Mechanism for transmitting from a sensor assembly to an acquisition system a message that includes self-describing information
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorVinay S. Pai
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Abstract
A mechanism for transmitting from a sensor assembly to an acquisition system a message that includes self-describing information is provided. The sensor assembly monitors elements, such as pipes and wells, and detects analog values, such as temperature or pressure, emanating from the elements. The sensor assembly translates the analog values into digital values, creates messages that include information that uniquely identifies the sensor assembly and the digital values, where the information and the digital values are self-described, and transmits the messages to an acquisition system.
Claims20
A method for transmitting information from a sensor assembly to an acquisition system, comprising:
- detecting at a physical sensor an analog value;
- translating the analog value into a digital value;
- creating a message that includes identification information uniquely identifying a sensor assembly and the digital value, wherein the message further comprises description information describing what the identification information and digital value represent;
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- transmitting the message to an acquisition system.
An apparatus comprising:
- a physical sensor configured to detect an analog value;
- an analog-to-digital-converter coupled to the physical sensor and configured to translate the analog value to a digital value;
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- a message generator coupled to the analog-to-digital-converter and configured to create a message that includes identification information uniquely identifying a sensor assembly and the digital value wherein the message further comprises description information describing what the identification information and the digital value represent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.