Seismic telemetry system
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1. A seismic acquisition system, the seismic acquisition system comprising:
- one or more sensors adapted to sense conditions and generate signals representative of the sensed conditions, the one or more sensors including a memory for storing the signals, wherein each sensor selects a channel assignment and a time slot for transmitting the signals based at least in part on monitoring by each sensor of available channels;
a base station operably coupled to the sensors for receiving and transmitting the signals, the base station including a memory for storing the signals; and
a recorder operably coupled to the base station for storing the signals.
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Abstract
A system for remotely controlling, acquiring and monitoring the acquisition of seismic data. The system includes remote equipment for collecting seismic data and for transmitting and receiving communication signals to and from a remote location. The system also includes local equipment for transmitting and receiving communication signals to and from the remote location. In this manner, the collection of seismic data at remote locations can be controlled and monitored locally.
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1. A seismic acquisition system, the seismic acquisition system comprising:
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one or more sensors adapted to sense conditions and generate signals representative of the sensed conditions, the one or more sensors including a memory for storing the signals, wherein each sensor selects a channel assignment and a time slot for transmitting the signals based at least in part on monitoring by each sensor of available channels; a base station operably coupled to the sensors for receiving and transmitting the signals, the base station including a memory for storing the signals; and a recorder operably coupled to the base station for storing the signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of communicating in a seismic acquisition system having sensors, base stations, and a recorder, the method comprising:
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storing data in the sensors; selecting a channel assignment and a time slot for transmitting the data using the sensors based at least in part on monitoring by each sensor of available channels; transmitting the data from the sensors to the base stations; storing the data in the base stations; and transmitting the data from the base stations to the recorder. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A seismic acquisition system, the seismic acquisition system comprising:
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a plurality of rows of sensor stations for sensing conditions and transmitting signals representative of the sensed conditions, each sensor station selecting a channel assignment and a time slot for transmitting the signals based at least in part on monitoring by each sensor station of available channels; a plurality of base stations coupled to the plurality of the rows of sensor stations for receiving and transmitting the signals; and a recorder operably coupled to the plurality of the base stations for receiving the signals. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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