Sensor interface with mobile terminal satellite modem and global location system
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1. A sensor system comprising:
- an first interface device configured to be coupled to a sensor attached to an asset;
a second interface device configured to communicate with the first interface device; and
a mobile terminal configured to be coupled to the second interface device, to receive sensor data from the sensor via the first interface device and the second interface device, to deliver sensor data generated by the sensor to a remote device remote from the asset via wireless communication, to receive a message from the remote device via wireless communication, and to communicate with the sensor via the first interface device and the second interface device based on the message.
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Abstract
A system and method for implementing a low-power local-area network for use with a mobile terminal satellite modem. This low-power local-area network enables sensors on an asset to transmit sensor data to a mobile terminal affixed on the asset. The mobile terminal reports the sensor data along with asset position information to a centralized facility via a communications satellite.
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1. A sensor system comprising:
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an first interface device configured to be coupled to a sensor attached to an asset; a second interface device configured to communicate with the first interface device; and a mobile terminal configured to be coupled to the second interface device, to receive sensor data from the sensor via the first interface device and the second interface device, to deliver sensor data generated by the sensor to a remote device remote from the asset via wireless communication, to receive a message from the remote device via wireless communication, and to communicate with the sensor via the first interface device and the second interface device based on the message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A sensor system configured to monitor a plurality of sensors attached to an asset, the system comprising:
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an plurality of first interface devices, wherein each of the plurality of first interface devices is configured to be coupled to and associated with one of the plurality of sensors; a second interface device configured to communicate with each of the plurality of the first interface devices; and a mobile terminal configured to be coupled to the second interface device, to receive sensor data from each of the plurality of sensors via the second interface device and the associated one of the plurality of first interface devices, to deliver sensor data generated by any of the plurality of sensors to a remote device remote from the asset via wireless communication, to receive a message from the remote device via wireless communication, and to communicate with any or all of the plurality of sensors via the second interface device and the associated one of the plurality of first interface devices based on the message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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