Network and a method for associating a mobile monitoring device in a network based on comparison of data with other network devices
First Claim
1. A mobile monitoring device for monitoring a condition to which an object is exposed in transit, during which the monitoring device moves between multiple local networks, each of which including at least one or more fixed or mobile network managers, wherein the monitoring device is configured to dynamically join a peer-to-peer ad hoc network of a local network manager which is local to the monitoring device, the mobile monitoring device comprising:
- a sensor module for monitoring the condition and periodically producing sensor module data relating to the condition, wherein the sensor module data includes inertial navigation data;
an input module for receiving input from a user, wherein the input received from the user is an instruction to display sensor module data;
an output module for outputting data to the user in response to receiving the instruction, wherein the output module is configured to prompt the user to connect an external power source prior to outputting sensor module data;
a first transceiver component for receiving network manager data from the local network manager;
an associator component for comparing the network manager data with the sensor module data and, if the network manager data approximates the sensor module data, establishing an association with the local network manager, during which association geographical location data of the local network manager is included in the network manager data and for, if the network manager data does not approximate the sensor module data and if an association with the local network manager is established, dissolving the association with the local network manager, wherein the monitoring device is operable to remain in the network of the local network manager after dissolving the association; and
an inertial navigation component for, responsive to the associator component dissolving the association, incrementally estimating a geographical location of the sensor module using, as an initial set-point, the geographical location data of the local network manager received immediately prior to the association being dissolved and the inertial navigation data produced by the sensor module of the monitoring device.
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Abstract
A mobile monitoring device and related systems and methods for monitoring a condition to which an object is exposed are disclosed. The monitoring device includes a sensor module for monitoring the condition and periodically producing sensor module data relating to the condition and a microcontroller. The microcontroller includes a sensor data component for receiving the sensor module data from the sensor module and a first transceiver component for receiving network manager data from a local network manager local to the monitoring device. The microcontroller further includes an associator component for comparing the network manager data with the sensor module data and, if the network manager data approximates the sensor module data, establishing an association with the local network manager.
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1. A mobile monitoring device for monitoring a condition to which an object is exposed in transit, during which the monitoring device moves between multiple local networks, each of which including at least one or more fixed or mobile network managers, wherein the monitoring device is configured to dynamically join a peer-to-peer ad hoc network of a local network manager which is local to the monitoring device, the mobile monitoring device comprising:
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a sensor module for monitoring the condition and periodically producing sensor module data relating to the condition, wherein the sensor module data includes inertial navigation data; an input module for receiving input from a user, wherein the input received from the user is an instruction to display sensor module data; an output module for outputting data to the user in response to receiving the instruction, wherein the output module is configured to prompt the user to connect an external power source prior to outputting sensor module data; a first transceiver component for receiving network manager data from the local network manager; an associator component for comparing the network manager data with the sensor module data and, if the network manager data approximates the sensor module data, establishing an association with the local network manager, during which association geographical location data of the local network manager is included in the network manager data and for, if the network manager data does not approximate the sensor module data and if an association with the local network manager is established, dissolving the association with the local network manager, wherein the monitoring device is operable to remain in the network of the local network manager after dissolving the association; and an inertial navigation component for, responsive to the associator component dissolving the association, incrementally estimating a geographical location of the sensor module using, as an initial set-point, the geographical location data of the local network manager received immediately prior to the association being dissolved and the inertial navigation data produced by the sensor module of the monitoring device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for monitoring a condition to which an object is exposed in transit, the method being conducted by a mobile monitoring device having a sensor module which monitors the condition and periodically produces sensor module data as the monitoring device moves between multiple local networks, each of which including at least one or more fixed or mobile network managers, wherein the monitoring device is configured to dynamically join a peer-to-peer ad hoc network of a local network manager which is local to the monitoring device, the method comprising:
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receiving sensor module data from the sensor module, the sensor module data including inertial navigation data; receiving input from a user via an input module, wherein the input received from the user is an instruction to display sensor module data; outputting sensor module data to the user via an output module in response to receiving the instruction, wherein the user is prompted to connect an external power source prior to outputting the sensor module data; receiving network manager data from the local network manager via a transceiver component; comparing the network manager data with the sensor module data; if the network manager data approximates the sensor module data, establishing an association with the local network manager, during which association geographical location data of the local network manager is included in the network manager data and, if the network manager data does not approximate the sensor module data and if an association with the local network manager is established, dissolving the association with the local network manager, wherein the monitoring device is operable to remain in the network of the local network manager after dissolving the association; and responsive to dissolving the association, incrementally estimating a geographical location of the sensor module using, as an initial set-point, the geographical location data of the local network manager received immediately prior to the association being dissolved and the inertial navigation data produced by the sensor module of the monitoring device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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