Method of operating a sensor network and system therefor

A sensor node in a sensor network comprising a plurality of sensor nodes and at least one control station, the sensor node comprising:

• a memory operatively connected to a processor and to at least one sensor, wherein the processor is configured to:
• obtain a request specifying at least one parameter corresponding to output data to be provided by the sensor node;
• use the obtained request to select at least one utility from among a plurality of predefined utilities, wherein the selected utility is configured to execute at least one of predefined functions selected from the group consisting of:
• functions related to obtaining, by the sensor node, sensor data usable to generate output data;
• functions related to processing, by the sensor node, sensor data to generate output data;
• and
• functions related to buffering, at the sensor node, generated output data;
• and
• automatically reconfigure operation of the sensor node in accordance with the selected utility.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method of operating a computer-based sensor node in a sensor network comprising a plurality of sensor nodes and at least one control station, the method comprising:

• upon obtaining by the sensor node a request specifying at least one parameter corresponding to output data to be provided by the sensor node, using the obtained request to select at least one utility from among a plurality of predefined utilities, wherein the selected utility is configured to execute at least one of predefined functions selected from the group consisting of:
• functions related to obtaining, by the sensor node, sensor data usable to generate output data;
• functions related to processing, by the sensor node, sensor data to generate output data;
• and
• functions related to buffering, at the sensor node, generated output data;
• and
• automatically reconfiguring, by the sensor node, operation of the sensor node in accordance with the selected utility.