US 10,313,447 B2 · Collaborative sensor network

Abstract

A system comprises a first peer sensor tag configured to sense first sensor data using a first local sensor of the first peer sensor tag and a second peer sensor tag configured to sense second sensor data using a second local sensor of the second peer sensor tag while the second peer sensor tag is not within a communication range of the first peer sensor tag. The second peer sensor tag is configured to detect a first beacon signal of the first peer sensor tag, the first beacon signal including at least a portion of the first sensor data, the first beacon signal being transmitted according to a first network communication protocol. The second peer sensor tag is configured to obtain the at least a portion of the first sensor data from the first beacon signal. A base station is configured to detect a second beacon signal of the second peer sensor tag, the first beacon signal including the at least a portion of the first sensor data and at least a portion of the second sensor data. The base station is configured to obtain the at least a portion of the first sensor data and the at least a portion of the second sensor data from the second beacon signal, and to provide the at least a portion of the first sensor data and the at least a portion of the second sensor data to a server system using a second network communication protocol different from the first network communication protocol.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising:

a first peer sensor tag configured to sense first sensor data using a first local sensor of the first peer sensor tag;
a second peer sensor tag configured to:
sense second sensor data using a second local sensor of the second peer sensor tag while the second peer sensor tag is not within a communication range of the first peer sensor tag;
detect a first beacon signal of the first peer sensor tag, the first beacon signal including at least a portion of the first sensor data, the first beacon signal being transmitted according to a first network communication protocol;
and
obtain the at least a portion of the first sensor data from the first beacon signal;
and
a base station configured to:
detect a second beacon signal of the second peer sensor tag, the second beacon signal including the at least a portion of the first sensor data and at least a portion of the second sensor data;
obtain the at least a portion of the first sensor data and the at least a portion of the second sensor data from the second beacon signal;
and
provide the at least a portion of the first sensor data and the at least a portion of the second sensor data to a server system, the at least a portion of the first sensor data and the at least a portion of the second sensor data being provided using a second network communication protocol different from the first network communication protocol.

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A method comprising:

sensing, by a first peer sensor tag, first sensor data, the first sensor data being sensed by a first local sensor of the first peer sensor tag;
sensing, by a second peer sensor tag, second sensor data, the second sensor data being sensed by a second local sensor of the second peer sensor tag while the second peer sensor tag is not within a communication range of the first peer sensor tag;
detecting, by the second peer sensor tag, a first beacon signal of the first peer sensor tag, the first beacon signal including at least a portion of the first sensor data, the first beacon signal being transmitted according to a first network communication protocol;
obtaining, by the second peer sensor tag, the at least a portion of the first sensor data from the first beacon signal;
detecting, by a base station, a second beacon signal of the second peer sensor tag, the second beacon signal including the at least a portion of the first sensor data and at least a portion of the second sensor data, the second beacon signal being transmitted according to the first network communication protocol;
obtaining, by the base station, the at least a portion of the first sensor data and the at least a portion of the second sensor data from the second beacon signal;
and
providing, by the base station, the at least a portion of the first sensor data and the at least a portion of the second sensor data to a server system, the at least a portion of the first sensor data and the at least a portion of the second sensor data being provided using a second network communication protocol different from the first network communication protocol.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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