Systems and methods for advanced seismic sensors
OwnerGuillermo Bauerinventor
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Abstract
A system is provided. The system includes a plurality of seismic sensors and a computer device. The computer device is programmed to a) store a plurality of distances between each of the plurality of seismic sensors; b) store one or more fingerprints of a signal to be detected; c) receive a first signal transmitted from a first seismic sensor of the plurality of seismic sensors; d) receive the first signal transmitted from a second seismic sensor of the plurality of seismic sensors; e) compare the first signal to the one or more fingerprints of the signal to be detected; and f) determine a direction of travel of the first signal based on the distance between the first seismic sensor and the second seismic sensor, the first time, and the second time.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a plurality of seismic sensors;
- and
- a computer device comprising at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device, wherein the computer device is further in communication with the plurality of seismic sensors, and wherein the at least one processor is programmed to:
- store a plurality of distances between each of the plurality of seismic sensors;
- store one or more fingerprints of a signal to be detected;
- receive a first signal transmitted from a first seismic sensor of the plurality of seismic sensors, wherein the first signal was observed by the first seismic sensor at a first time;
- receive the first signal transmitted from a second seismic sensor of the plurality of seismic sensors, wherein the first signal was observed by the second seismic sensor at a second time;
- compare the first signal to the one or more fingerprints of the signal to be detected;
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- determine a direction of travel of the first signal based on the distance between the first seismic sensor and the second seismic sensor, the first time, and the second time.
A system comprising:
- a plurality of islands, wherein each island of the plurality of islands includes a plurality of seismic sensors and an island computer device, wherein the island computer device is in communication with the plurality of seismic sensors associated within the island;
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- a computer device comprising at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device, wherein the computer device is further in communication with the plurality of island computer devices, and wherein the at least one processor is programmed to:
- receive from a first island computer device of the plurality of island computer devices a first direction of travel of a first signal detected by the plurality of seismic sensors of a first island of the plurality of islands;
- receive from a second island computer device of the plurality of island computer devices a second direction of travel of a second signal detected by the plurality of seismic sensors of a second island of the plurality of islands;
- determine a source location of the first signal based on the first direction of travel and the second direction of travel;
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- report the source location to a remote computer device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.