Low power sensor network
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- alternating between operating, by a first device comprising a processor, in a one-way communication mode, performing a two-way communication event, and operating using a conditional two-way communication mode;
wherein the operating in the one-way communication mode comprises deactivating a receiver of the first device in connection with activating a transmitter of the first device to transmit a first data packet to a second device,wherein the performing the two-way communication event comprises activating the receiver in connection with transmitting a second data packet to the second device, and deactivating the receiver based on receiving an acknowledgment message from the second device, andwherein the operating using the conditional two-way communication mode comprises periodically activating the receiver and performing a two-way communication with the second device based on receiving a notification from the second device in connection with the periodically activating the receiver; and
controlling the alternating based on schedule information that defines when the first device is to operate in the one-way communication mode, when the first device is to perform the two-way communication event, and when the first device is to operate in the conditional two-way mode.
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Abstract
Device power consumption is reduced by operating using both one-way and two-way communication techniques. In an aspect a device operates in a first mode enabling one-way communication to an other device for a first portion of device operation time. The first mode includes transmitting a first set of messages to the other device while turning off a power supply used by a receiver of the device. The device switches between operating in the first mode and the second mode. The second mode enables two-way communication between the device and the other device for a second portion of device operation time less than the first portion of device operation. The second mode includes transmitting a second message to the other device, and in response to the transmitting the second message, turning on the power supply used by the receiver.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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alternating between operating, by a first device comprising a processor, in a one-way communication mode, performing a two-way communication event, and operating using a conditional two-way communication mode; wherein the operating in the one-way communication mode comprises deactivating a receiver of the first device in connection with activating a transmitter of the first device to transmit a first data packet to a second device, wherein the performing the two-way communication event comprises activating the receiver in connection with transmitting a second data packet to the second device, and deactivating the receiver based on receiving an acknowledgment message from the second device, and wherein the operating using the conditional two-way communication mode comprises periodically activating the receiver and performing a two-way communication with the second device based on receiving a notification from the second device in connection with the periodically activating the receiver; and controlling the alternating based on schedule information that defines when the first device is to operate in the one-way communication mode, when the first device is to perform the two-way communication event, and when the first device is to operate in the conditional two-way mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A first device, comprising:
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a receiver; a transmitter; a memory that stores executable instructions; and a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising; alternating between operating using a one-way data communication mode, performing a two-way communication event, and operating using a conditional two-way communication mode, wherein the operating using the one-way data communication mode comprises transmitting first data to a second device in connection with deactivating the receiver, wherein the performing the two-way data communication event comprises transmitting second data to the second device in connection with activating the receiver, and maintaining activation of the receiver until reception of an acknowledgment message from the second device indicating reception of the second data, and wherein the operating using the conditional two-way communication mode comprises activating the receiver and performing a two-way communication with the second device based on receiving a notification from the second device in connection with the activating the receiver; and controlling the alternating based on schedule information that defines when the first device is to operate in the one-way data communication mode, when the first device is to perform the two-way communication event, and when the first device is to operate in the conditional two-way mode. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a first device facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
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switching between operating using a one-way communication mode, operating using a two-way communication mode, and operating using a conditional two-way communication mode, wherein the operating using the one-way communication mode comprises deactivating a receiver of the first device in connection with periodically activating a transmitter of the first device to transmit first data to a second device, wherein the operating using the two-way communication mode comprises activating the receiver in connection with transmitting second data to the second device, and deactivating the receiver based on receiving an acknowledgment message from the second device, and wherein the operating using the conditional two-way communication mode comprises periodically activating the receiver and performing a two-way communication with the second device based on receiving a notification from the second device in connection with the periodically activating the receiver; and
,controlling the switching based on schedule information that defines a first circumstance under which the first device is to operate in the one-way communication mode, a second circumstance under which the first device is to operate in the two-way communication mode, and a third circumstance under which the first device is to operate in the conditional two-way communication mode.
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20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of 19, wherein the first circumstance, the second circumstance and the third circumstance are respectively base on a type of data to be communicated between the first device and the second device.
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