Surveillance system and method
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1. A method in a first module of a network for relaying data from a source to a destination via a network of adaptive modules, comprising:
- receiving information via wireless communication for computing an amount of energy consumed by a plurality of modules in the network for communicating data between the plurality of modules;
selecting a second module of the network to relay data from the first module to the destination based on an amount of energy consumed by a subset of the plurality of modules in the network for wirelessly relaying the data from the first module to the destination via the second module, wherein the amount of energy consumed is determined based on a percentage of packets successfully transmitted between the subset of the plurality of the modules; and
transmitting the data to the second module via wireless communication.
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Abstract
A plurality of modules interact to form an adaptive network in which each module transmits and receives data signals indicative of proximity of objects. A central computer accumulates the data produced or received and relayed by each module for analyzing proximity responses to transmit through the adaptive network control signals to a selectively-addressed module to respond to computer analyses of the data accumulated from modules forming the adaptive network.
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1. A method in a first module of a network for relaying data from a source to a destination via a network of adaptive modules, comprising:
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receiving information via wireless communication for computing an amount of energy consumed by a plurality of modules in the network for communicating data between the plurality of modules; selecting a second module of the network to relay data from the first module to the destination based on an amount of energy consumed by a subset of the plurality of modules in the network for wirelessly relaying the data from the first module to the destination via the second module, wherein the amount of energy consumed is determined based on a percentage of packets successfully transmitted between the subset of the plurality of the modules; and transmitting the data to the second module via wireless communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A first module in a computer-controlled network for wirelessly relaying data from a source to a destination, comprising:
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a transceiver configured to receive information via wireless communication for computing an amount of energy consumed by a plurality of modules in the network to communicate data between the plurality of modules, the transceiver further configured to transmit the data; and a processor configured to select a second module of the network for receiving the data from the first module based on an amount of energy consumed by a plurality of the modules in the network to wirelessly relaying the data from the first module to the destination via the second module, wherein the amount of energy consumed by the plurality of modules is determined based on a percentage of packets successfully transmitted between the plurality of the modules. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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