System and method for determining the location of wireless sensors
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsBoris Leonid Sheikman, Raymond Verle Jensen
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Abstract
A system and method for determining the location of wireless sensors are disclosed. The system may generally include a plurality of wireless sensor nodes communicatively coupled to a plurality of sensing devices. Additionally, the system may include a paging device configured to wirelessly transmit a page command to at least one of the wireless sensor nodes. Further, the at least one wireless sensor node may be configured to produce a position indicator upon receipt of the page command.
Claims20
A system for determining the location of wireless sensors, the system comprising:
- a plurality of wireless sensor nodes, at least one of the plurality of wireless sensor nodes being communicatively coupled to at least one of a plurality of sensing devices;
- and
- a paging device configured to wirelessly transmit a page command to at least one of the plurality of wireless sensor nodes,
- wherein the at least one of the plurality of wireless sensor nodes is configured to produce a position indicator upon receipt of the page command.
A method for determining the location of wireless sensors, the method comprising:
- generating a page command using a paging device;
- transmitting the page command to at least one of a plurality of wireless sensor nodes;
- and
- producing a position indicator upon receipt of the page command, the position indicator providing an indication of the location of the at least one of the plurality of wireless sensor nodes.
A system for determining the location of wireless sensors, the system comprising:
- a plurality of wireless sensor nodes forming at least part of a wireless mesh network, at least one of the plurality of wireless sensor nodes being communicatively coupled to at least one of a plurality of sensing devices;
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- a paging device configured to wirelessly transmit a page command across the mesh network to at least one of the plurality of wireless sensor nodes,
- wherein the at least one of the plurality of wireless sensor nodes is configured to produce a position indicator upon receipt of the page command.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.