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Tracking locations of a computing device and recording locations of sensor units

  • US 9,872,271 B2
  • Filed: 04/26/2014
  • Issued: 01/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of commissioning sensor units within an area, comprising:

  • tracking a location of a computing device within the area;

    coupling the computing device with a least one of a plurality of sensor units;

    identifying and recording a location of the at least one of the plurality of sensor units based on a tracked location of the computing device and an identifier of the at least one of the plurality of sensor units;

    downloading a plan of the area to the computing device, and displaying the plan of the area to a user of the computing device, wherein the plan provides for placement of the plurality of sensor units, but does not include exact or precise knowledge of which sensor units are placed at which location within the area;

    confirming, by the computing device, placement of a specific sensor unit on the plan of the area comprising;

    providing an in-range list of sensor units on a user-interface of the computing device, wherein the in-range list includes an estimated order of proximity of each of the plurality of sensors to the computing device based on an estimated proximate location of each of the plurality of sensor units, wherein the user-interface allows the user of the computing device to select the specific sensor unit from the in-range list;

    communicating a command to the specific sensor unit, wherein the specific sensor unit provides a user-observable feedback in response to being selected, wherein observable feedback allows the user to identify and place the specific sensor unit on the loaded floor plan; and

    wherein identifying and recording a location of the at least one of the plurality of sensor units based on a tracked location of the computing device and an identifier of the at least one of the plurality of sensor units comprises the computing device communicating with the at least one of the plurality of sensor units, and receiving one or more electromagnetic signal responses that include sensor unit identifiers from at least a subset of the plurality of sensor units, wherein a timing of the one or more electromagnetic signal responses is selected based on an address of each of the plurality of sensor units.

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