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Methods for managing power consumption in a sensor network

  • US 8,509,923 B2
  • Filed: 06/30/2010
  • Issued: 08/13/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing power consumption in a sensor network, the method comprising:

  • at a primary node, in the sensor network, having a primary node sensor profile;

    locating a secondary node, in the sensor network, having a secondary node sensor profile;

    comparing the secondary node sensor profile to the primary node sensor profile to construct a virtual sensor profile that reduces redundant sensor data gathering between the primary and secondary sensor nodes;

    determining a power consumption optimization hardware configuration for the secondary node to provide sensor data for the virtual sensor profile; and

    assigning the determined hardware configuration to the secondary node;

    wherein the primary node includes a first plurality of sensors and the secondary node includes a second plurality of sensors, the method further comprising;

    identifying a first sensor of the first plurality of sensors and a second sensor of the second plurality of sensors, where the first and second sensors are collocated and coupled to each other by the sensor network; and

    performing a sensor sharing negotiation function to reduce redundant sensor data gathering between the first sensor and the second sensor.

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