Wireless transceiver
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1. A method for monitoring and reporting environmental conditions within a building, comprising:
- receiving, with a monitoring station configured to communicate using wireless communication and power-line communication, a message that includes a smoke indication and a checksum, the smoke indication indicating the existence of an emergency condition, the message including the smoke indication being generated by, and communicated using the wireless communication from, a sensor unit in response to the sensor unit detecting, with a smoke sensor, an amount of smoke within the building that is above a threshold value for the amount of smoke, the sensor unit including a location identifier that identifies a location of the sensor unit within the building;
receiving, by the monitoring station, the location identifier from the sensor unit when the message is generated by and communicated from the sensor unit, wherein an indication of the location of the sensor unit is associated with the received location identifier;
generating a notification of the emergency condition, the notification including the indication of the location of the sensor unit; and
causing, by the monitoring station and via the power-line communication, the notification of the emergency condition for the amount of smoke to be communicated, via the Internet, to a user device.
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Abstract
A low cost, robust, wireless sensor that provides an extended period of operability without maintenance is described. The wireless sensors are configured to communicate with a base unit or repeater. When the sensor unit detects an anomalous ambient condition (e.g., smoke, fire, water, etc.) the sensor communicates with the base unit and provides data regarding the anomalous condition. The sensor unit receives instructions to change operating parameters and/or control external devices.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring and reporting environmental conditions within a building, comprising:
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receiving, with a monitoring station configured to communicate using wireless communication and power-line communication, a message that includes a smoke indication and a checksum, the smoke indication indicating the existence of an emergency condition, the message including the smoke indication being generated by, and communicated using the wireless communication from, a sensor unit in response to the sensor unit detecting, with a smoke sensor, an amount of smoke within the building that is above a threshold value for the amount of smoke, the sensor unit including a location identifier that identifies a location of the sensor unit within the building; receiving, by the monitoring station, the location identifier from the sensor unit when the message is generated by and communicated from the sensor unit, wherein an indication of the location of the sensor unit is associated with the received location identifier; generating a notification of the emergency condition, the notification including the indication of the location of the sensor unit; and causing, by the monitoring station and via the power-line communication, the notification of the emergency condition for the amount of smoke to be communicated, via the Internet, to a user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for monitoring and reporting environmental conditions within a building, the system comprising:
a monitoring station configured to; communicate using wireless communication and power-line communication; receive a message that includes an emergency condition indicator and an authenticity portion for use in verifying an authenticity of the message, from a sensor unit that generates the message and communicates the message using the wireless communication, the emergency condition indicator indicating the existence of an emergency condition, the sensor unit including a smoke sensor configured to detect an amount of smoke within the building that is above of a threshold value for the amount of smoke, the sensor unit including a location identifier that identifies a location of the sensor unit within the building; receive the location identifier from the sensor unit when the message is generated by and communicated from the sensor unit, wherein an indication of the location of the sensor unit is associated with the received location identifier; in response to the emergency condition indicator received from the sensor unit, generate a notification of the emergency condition, the notification including the indication of the location of the sensor unit; and cause, via the power-line communication, the notification of the emergency condition for the amount of smoke to be communicated, via the Internet, to a user device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device for monitoring and reporting environmental conditions within a building, the device comprising:
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one or more transceivers to communicate using wireless communication or power-line communication; and a controller operatively coupled to the one or more transceivers and configured to; receive an encrypted message that includes a smoke indication, the smoke indication indicating the existence of an emergency condition, the encrypted message including the smoke indication being generated by, and communicated using the wireless communication from, a sensor unit in response to the sensor unit detecting with a smoke sensor, an amount of smoke within the building that is above a threshold value for the amount of smoke, the sensor unit including a location identifier that identifies a location of the sensor unit within the building, wherein an indication of the location of the sensor unit is associated with the received location identifier; in response to reception of the location identifier from the sensor unit, generate a notification of the emergency condition, the notification including an indication of the location of the sensor unit that is associated with the received location identifier; and cause, via the power-line communication, the notification of the emergency condition, to be communicated via the Internet, to a user device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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