System and method for controlling the transmission power of a node
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1. A communication system comprising:
- a sensor integrated with each of a plurality of wireless communication nodes, wherein the sensor collects data that includes at least the amount of combustible material proximate to the at least one wireless communication node of the plurality of wireless communication node;
a control unit integrated with each of the plurality of wireless communication nodes, wherein the control unit configures the transmission power of the at least one wireless communication node based upon the data collected by the sensor; and
a transceiver integrated with each of the plurality of wireless communication nodes for communicating using the configured transmission power.
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Abstract
A system (10) and method (50) for controlling the transmission power of a node (14) that includes at least one base station (12), at least one node (14), a sensor (16), and a control unit (20). The node (14) is in communication with the base station (12). The sensor (16) is integrated with each of the nodes (14), wherein the sensor (16) collects data that includes at least the amount of combustible material (18) proximate to the node (14). The control unit (20) is integrated with each node (14) and configures the transmission power of each of the nodes (14) based upon the data collected by the sensor (16).
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25 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising:
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a sensor integrated with each of a plurality of wireless communication nodes, wherein the sensor collects data that includes at least the amount of combustible material proximate to the at least one wireless communication node of the plurality of wireless communication node; a control unit integrated with each of the plurality of wireless communication nodes, wherein the control unit configures the transmission power of the at least one wireless communication node based upon the data collected by the sensor; and a transceiver integrated with each of the plurality of wireless communication nodes for communicating using the configured transmission power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 21, 23)
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9. A communication system comprising;
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at least one base station; a plurality of wireless communication nodes in communication with the at least one base station; a sensor integrated with each of the plurality of wireless communication nodes, wherein the sensor collects data that includes at least the amount of combustible material proximate to the each of the plurality of wireless communication nodes; a control unit integrated with each of the plurality of wireless communication nodes, wherein the control unit configures the transmission power of each of the plurality of wireless communication nodes based upon at least one of the data collected by the sensor and the data collected by sensors of other wireless communication nodes in order to prevent ignition of the combustible materials; and a transceiver integrated with each of the plurality of wireless communication nodes for communicating using the configured transmission power. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 24)
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15. A method of controlling transmission power in a transmitting device, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one base station in communication with at least one wireless communication node; monitoring the amount of combustible material proximate each of the at least one wireless communication nodes; configuring the transmission power of each of the at least one wireless communication node based upon the amount of combustible material proximate the at least one wireless communication node; and communicating, by each of the at least one wireless communication node, using the configured transmission power. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25)
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