System and method for opportunistic transmission of test probe metadata
First Claim
1. A data collection system comprising a plurality of sensors and a data collection device, wherein each sensor comprises:
- a program for transmitting data to the data collection device;
wherein the data includes measured data and metadata for assisting the data collection device in utilizing any said delivered measured data; and
a conditional control means for sending the data in separate transmissions including a first transmission and a second transmission, wherein the first transmission contains a portion of the measured data and the second transmission contains a portion of the metadata;
wherein the second transmission occurs in dependence upon fulfillment of a predetermined condition originating at the sensor;
wherein the plurality of the sensors have the metadata common to the plurality of the sensors, wherein each sensor is programmed to send a different portion of the common metadata; and
wherein the data collection device is operable to a) receive the first and the second transmissions from the plurality of the sensors; and
b) combine the portions of the metadata of the second transmissions to obtain the metadata for assisting the data collection device in utilizing all of the delivered measured data obtained by the plurality of the sensors.
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Abstract
Measurement sensors are designed to provide metadata to data recording devices in an opportunistic manner to conserve bandwidth and/or power. In one embodiment, the metadata is communicated to the recording device during opportunistic periods, such as, for example, when actual data transmission can be skipped, or when battery level is high, or when there is enough bandwidth, i.e., other sensors are not using the full allocated bandwidth. In one embodiment, a plurality of sensors each only send a portion of their data such that all the portions taken together form the complete metadata. In another embodiment, each sensor only sends an identification of its type and the receiving device “looks up” the full metadata from a database.
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1. A data collection system comprising a plurality of sensors and a data collection device, wherein each sensor comprises:
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a program for transmitting data to the data collection device;
wherein the data includes measured data and metadata for assisting the data collection device in utilizing any said delivered measured data; anda conditional control means for sending the data in separate transmissions including a first transmission and a second transmission, wherein the first transmission contains a portion of the measured data and the second transmission contains a portion of the metadata;
wherein the second transmission occurs in dependence upon fulfillment of a predetermined condition originating at the sensor;wherein the plurality of the sensors have the metadata common to the plurality of the sensors, wherein each sensor is programmed to send a different portion of the common metadata; and wherein the data collection device is operable to a) receive the first and the second transmissions from the plurality of the sensors; and
b) combine the portions of the metadata of the second transmissions to obtain the metadata for assisting the data collection device in utilizing all of the delivered measured data obtained by the plurality of the sensors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A data collection system comprising:
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a plurality of sensors and a data collection device, wherein each sensor comprises; a program for transmitting data to the data collection device;
wherein the data includes measured data and metadata for assisting the data collection device in utilizing any said delivered measured data; anda conditional control means for sending the data in separate transmissions including a first transmission and a second transmission, wherein the first transmission contains a portion of the measured data and the second transmission contains a portion of the metadata;
wherein the second transmission occurs in dependence upon fulfillment of a predetermined condition originating at the sensor; andwherein the data collection device comprises; a processor for combining the portions of said metadata received by the data collection device; and a first storage for holding collected measured data from each said sensor until enough metadata has been received by the data collection device for assisting the data collection device in utilizing said measured data from said sensors; wherein the plurality of the sensors have the metadata common to the plurality of the sensors, wherein each sensor is programmed to send a different portion of the common metadata; and
wherein said processor is operable for combining the portions of the metadata from the plurality of the sensors for assisting the data collection device in utilizing all of the measured data obtained by the plurality of the sensors. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A data collection system comprising a plurality of sensors and a data collection device, each sensor comprising:
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a program for transmitting data to a data collection device; wherein the data includes measured data and metadata for assisting the data collection device in utilizing any said delivered measured data; means for measuring data to be delivered to the data collection device; means for delivering the metadata from said sensor to said data collection device; and means for sending the data in separate transmissions including a first transmission and a second transmission, wherein the first transmission contains a portion of the measured data, and wherein the second transmission contains a portion of the metadata, wherein the second transmission occurs upon fulfilling a predetermined condition originating at the sensor; wherein the plurality of sensors all have substantially identical metadata and the data collection device is common to the plurality of the sensors;
wherein each of the sensors comprises means for randomly sending a different portion of said metadata from each sensor to said data collection device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A data collection system for collecting data from a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor comprises:
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a program for transmitting data to the data collection device;
wherein the data includes measured data and metadata for assisting the data collection device in utilizing any said delivered measured data; anda conditional control means for sending the data in separate transmissions including a first transmission and a second transmission, wherein the first transmission contains a portion of the measured data and the second transmission contains a portion of the metadata;
wherein the second transmission occurs in dependence upon fulfillment of a predetermined condition originating at the sensor;wherein the plurality of the sensors have the metadata common to the plurality of the sensors, wherein each sensor is programmed to send a different portion of the common metadata; said data collection system comprising; means for collecting the measured data from said plurality of sensors; and
means for collecting the metadata from said sensorswherein said data collection system is operable for combining the portions of the metadata from the plurality of the sensors for assisting the data collection system in utilizing all of the measured data obtained by the plurality of the sensors. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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