System and method for transmitting pollution information over an integrated wireless network

• US 8,171,136 B2
• Filed: 06/15/2010
• Issued: 05/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SIPCO LLC (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: SIPCO LLC (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Inventors: Petite, Thomas David
• Primary Examiner(s): DOAN, DUYEN MY
• Application Number:
  US12/816,266
• Publication Number:
  US 20100250054A1
• Time in Patent Office: 686 Days
• Field of Search: 370/230, 709/224, 340/853.3
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3827 Portable transceivers

Abstract

A pollution information message system provides a system and method for generating and transmitting pollution information messages. In one embodiment, the pollution information message system employs a transceiver network with a plurality transceivers coupled to monitoring devices. Control room operators receive a pollution information message from an identifiable transceiver. The transceiver, identified by an identification code, indicates a location and the nature of the detected pollution. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.

Claims

1. In a system that communicates a pollution information message in a wireless network that comprises wireless pollution communication devices, a wireless pollution detector device comprising:

a pollution detector configured to monitor and detect pollution events, the pollution detector further configured to generate pollution information signals containing information about detected pollution events;

a wireless transceiver having a unique identification code and being electrically interfaced with the pollution detector, the wireless transceiver being configured to receive information and identification information transmitted from a second wireless transceiver;

the wireless transceiver being further configured to wirelessly transmit a data message containing the unique identification code, the pollution information signals, the information and identification information associated with the second wireless transceiver;

wherein the information received from the second wireless transceiver includes pollution detector type, detected pollution levels and pollution detector operational status; and

a memory electrically coupled to the wireless transceiver and storing a communication path and wherein the wireless transceiver transmits the data message in accordance with the stored communication path.

2. The wireless pollution detector device of claim 1, wherein the communication path comprises one or more predefined communication paths that comprise a series of transceivers.

3. The wireless pollution detector device of claim 1, wherein the wireless transceiver is configured to receive a control signal from a remote controller, and in response to the control signal, wirelessly transmit status information for receipt at the remote controller.

4. The wireless pollution detector device of claim 1, wherein the wireless transceiver is configured to receive information and identification information transmitted from a third wireless transceiver, and wherein the wireless transceiver is configured to transmit a data message containing the unique identification code, the pollution information signals, the information and identification information associated with the third wireless transceiver.

5. In a wireless communication system that communicates one or more pollution information messages via a wireless network that comprises wireless pollution communication devices, the wireless communication system comprising:

a first wireless transceiver configured to receive a signal from a pollution detector configured to detect pollution, the first transceiver configured to transmit a pollution information message that is communicated through a transceiver network, wherein the pollution information message comprises information including pollution detector type, detected pollution levels, and pollution detector operational status;

the first wireless transceiver further being configured to receive one or more second pollution information messages from one or more remote wireless transceivers, and transmits a data message to a recipient device in accordance with a predetermined communication path;

an identification code uniquely associated with the first transceiver such that a location of the detector is determined by associating the identification code with information residing in a database that includes at least the location of the first transceiver;

wherein the one or more second pollution information messages received from the one or more remote wireless transceivers includes identification code uniquely associated with the one or more remote wireless transceiver, pollution detector type, detected pollution levels, and pollution detector operational status associated with the one or more remote wireless transceiver;

wherein the data message includes the identification code uniquely associated with the first transceiver and the received one or more second pollution information messages; and

a memory for storing the predetermined communication path that includes the first transceiver and one or more the remote wireless transceivers in the wireless network.

6. The wireless communication system of claim 5, further comprising at least one remote site controller being wirelessly coupled to the wireless transceiver via the transceiver network, the site controller configured to receive the pollution information message and configure the pollution information message for transmission via a second network to a pollution monitoring management controller.

7. The wireless communication system of claim 6, wherein the wireless transceiver is configured to receive a control signal from the remote site controller, and in response to the control signal, wirelessly transmit status information for receipt at the remote controller.

8. The wireless communication system of claim 6, wherein the remote site controller monitors traffic in the wireless network and based on said monitoring is configured to send revised communication paths to the wireless transceiver for storage in the memory enabling the wireless transceiver to send data messages with a revised communication path.

9. The wireless communication system of claim 5, wherein the wireless transceiver is configured as a mobile wireless transceiver enabling the pollution detector to be a mobile pollution detector, and wherein the mobile pollution detector is disposed in a vehicle to monitor pollution events related to said vehicle.

10. A method for communicating pollution information messages, the method comprising:

generating by a first transceiver a pollution information message having at least an identification code uniquely assigned to the first transceiver, pollution detector type, detected pollution levels, and pollution detector operational status;

communicating the pollution information message from the first transceiver to a second transceiver coupled to a pollution detector;

wherein the second transceiver having a second identification code uniquely associated with the second transceiver;

communicating from the second transceiver to a network transceiver a data message such that the data message is communicated over an intermediary communication system to a pollution monitoring management controller;

wherein the data message includes the second identification code uniquely associated with the second transceiver and the received pollution information message;

defining a communication path to transmit the pollution information message from the first transceiver to the second transceiver;

communicating the data message onto the intermediary communication system; and

receiving by the first transceiver a signal from a detector configured to detect pollution such that generating the pollution information message is made in response to receiving the signal from the detector.