Networked pest control system
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1. A method, comprising:
- operating a pest control system including a plurality of pest control devices and a data collector, the pest control devices each including a respective pest sensor and a respective wireless communication circuit;
wirelessly transmitting sensor information from the respective sensor of a first one of the pest control devices to a second one of the pest control devices; and
wirelessly providing the sensor information from the second one of the pest control devices to the data collector;
whereinthe pest control system is established by placing the first one of the pest control devices in a first position and providing at the first one of the pest control devices a first output indicating communication between the first one of the pest control devices and the data collector, and positioning the second one of the pest control devices in a second position and providing at the second one of the pest control devices a second output indicating direct or indirect communication between the second one of the pest control devices and the data collector.
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Abstract
A pest control device system includes a plurality of pest control devices and a data collector. The system may further include the data collector in the form of a gateway that is connected to a data management server via a computer network along with other gateways in corresponding pest control device groups. Each pest control device includes a pest sensor and a wireless communication circuit to transmit information from the corresponding sensor. The devices also configure to define a local wireless communication network that can relay the information from one to the next and ultimately to the data collector.
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1. A method, comprising:
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operating a pest control system including a plurality of pest control devices and a data collector, the pest control devices each including a respective pest sensor and a respective wireless communication circuit; wirelessly transmitting sensor information from the respective sensor of a first one of the pest control devices to a second one of the pest control devices; and wirelessly providing the sensor information from the second one of the pest control devices to the data collector;
whereinthe pest control system is established by placing the first one of the pest control devices in a first position and providing at the first one of the pest control devices a first output indicating communication between the first one of the pest control devices and the data collector, and positioning the second one of the pest control devices in a second position and providing at the second one of the pest control devices a second output indicating direct or indirect communication between the second one of the pest control devices and the data collector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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