Data collection in wireless sensor network
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- configuring sensors, each of which is configured to respectively collect information, into groups of sensors based on relative distances of each of the sensors to the other sensors;
configuring each of the sensors in a first group of sensors that is within a threshold distance from a receiver to transmit the respectively collected information directly to the receiver;
configuring each of the sensors in a second group of sensors that is within the threshold distance from the receiver to;
receive further information from at least one sensor in a third group of sensors that is located farther away from the receiver than the second group of sensors, andcumulatively transmit respectively collected information and the received further information directly to the receiver;
configuring each of the sensors in the third group of sensors that is not within the threshold distance from the receiver to transmit respectively collected information to a closest one of the sensors in the second group of sensors; and
updating the threshold distance after a set duration of time.
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Abstract
In one example, a method may include configuring sensors to respectively collect information, into groups of sensors based on relative distances of the sensors to other sensors; configuring sensors in a first group of sensors within a threshold distance from a receiver to transmit the respectively collected information directly to the receiver; configuring sensors in a second group of sensors within the threshold distance to receive information from at least one sensor in a third group of sensors that is located further away from the receiver than the second group of sensors; cumulatively transmit respectively collected information and the received further information directly to the receiver; configuring sensors in the third group of sensors not within the threshold distance to transmit respectively collected information to a closest one of the sensors in the second group of sensors; and updating the threshold distance after a set duration of time.
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1. A method, comprising:
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configuring sensors, each of which is configured to respectively collect information, into groups of sensors based on relative distances of each of the sensors to the other sensors; configuring each of the sensors in a first group of sensors that is within a threshold distance from a receiver to transmit the respectively collected information directly to the receiver; configuring each of the sensors in a second group of sensors that is within the threshold distance from the receiver to; receive further information from at least one sensor in a third group of sensors that is located farther away from the receiver than the second group of sensors, and cumulatively transmit respectively collected information and the received further information directly to the receiver; configuring each of the sensors in the third group of sensors that is not within the threshold distance from the receiver to transmit respectively collected information to a closest one of the sensors in the second group of sensors; and updating the threshold distance after a set duration of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a receiver; and sensors that are configured to respectively collect information, wherein the sensors are configured into groups of sensors based on relative distances of each of the sensors to the other sensors, wherein each of the sensors in a first group of sensors within a threshold distance from the receiver is configured to transmit the respectively collected information directly to the receiver, and wherein at least one of the sensors in a second group of sensors that is within the threshold distance from the receiver is configured to receive further information from at least one sensor in a third group of sensors that is located farther from the receiver than the second group of sensors and cumulatively transmit respectively collected information and the received further information directly to the receiver, and wherein each of the sensors in the third group of sensors that is not within the threshold distance from the receiver, is configured to transmit respectively collected information to a closest one of the sensors in the second group of sensors; wherein the threshold distance is updated after a set duration of time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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calculating a threshold distance to establish a first network ring around a receiver, wherein a first group of sensors that are configured to collect data is located inside the first network ring; establishing a second network ring, having a radius of at least the threshold distance, around the first network ring, wherein a second group of sensors that are configured to collect data is located inside the second network ring; establishing a third network ring, having a radius of at least the threshold distance, around the second network ring, wherein a third group of sensors that are configured to collect data is located inside the third network ring; receiving data collected by each of the sensors of the first group of sensors directly therefrom; receiving data collected by each of the sensors of the second group of sensors directly therefrom; receiving data collected by each of the sensors of the third group of sensors via one of the sensors of the second group of sensors that is closest to each of the respective sensors of the third group of sensors; and updating the threshold distance based at least in part on an energy consumption level of sensors in the first group of sensors. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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