Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling remote devices

A method for collecting information, providing data services, and controlling remote systems, comprising:

• adaptively configuring at least one transmitter electrically interfaced with a sensor and an actuator wherein the transmitter generates an information signal consisting of a transmitter identification code and an information field, wherein the information signal is received by another nearby transmitter electrically interfaced with one or both of a sensor and an actuator and repeated in the same signal type as received to additional transmitters each electrically interfaced with one or both of a sensor and an actuator for communicating the information signal to a gateway, the gateway providing access to a WAN;
• translating the information signal within the gateway into a WAN compatible data transfer protocol;
• transferring the information signal via the WAN to a computer wherein the computer is configured to manipulate and store data provided in the information signal;
• and granting client access to the computer.

In a system comprising a plurality of wireless devices configured for remote wireless communication and comprising a device for monitoring and controlling remote devices, the device comprising:

• a transceiver having a unique identification code and being electrically interfaced with a sensor, the transceiver being configured to receive select information and identification information transmitted from another wireless transceiver in a predetermined signal type;
• the transceiver being further configured to wirelessly retransmit in the predetermined signal type the select information, the identification information associated with the nearby wireless transceiver, and transceiver identification information associated with the transceiver making retransmission;
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• a data controller operatively coupled to the transceiver and the sensor, the data controller configured to control the transceiver and receive data from the sensor, the data controller configured to format a data packet for transmission via the transceiver, the data packet comprising data representative of data sensed with the sensor.

In a wireless system that includes remote devices for monitoring and controlling remote devices having wireless communication devices, the system comprising a wireless enabled thermostat device, the wireless enabled thermostat device comprising:

• a transceiver having a unique identification code and being interfaced with a sensor, the transceiver being configured to receive select information and identification information transmitted from another wireless transceiver in a predetermined signal type;
• the transceiver being further configured to wirelessly retransmit in the predetermined signal type the select information, the identification information associated with the nearby wireless transceiver, and transceiver identification information associated with the transceiver making retransmission;
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• a controller operatively coupled to the transceiver and the sensor, the controller configured to control transceiver operations and receive data from the sensor, the controller configured to format data packets for transmission via the transceiver, the data packet comprising data representative of data sensed with the sensor.

A wireless communication device capable of communicating with another wireless communication device in a wireless network, the wireless communication device comprising:

• a transceiver having a unique identification code and being interfaced with a sensor, the transceiver being configured to receive information and identification information transmitted from another wireless transceiver in a predetermined signal type;
• a controller operatively coupled to the transceiver and the sensor, the controller configured to control transceiver operations and receive data from the sensor, the controller configured to format data packets for transmission via the transceiver with at least some data packets comprising data representative of data sensed with the sensor;
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• wherein the controller is configured to format some data packets by concatenating received data packets with data packets formatted by the controller enabling the controller to prepare data for transmission that includes repeated data and sensed data.

A wireless communication system including wireless communication devices capable of wireless communication, the wireless communication system comprising:

• at least one wireless communication device comprising a transceiver, the transceiver having a unique identification code and being interfaced with a sensor, the transceiver being configured to receive select information and identification information transmitted from another wireless transceiver in a predetermined signal type;
• a controller operatively coupled to the transceiver and the sensor, the controller configured to control transceiver operations and receive data from the sensor, the controller configured to format data packets for transmission via the transceiver with at least some data packets comprising data representative of data sensed with the sensor;
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• wherein the controller is configured to receive control signals from a data packet and based on the control signals send instructions to an actuator to implement a command.