Multilayered configurable data fusion systems and methods for power and bandwidth efficient sensor networks
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1. A system for data communications, the system comprising:
- a gateway node;
a control center node; and
a plurality of sensor nodes, each sensor node configured togenerate data based upon a detected event,if a sensor transmission rule is satisfied, communicate the data to said gateway node, andif the sensor transmission rule is not satisfied, perform at least one of hold the data and drop the data;
said gateway node configured to transmit the data to the control center node based upon whether a gateway transmission rule is satisfied, the gateway transmission rule comprising satisfaction of the sensor transmission rule with at least some of said plurality of sensor nodes.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for improved data communications within a remote sensor system. The system includes a sensor node. The sensor node is adapted to generate data based at least in part on a detected event. The sensor node is adapted to communicate the data based at least in part on a rule. Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method for improved data communications within a remote sensor system. The method includes detecting an event, generating data based at least in part on the event, processing the data based at least in part on a rule, and communicating the data when the rule satisfied.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for data communications, the system comprising:
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a gateway node; a control center node; and a plurality of sensor nodes, each sensor node configured to generate data based upon a detected event, if a sensor transmission rule is satisfied, communicate the data to said gateway node, and if the sensor transmission rule is not satisfied, perform at least one of hold the data and drop the data; said gateway node configured to transmit the data to the control center node based upon whether a gateway transmission rule is satisfied, the gateway transmission rule comprising satisfaction of the sensor transmission rule with at least some of said plurality of sensor nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for data communications within a remote sensor system, the method including:
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operating at least one processing device at each of a plurality of sensor nodes to perform at least; detecting an event; generating data based upon the detected event; processing the data based upon a sensor transmission rule that determines whether to communicate the data; if the sensor transmission rule is satisfied, communicating the data to a gateway node; and if the sensor transmission rule is not satisfied, at least one of hold the data and drop the data; and operating the gateway node to transmit the data to a control center node based upon whether a gateway transmission rule is satisfied, the gateway transmission rule comprising satisfaction of the sensor transmission rule with at least some of the plurality of sensor nodes. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with a set of instructions for execution on a computer, the set of instructions comprising:
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a detection routine configured to detect an event and generate data based upon the detected event; a processing routine configured to process the data based upon a sensor transmission rule that determines whether to communicate the data; a communication routine configured to communicate the data from a plurality of sensor nodes to a gateway node if the sensor transmission rule is satisfied; a hold/drop routine configured to perform at least one of hold the data and drop the data if the sensor transmission rule is not satisfied; and a transmission routine configured to transmit the data received at the gateway node from a respective sensor node to a control center node if a gateway transmission rule is satisfied, the gateway transmission rule comprising satisfaction of the sensor transmission rule with at least some of the plurality of sensor nodes. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for data communications, the system comprising:
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a gateway node; a control center node; and a plurality of sensor nodes comprising a seismic detector, an acoustic detector, a magnetic detector, and a passive infrared detector; each sensor node configured to generate data based upon a detected event, if a sensor transmission rule is satisfied, communicate the data to said gateway node, and if the sensor transmission rule is not satisfied, perform at least one of hold the data and drop the data; said gateway node configured to transmit the data to the control center node based upon whether a gateway transmission rule is satisfied, the gateway transmission rule comprising satisfaction of the sensor transmission rule with at least some of said seismic detector, said acoustic detector, said magnetic detector, and said passive infrared detector. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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