Systems and methods for sensor synchronization
First Claim
1. A sensor system comprising:
- a sensor configured to detect an environmental condition and produce a sensor signal in response;
a receiver configured to receive a signal comprising a time reference having a first frequency;
an oscillator configured to produce a precision time reference signal having a second frequency that is higher than the first frequency;
a processor in communication with the sensor, the oscillator, and the receiver, the processor configured to generate a time stamp using a combination of the time reference and the precision time reference signal and package data from the sensor signal with the time stamp to generate packaged data; and
a data interface in communication with the processor, the data interface configured to transmit the packaged data over a network.
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Abstract
A sensor system may comprise a sensor, an oscillator, a receiver, a processor, and a data interface. The sensor may be configured to detect an environmental condition and produce a sensor signal in response. The receiver may receive a signal comprising a time reference having a first frequency. The oscillator may be configured to produce a precision time reference signal having a second frequency that is higher than the first frequency. The processor may be configured to generate a time stamp using a combination of the time reference and the precision time reference signal and package data from the sensor signal with the time stamp. The data interface may be configured to transmit the packaged data over a network.
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47 Claims
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1. A sensor system comprising:
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a sensor configured to detect an environmental condition and produce a sensor signal in response; a receiver configured to receive a signal comprising a time reference having a first frequency; an oscillator configured to produce a precision time reference signal having a second frequency that is higher than the first frequency; a processor in communication with the sensor, the oscillator, and the receiver, the processor configured to generate a time stamp using a combination of the time reference and the precision time reference signal and package data from the sensor signal with the time stamp to generate packaged data; and a data interface in communication with the processor, the data interface configured to transmit the packaged data over a network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 46)
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24. A method comprising:
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detecting, with a sensor, an environmental condition and producing a sensor signal in response; receiving, with a receiver configured to receive a signal comprising a time reference having a first frequency; producing, with an oscillator, a precision time reference signal having a second frequency that is higher than the first frequency; generating, with a processor in communication with the sensor, the oscillator, and the receiver, a time stamp using a combination of the time reference and the precision time reference signal and packaging data from the sensor signal with the time stamp to generate packaged data; and transmitting, with a data interface in communication with the processor, the packaged data over a network. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47)
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