Sensor localization using lateral inhibition
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a plurality of devices each including a sensor and each configured to communicate with other devices; and
a controller configured to provide command information to the plurality of devices, wherein in the command information specifies;
a first mode of operation in which the plurality of devices transmit communication signals, and wherein a given device modifies a transmitting strength of a communication signal transmitted by the given device from an initial strength to a final strength in accordance with communication signals received by the given device from one or more other devices belonging to the plurality of devices; and
a second mode of operation in which a position of an object is determined, wherein the plurality of devices transmit communication signals, and wherein the given device dynamically adjusts a transmitting strength of the communication signal transmitted by the given device in accordance with measurements performed by the sensor in the given device and communication signals received by the given device from one or more other devices belonging to the plurality of deviceswherein during the second mode of operation, the position of the object is determined using a supervised learning technique selected from the group consisting of a support vector machine technique, a classification and regression tree technique, and a Bayesian classifier.
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Abstract
A system including multiple devices that each have a sensor and are each configured to communicate with other devices. The system further includes a controller configured to provide command information that specifies a mode of operation of the devices. In a first mode of operation, the devices transmit communication signals and a given device modifies a strength of its communication signal from an initial strength to a final strength based on communication signals it receives from one or more other devices. And in a second mode of operation, the devices transmit communication signals and the given device dynamically adjusts a strength of its communication signal based communication signals it receives from one or more other devices and on measurements performed by the sensor in the given device.
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19 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of devices each including a sensor and each configured to communicate with other devices; and a controller configured to provide command information to the plurality of devices, wherein in the command information specifies; a first mode of operation in which the plurality of devices transmit communication signals, and wherein a given device modifies a transmitting strength of a communication signal transmitted by the given device from an initial strength to a final strength in accordance with communication signals received by the given device from one or more other devices belonging to the plurality of devices; and a second mode of operation in which a position of an object is determined, wherein the plurality of devices transmit communication signals, and wherein the given device dynamically adjusts a transmitting strength of the communication signal transmitted by the given device in accordance with measurements performed by the sensor in the given device and communication signals received by the given device from one or more other devices belonging to the plurality of devices wherein during the second mode of operation, the position of the object is determined using a supervised learning technique selected from the group consisting of a support vector machine technique, a classification and regression tree technique, and a Bayesian classifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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in a first mode of operation, transmitting communication signals from a plurality of devices, and modifying a transmitting strength of a communication signal transmitted from a given device from an initial strength to a final strength in accordance with communication signals received by the given device from one or more other devices belonging to the plurality of devices, wherein the final strength is a difference between the initial strength and a weighted summation of strengths of the communication signals received from the one or more other devices belonging to the plurality of devices; and in a second mode of operation in which a position of an object is determined, transmitting communication signals from a plurality of devices, and dynamically adjusting a transmitting strength of a communication signal transmitted from the given device in accordance with measurements performed by a sensor in the given device and communication signals received by the given device from one or more other devices belonging to the plurality of devices; wherein during the second mode of operation, the position of the object is determined using a supervised learning technique selected from the group consisting of a support vector machine technique, a classification and regression tree technique, and a Bayesian classifier. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer-program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium and a computer-program mechanism embedded therein, the computer-program mechanism including:
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instructions for a first mode of operation, including instructions for transmitting communication signals from a plurality of devices, and instructions for modifying a transmitting strength of a communication signal transmitted from a given device from an initial strength to a final strength in accordance with communication signals received by the given device from one or more other devices belonging to the plurality of devices, wherein the final strength is a difference between the initial strength and a weighted summation of strengths of the communication signals received from the one or more other devices belonging to the plurality of devices; and instructions for a second mode of operation in which a position of an object is determined, including instructions for transmitting communication signals from a plurality of devices, and instructions for dynamically adjusting a transmitting strength of a communication signal transmitted from the given device in accordance with measurements performed by a sensor in the given device and communication signals received by the given device from one or more other devices belonging to the plurality of devices; wherein during the second mode of operation, the position of the object is determined using a supervised learning technique selected from the group consisting of a support vector machine technique, a classification and regression tree technique, and a Bayesian classifier.
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