Low power gateway
AssigneeVEGA Grieshaber KG
InventorsRoland Welle, Joerg Boersig
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Abstract
Described herein is a gateway for sensor data forwarding, including first communication circuitry adapted to receive sensor data from at least one sensor data source, processing circuitry connected to the first communication circuitry and adapted to collect and buffer the sensor data and to execute programs, which map a communication protocol, second communication circuitry connected to the processing circuitry and arranged for transmitting the collected and buffered sensor data, wherein the processing circuitry is arranged to switch on the second communication circuitry for transmitting the collected data and to switch the second communication circuitry off after transmitting the collected data.
Claims15
A gateway for sensor data forwarding, comprising:
- first communication circuitry configured to receive sensor data from at least one sensor data source;
- processing circuitry connected to the first communication circuitry and configured to collect and temporarily store the sensor data;
- second communication circuitry connected to the processing circuitry and configured to transmit the collected and buffered sensor data, wherein
- the processing circuitry is further configured to switch on the second communication circuitry to send the collected data and to switch the second communication circuitry off after sending the collected data.
A method for receiving and forwarding sensor data in a gateway including time circuitry, processing circuitry, first communication circuitry and second communication circuitry, wherein the time circuitry outputs time values, comprising:
- comparing a time value of the time circuitry with a first predetermined value;
- receiving sensor data by the first communication circuitry;
- collecting and buffering sensor data by the processing circuitry when the time value corresponds to the first predetermined value;
- checking whether a threshold value for a number of data or a second predetermined time value of the time circuitry is exceeded;
- and
- when the threshold value for the number of data or the second predetermined time value is exceeded:
- switching on the second communication circuitry by the processing circuitry,
- transmitting of the temporarily stored data during a transmission phase by the second communication circuitry,
- switching off the second communication circuitry by the processing circuitry, and
- erasing the buffered data by the processing circuitry.
A gateway for receiving and forwarding sensor data comprising
- time circuitry;
- processing circuitry;
- first communication circuitry;
- and
- second communication circuitry;
- wherein the time circuitry outputs time values, and
- wherein the processing circuitry is configured to
- compare a time value of the time circuitry with a first predetermined value,
- collect and buffer sensor data received by the first communication circuitry when the time value corresponds to the first predetermined value;
- check whether a threshold value for a number of data or a second predetermined time value of the time circuitry is exceeded;
- and
- when the threshold value for the number of data or the second predetermined time value is exceeded:
- switch on the second communication circuitry,
- instruct transmission of the temporarily stored data during a transmission phase by the second communication circuitry,
- switch off the second communication circuitry, and
- erase the buffered data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.