System and method for managing sensor network uplink and downlink communications
First Claim
1. A network comprising:
- a supervisory sensor in communication, via at least a paging channel, with a wireless network, wherein the supervisory sensor is configured to receive downloads from a server communicating through the wireless network; and
a non-supervisory sensor in communication, via at least the paging channel, with the supervisory sensor, wherein the non-supervisory sensor communicates with the wireless network through the supervisory sensor, wherein the supervisory sensor is configured to receive a command from the server to transfer supervisory functions to the non-supervisory sensor and upon execution of the command, disable a communication interface for the wireless network.
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Abstract
A network includes a supervisory sensor in communication with a wireless network and a non-supervisory sensor in communication with the supervisory sensor, wherein the non-supervisory sensor communicates with the wireless network through the supervisory sensor. The supervisory sensor may be configured to receive downloads from a server communicating through the wireless network and to collect data from the non-supervisory sensor. The supervisory sensor may be configured to transmit the collected data to a server on the wireless network. Moreover, the non-supervisory sensor and the supervisory sensor each have an active state and an inactive state and wherein the supervisory sensor may be in the active state while the non-supervisory sensor is in the inactive state.
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18 Claims
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1. A network comprising:
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a supervisory sensor in communication, via at least a paging channel, with a wireless network, wherein the supervisory sensor is configured to receive downloads from a server communicating through the wireless network; and a non-supervisory sensor in communication, via at least the paging channel, with the supervisory sensor, wherein the non-supervisory sensor communicates with the wireless network through the supervisory sensor, wherein the supervisory sensor is configured to receive a command from the server to transfer supervisory functions to the non-supervisory sensor and upon execution of the command, disable a communication interface for the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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establishing a network of sensors; and appointing a supervisory sensor and a non-supervisory sensor within the network of sensors, wherein the supervisory sensor is configured to communicate, via at least a paging channel, with the non-supervisory sensor and a wireless network, wherein the supervisory sensor is configured to receive a command from a server to transfer supervisory functions to the non-supervisory sensor and upon execution of the command, disable a communication interface for the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a supervisory sensor, sensor data from a non-supervisory sensor, via at a paging channel; and transmitting, from the supervisory sensor, via at least the paging channel, the sensor data to a wireless network, wherein the supervisory sensor is configured to receive a command from the server to transfer supervisory functions to the non-supervisory sensor and upon execution of the command, disable a communication interface for the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A supervisory sensor comprising:
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a sensor component; a first communication interface configured for communicating with a non-supervisory sensor, via at least paging channel; and a second communication interface configured for communicating wirelessly, via at least the paging channel, with a server over a wireless network;
wherein the supervisory sensor is configured to;obtain first data from the sensor component; obtain second data from the non-supervisory sensor; and transmit the first data and the second data to the server, wherein the supervisory sensor is configured to receive a command from the server to transfer supervisory functions to the non-supervisory sensor and upon execution of the command, disable the second communication interface for the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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