# US 12,604,163 B2 · Wireless sensor nodes for equipment monitoring > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,604,163 B2 - Document ID: US12604163B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/736,877 - Filed: 2022-05-04 - Published: 2023-01-19 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2020-03-21 - Applicants: Trackonomy Systems, Inc. - Inventors: Hendrik J Volkerink; Ajay Khoche; Rohit Govindbhai Chudasama - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12604163B2 ## CPC - H04W 4/38: for collecting sensor information - H04W 4/35: for the management of goods or merchandise - H04W 4/40: for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] - H04W 4/70: Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - G01S 5/02: using radio waves (using satellite radio beacon systems for determining position G01S19/00) - G16Y 10/40: Transportation - G16Y 20/10: relating to the environment, e.g. temperature; relating to location - H04W 84/02: Hierarchically pre-organised networks, e.g. paging networks, cellular networks, WLAN [Wireless Local Area Network] or WLL [Wireless Local Loop] - H04W 84/18: Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks - H04W 88/04: adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user - H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals - H04W 88/10: adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points - H04W 92/02: Inter-networking arrangements - H04W 92/10: between terminal device and access point, i.e. wireless air interface - H04W 92/18: between terminal devices - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - G16Y: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE INTERNET OF THINGS [IoT] ## Abstract A sensing system includes a first wireless sensor device configured to generate sensor data on an object of interest and communicate with a first wireless node, the first wireless node configured to communicate with the first wireless sensor device and a section node, and the section node configured to communicate with the first wireless node and a server, and the server. The first wireless node is located within a communication range of the first communication interface of the first wireless sensor device and is configured to receive the generated sensor data. The first wireless node analyzes the received sensor data to determine whether events relevant to the object of interest have occurred. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: a first wireless sensor device attached to a first object of interest, the first wireless sensor device comprising: a sensor configured to generate first sensor data on a property of the first object of interest, and a first wireless communication interface; a first wireless node located within a distance from the first wireless sensor device corresponding to a first communication range of the first wireless communication interface of the first wireless sensor device, the first wireless node comprising: a memory, a processor, a first wireless communication interface compatible with the first wireless communication interface of the first wireless sensor device, and a second wireless communication interface having a second communication range that is larger than the first communication range, wherein the first wireless sensor device is configured to communicate with the first wireless node using the first wireless communication interface of the first wireless sensor device and the first wireless communication interface of the first wireless node; and a section controller located within a distance from the first wireless node corresponding to the second communication range, the section controller configured to: receive a first report of an event from the first wireless node via a second wireless communication interface of the section controller; determine, from the first report, that the event requires further investigation by a user of the system, based on an analysis of the first report; and transmit a second report of the event to a server using a third wireless communication interface of the section controller. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the section controller comprises: a memory, a processor, the second wireless communication interface compatible with the second wireless communication interface of the first wireless node, and the third wireless communication interface configured to wirelessly connect with a server of the system. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the server is configured to communicate with the section controller and a client device associated with a user of the system. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the first wireless node is configured to communicate with the section controller using the second wireless communication interface of the first wireless node and the second wireless communication interface of the section controller. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising: a second wireless sensor device attached to a second object of interest, the second wireless sensor device comprising: a second sensor configured to generate second sensor data on a property of the second object of interest, and a first wireless communication interface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5, wherein the second wireless sensor device is configured to communicate with the first wireless sensor device and communicate with the first wireless node using the first wireless communication interface of the second wireless sensor device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the first wireless node is configured to: receive first sensor data from the first wireless sensor device; receive the second sensor data from the second wireless sensor device; determine that an event has occurred based on analysis of the received first sensor data and the received second sensor data; and in response to determining that the event has occurred, transmit a first report of the event to another node of the system using one or more of the first wireless communication interface of the first wireless node and the second wireless communication interface of the first wireless node, the report comprising at least a portion of the received first sensor data and a portion of the received second sensor data. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the first wireless node is configured to receive the first sensor data from the first wireless sensor device and the second sensor data from the second wireless sensor device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the first wireless node is configured to transmit an alert to a section controller of the system, based on the first sensor data and the second sensor data. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising a second wireless node comprising: a memory, a processor, a first wireless communication interface compatible with the first wireless communication interface of the first wireless sensor device and the first wireless communication interface of the first wireless node, and a second wireless communication interface compatible with the second wireless communication interface of the first wireless node. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the first wireless node is configured to communicate with the second wireless node using one or both of the first wireless communication interface of the first wireless node and the second wireless communication interface of the first wireless node. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the first wireless sensor device is configured to communicate with the second wireless node using the first wireless communication interface of the first wireless sensor device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first wireless node is configured to: receive the first sensor data from the first wireless sensor device; determine that an event has occurred based on analysis of the first sensor data; and in response to determining that the event has occurred, transmit a report of the event to another node of the system using one or both of the first wireless communication interface of the first wireless node and the second wireless communication interface of the first wireless node, the report comprising at least a portion of the first sensor data. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first wireless communication interface of the first wireless sensor device is selected from the group consisting of a Bluetooth communication system, a Zigbee communication system, and a Z-Wave communication system, and wherein the second wireless communication interface is selected from the group consisting of a LoRa communication system, a WiFi communication system, a cellular communication system, and a GPS communication system.