# US 2019/0173572 A1 · System And Method For Communicating Over An 802.15.4 Network > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0173572 A1 - Document ID: US20190173572A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/272,606 - Filed: 2019-02-11 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2004-09-24 - Assignees: Simple Works, Inc. - Applicants: Simple Works, Inc. - Inventors: Tom Black; Dale Mason; Robert Schneider; Paul Bricketto - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190173572A1 ## CPC - H04B 7/26: at least one of which is mobile - H04L 12/282: {based on user interaction within the home (receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204)} - H04N 5/76: Television signal recording - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - H04W 80/00: Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation - H04L 2012/2841: {Wireless} - H04N 5/38: Transmitter circuitry {for the transmission of television signals according to analogue transmission standards} (H04N5/14 takes precedence) - H04W 84/18: Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A method of reducing data transfer while increasing image information over an 802.15.4 network includes obtaining an image with a sensor, modulating a representation of the image using a first 802.15.4 modem, sending the representation of the image to a coordinator, demodulating the representation of the image using a second 802.15.4 modem, and digitally enhancing at least one of the representation of the image and the image. A system for communication over an 802.15.4 network includes a sensor for obtaining data, the size of the data being at least an order of magnitude greater than the size of an 802.15.4 packet, a first 802.15.4 modem coupled to the sensor, a buffer for temporarily storing the data to allow transmission of portions of the data; the buffer being coupled to the sensor, a coordinator coupled to the sensor, the coordinator being capable of communicating with a computer, and a second 802.15.4 modem coupled to the coordinator. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of communicating over an 802.15.4 network comprising: obtaining an image with a camera capable of operating on battery power, the camera comprising a CMOS image sensor and a low power RF radio, the image comprising data of a size in bytes at least an order of magnitude greater than the size in bytes of an 802.15.4 packet; storing portions of the image in a buffer in the camera; and transmitting with a modem in the camera 802.15.4 packet-sized portions of the image over the 802.15.4 network to an 802.15.4 coordinator; wherein the image is obtained based on a pre-determined logic. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising sensing at a sensor a triggering event prior to obtaining the image with the camera. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the camera is capable of changing quality of the image prior to transmission to the coordinator. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: obtaining a further image with the camera, the further image comprising data of a size in bytes at least an order of magnitude greater than the size in bytes of an 802.15.4 packet; storing portions of the further image in the buffer; and transmitting with the modem in the camera 802.15.4 packet-sized portions of the further image over the 802.15.4 network to the 802.15.4 coordinator; wherein the further image is obtained based on a pre-determined logic. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, further comprising sensing at a sensor a triggering event prior to obtaining the image with the camera. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, further comprising sensing at a sensor a triggering event prior to obtaining the further image with the camera. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the camera is capable of changing quality of the further image prior to transmission to the coordinator. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a set of executable instructions to direct a processor to perform the method of claim 1. ### Claim 9 A system for communicating over an 802.15.4 network comprising: a camera capable of operating on battery power, the camera comprising a CMOS image sensor and a low power RF radio, the camera being configured to obtain an image comprising data of a size in bytes at least an order of magnitude greater than the size in bytes of an 802.15.4 packet; a buffer in the camera configured to store portions of the image; and a modem in the camera configured to transmit 802.15.4 packet-sized portions of the image over the 802.15.4 network to an 802.15.4 coordinator; wherein the camera is capable of obtaining the image based on a predetermined logic. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, further comprising a sensor capable of sensing a triggering event prior to obtaining the image with the camera. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the camera is capable of changing quality of the image prior to transmission to the coordinator. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein: the camera is configured to obtain a further image, the further image comprising data of a size in bytes at least an order of magnitude greater than the size in bytes of an 802.15.4 packet; the buffer is configured to store portions of the further image; and the modem is configured to transmit 802.15.4 packet-sized portions of the further image over the 802.15.4 network to the 802.15.4 coordinator; wherein the camera is capable of obtaining the further image based on a predetermined logic. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the sensor is capable of sensing a triggering event prior to obtaining the image with the camera. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the sensor is capable of sensing a triggering event prior to obtaining the further image with the camera. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the camera is capable of changing quality of the further image prior to transmission to the coordinator. ### Claim 16 (depends on 2) A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a set of executable instructions to direct a processor to perform the method of claim 2. ### Claim 17 (depends on 3) A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a set of executable instructions to direct a processor to perform the method of claim 3. ### Claim 18 (depends on 4) A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a set of executable instructions to direct a processor to perform the method of claim 4. ### Claim 19 (depends on 5) A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a set of executable instructions to direct a processor to perform the method of claim 5. ### Claim 20 (depends on 6) A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a set of executable instructions to direct a processor to perform the method of claim 6.