Parasitic mobility in dynamically distributed sensor networks
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1. A method for transporting a device capable of wireless communication to a desired location comprising the steps of:
- coupling the device to a moving host such that the host carries the device with it,decoupling the device from said moving host when said device has been carried to a desired location, anddecoupling said device from said moving host if it is determined that said moving host is carrying said device away from said desired location.
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Abstract
A distributed sensor networks employing mobile sensing nodes that are carried to desired locations by attaching themselves to moving hosts and detaching themselves when the host arrives at the desired location or is moving away from the desired location. Each sensing node may carry a plurality of environmental sensors and communicates with nearby sensing nodes using a short range wireless link. The node further carries a location sensing mechanism and uses either active, passive or attractive means to attach itself to a moving host.
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1. A method for transporting a device capable of wireless communication to a desired location comprising the steps of:
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coupling the device to a moving host such that the host carries the device with it, decoupling the device from said moving host when said device has been carried to a desired location, and decoupling said device from said moving host if it is determined that said moving host is carrying said device away from said desired location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A movable sensor comprising, in combination,
means for coupling the sensor to a moving host such that the host carries the sensor with it, a location detector for determining the current location of said sensor, a comparator for comparing said current location to said desired location, and means for decoupling said movable sensor from said moving host when said comparator indicates that said sensor has arrived at said desired location.
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11. A sensing network comprising a plurality of sensing nodes, each given sensing node comprising, in combination:
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at least one sensor for measuring a condition in the vicinity of sensor, a wireless communications device for exchanging data with other sensing nodes in said network that are near said given sensing node, means for attaching said given sensing node to moving host as said moving host moves near to said given sensing node, and means for subsequently detaching said giving sensing node from said moving host when said moving host carries said given sensing node to a desired location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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