System and method for microlocation sensor communication
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1. A method of collecting sensor information with respect to communications between a controller device and a portable device, said method comprising:
- transmitting one or more connection parameters pertaining to a communication link between the controller device and the portable device in accordance with a communication protocol;
receiving the one or more connection parameters in at least one sensor device;
repeatedly communicating, at a connection interval, data via the communication link between the controller device and the portable device;
sensing, in the at least one sensor device, one or more characteristics of communications between the controller device and the portable device during the connection interval; and
transmitting sensor information pertaining to the one or more sensed characteristics in a gap time frame within the connection interval.
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Abstract
A system and a method to wirelessly synchronize, monitor, or communicate, or a combination thereof, amongst sensors (e.g., sensors, hubs, sensor controllers, etc.) in a Bluetooth Low Energy-based microlocation system. The system or method, or both, may use the BLE hardware (e.g., transmitters, receivers, antennas, etc.) to interleave a communications protocol within the connection interval gaps of the BLE protocol used to communicate with devices.
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1. A method of collecting sensor information with respect to communications between a controller device and a portable device, said method comprising:
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transmitting one or more connection parameters pertaining to a communication link between the controller device and the portable device in accordance with a communication protocol; receiving the one or more connection parameters in at least one sensor device; repeatedly communicating, at a connection interval, data via the communication link between the controller device and the portable device; sensing, in the at least one sensor device, one or more characteristics of communications between the controller device and the portable device during the connection interval; and transmitting sensor information pertaining to the one or more sensed characteristics in a gap time frame within the connection interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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