Ultra-wideband smart sensor interface network and method
First Claim
1. A sensor comprising:
- a first ultra wideband carrier wave-less impulse radio unit for transmitting an impulse radio signal containing sensor related information to a second ultra wideband carrier wave-less impulse radio unit, wherein the received sensor related information is used by a control station to monitor at least one condition within a building.
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Abstract
A network, sensor and method are provided that utilize the capabilities of impulse radio technology to help monitor and/or control the environment within a building. In particular, the network includes a sensor attached to a first impulse radio unit that is capable of transmitting an impulse radio signal containing sensor related information to a second impulse radio unit. The second impulse radio unit is attached to a control station that uses the sensor related information (e.g., environmental related information, safety related information or surveillance related information) to monitor and/or control the environment within a building. In one aspect of the present invention, the control system can better control and monitor the environment within the building because the sensor may be moved around within the building and reference impulse radio units may interact with the first impulse radio unit to enable the determination of the current position of the sensor.
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20 Claims
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1. A sensor comprising:
a first ultra wideband carrier wave-less impulse radio unit for transmitting an impulse radio signal containing sensor related information to a second ultra wideband carrier wave-less impulse radio unit, wherein the received sensor related information is used by a control station to monitor at least one condition within a building. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for monitoring at least one condition within a building, said method comprising the steps of:
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attaching a first ultra wideband carrier wave-less impulse radio unit to a sensor; and
transmitting, from the first ultra wideband carrier wave-less impulse radio unit, an impulse radio signal containing sensor related information to a second ultra wideband carrier wave-less impulse radio unit, wherein the received sensor related information is used by a control station to monitor the at least one condition within the building. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A sensor comprising:
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sensing means for sensing a least one condition within a building and generating sensor related information related to the at least one condition within the building; and
a first ultra wideband carrier wave-less impulse radio unit for transmitting an impulse radio signal having a plurality of pulses resembling a series Gaussian waveforms that contain the sensor related information to a second ultra wideband carrier wave-less impulse radio unit, wherein the sensor related information received by the second ultra wideband carrier wave-less impulse radio unit is used by a control station to monitor at least one condition within a building. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for monitoring at least one condition within a building, said method comprising the steps of:
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attaching a first ultra wideband carrier wave-less impulse radio unit to a sensor; and
transmitting, from the first ultra wideband carrier wave-less impulse radio unit, an impulse radio signal having a plurality of pulses resembling a series of Gaussian waveforms that contain sensor related information to a second ultra wideband carrier wave-less impulse radio unit, wherein the received sensor related information is used by a control station to monitor the at least one condition within the building. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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