B2
• Filed: 11/21/2005
• Issued: 04/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Andrzej Partyka
• Original Assignee: Andrzej Partyka
• Inventors: Partyka, Andrzej
• Primary Examiner(s): Rao; Seema S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mais; Mark A.
• Application Number:
  US11/284,267
• Publication Number:
  US 20060078004A1
• Time in Patent Office: 519 Days
• Field of Search: 370/312, 370/330, 370/527, 375/132, 375/367, 375/368
• US Class Current: 370/527
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0225 using monitoring of external events, e.g. the presence of a signal
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A wireless telemetry system includes many radio transmitters using frequency-hopping carriers for intermittently transmitting very short messages indicative of status of stimuli associated with the transmitters. The transmitters can transmit independently of any receiver for receiving from the transmitters and independently of each other. Transmission frequency and time between transmissions are varied according to time-frequency patterns that can be different for each transmitter. Urgent messages, such as alarms, are transmitted at transmission opportunities at intervals smaller than routine transmissions. The transmission opportunities are also according to a time-frequency pattern. Power-up transmissions carry information about future transmission opportunities and/or routine transmissions. Power-up transmissions can also carry information about time-frequency pattern for controlling routine transmissions and/or transmission opportunities. The system comprises a receiver for receiving from the transmitters. The receiver holds data indicative of time and frequency of future routine transmissions and transmission opportunities simultaneously for each of the transmitters.

Claims

1. A telemetry system comprising:

a plurality of transmitters, each of which is for transmitting intermittently at various frequencies;

(a) routine transmissions, at first time intervals, (b) urgent transmissions, in response to urgency, at urgent transmission opportunities at second time intervals, and (c) power-up transmissions at third time intervals, wherein each of said plurality of transmitters is for transmitting independently of any apparatus for receiving any of said transmissions and independently of any of said plurality of transmitters, and

a receiver for holding, simultaneously for each of said plurality of transmitters, time data indicative of an expected time of at least one future urgent transmission opportunity.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein time-frequency sequences for said power-up transmissions are synchronized with at least one of:

(a) time-frequency sequence for said routine transmissions, (b) time-frequency sequence for said urgent transmission opportunities.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein said routine transmissions are transmitted according to a time-frequency sequence that is different for each of said plurality of transmitters.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein said power-up transmissions comprise an indicium of said time-frequency sequence.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein said power-up transmissions are transmitted according to a time-frequency sequence that is common for all of said plurality of transmitters.

6. A plurality of transmitters, each of which comprises:

a circuit for transmitting intermittently at various frequencies;

(a) routine transmissions, at first time intervals, (b) urgent transmissions, in response to urgency, at urgent transmission opportunities at second time intervals, and (c) power-up transmissions at third time intervals, and

wherein each of said plurality of transmitters is for transmitting independently of any apparatus for receiving any of said transmissions and independently of any of said plurality of transmitters.

7. The plurality of transmitters of claim 6 wherein time-frequency sequences for said power-up transmissions are synchronized with at least one of:

(a) time-frequency sequence for said routine transmissions, (b) time-frequency sequence for said urgent transmission opportunities.

8. The plurality of transmitters of claim 6 wherein said routine transmissions are transmitted according to a time-frequency sequence that is different for each of said plurality of transmitters.

9. The plurality of transmitters of claim 8 wherein said power-up transmissions comprise an indicium of said time-frequency sequence.

10. The plurality of transmitters of claim 9 wherein said power-up transmissions are transmitted according to a time-frequency sequence that is common for all of said plurality of transmitters.

11. A plurality of transmitters, each of which comprises:

a circuit for transmitting intermittently;

(a) routine transmissions, at first time intervals, and (b) urgent transmissions, in response to urgency, at urgent transmission opportunities at second time intervals, and (c) power-up transmissions;

wherein each of said plurality of transmitters is for transmitting independently of any apparatus for receiving any of said transmissions and independently of any of said plurality of transmitters, and

wherein said power-up transmissions comprise indicium of at least one of;

(1) at least one of said urgent transmission opportunities, and (2) time and frequency of at least one of said routine transmissions.

12. The plurality of transmitters of claim 11 wherein time-frequency sequence for said power-up transmissions is synchronized with at least one of:

(1) routine transmissions, and (2) urgent transmission opportunities.

13. The plurality of transmitters of claim 11 wherein said routine transmissions are transmitted according to a time-frequency that is different for each of said plurality of transmitters.

14. The plurality of transmitters of claim 11 wherein said power-up transmissions are transmitted according to a time-frequency sequence that is common for each of said plurality of transmitters.

15. The plurality of transmitters of claim 11 wherein said routine transmissions are transmitted according to a time-frequency that is different for each of said plurality of transmitters, and said power-up transmissions comprise indicium of said time-frequency sequence.

16. A plurality of transmitters, each of which comprises:

a circuit for transmitting intermittently at various transmission frequencies;

(a) routine transmissions, at first time intervals, and (b) urgent transmissions, in response to urgency, at urgent transmission opportunities at second time intervals, and (c) power-up transmissions;

wherein said transmitter is for transmitting independently of any apparatus capable of receiving any of said transmissions, and

wherein said power-up transmissions are in synchronization with at least one of;

(1) at least one of said urgent transmission opportunities, and (2) at least one of said routine transmissions.

17. The plurality of transmitters of claim 16 wherein said synchronization is based on time-frequency sequence for said power-up transmissions synchronized with at least one of:

(1) routine transmissions, and (2) urgent transmission opportunities.

18. The plurality of transmitters of claim 16 wherein said power-up transmissions comprise indicium of at least one of:

(1) at least one of said urgent transmission opportunities, and (2) time and frequency of at least one of said routine transmissions.

19. The plurality of transmitters of claim 16 wherein said routine transmissions are transmitted according to a time-frequency sequence that is different for each of said plurality of transmitters, and said power-up transmissions are transmitted according to a time-frequency sequence that is common for each of said plurality of transmitters.

20. The plurality of transmitters of claim 16 wherein said routine transmissions are transmitted according to a time-frequency sequence that is different for each of said plurality of transmitters and said power-up transmissions comprise indicium of said time-frequency sequence.