System and method for managing sensor network uplink and downlink communications
First Claim
1. A network comprising:
- a supervisory sensor in communication with a server over a wireless network; and
a non-supervisory sensor that communicates with the wireless network through the supervisory sensor, and wherein the supervisory sensor stops communication with the wireless network and transfers a communication function to the non-supervisory sensor based on a command from the server.
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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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1. A network comprising:
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a supervisory sensor in communication with a server over a wireless network; and a non-supervisory sensor that communicates with the wireless network through the supervisory sensor, and wherein the supervisory sensor stops communication with the wireless network and transfers a communication function to the non-supervisory sensor based on a command from the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A supervisory sensor comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled with the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising; receiving data from a non-supervisory sensor via a first communication interface; transmitting the data to a server via a second communication interface connected with a wireless network; and disabling the second communication interface to the wireless network based on a command from the server to transfer supervisory functions to the non-supervisory sensor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable storage medium that is not a signal comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by a computing device cause said computing device to effectuate operations comprising:
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receiving, by supervisory sensor, data from a non-supervisory sensor via a first communication interface; transmitting, by the supervisory sensor, the data to a server via a second communication interface connected with a wireless network; and disabling the second communication interface to the wireless network based on a command from the server to transfer supervisory functions to the non-supervisory sensor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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