Sensing apparatus, sensor information gathering apparatus, sensing method, and remote sensing method
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorsYasuji Ota, Masanao Suzuki, Masakiyo Tanaka, Taro Togawa
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Abstract
A sensing apparatus which controls the detection timing of a sensor by a prescribed guidance signal includes a guidance signal analyzing unit for analyzing the prescribed guidance signal, and a sensing control unit for determining, based on the result of the detection, an effective detection period during which an output of the sensor is effective.
Claims15
A sensor information gathering apparatus which receives sensor information at a location remote from a sensing apparatus which controls a sensing period of a sensor based on a prescribed guidance signal, said sensing apparatus including:
- a guidance signal analyzing unit which analyzes said prescribed guidance signal,
- a sensing control unit which determines said sensing period based on an analysis result from said guidance signal analyzing unit,
- a sensor information segmenting unit which segments out, from sensor information acquired by said sensor, a portion of said sensor information acquired during said sensing period,
- a guidance signal receiving unit which receives said prescribed guidance signal via a prescribed communication line, and
- a data transmitting unit which transmits said segmented sensor information to said sensor information gathering apparatus, and
- wherein said prescribed guidance signal contains prescribed supplemental information, and wherein
- said sensor information gathering apparatus comprising:
- a guidance signal transmitting unit which transmits said prescribed guidance signal to said sensing apparatus;
- a supplemental information extracting unit which extracts said supplemental information from said guidance signal transmitted by said guidance signal transmitting unit;
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- a sensor information managing unit which manages said segmented sensor information received from said sensing apparatus, by using a supplemental signal extracted from said guidance signal used for detection of said sensor information.
A remote sensing method for transmitting sensor information to a remotely located sensor information gathering apparatus, said method comprising:
- analyzing a prescribed guidance signal which contains prescribed supplemental information;
- determining a sensing period of a sensor based on a result of said analyzing;
- segmenting out, from sensor information acquired by said sensor, a portion of said sensor information acquired during said sensing period;
- transmitting said segmented sensor information to said sensor information gathering apparatus;
- extracting said supplemental information from said guidance signal;
- and
- managing said sensor information by using a supplemental signal extracted from said guidance signal used for detection of said sensor information.
A sensor information gathering apparatus which receives sensor information at a location remote from a sensing apparatus,
- wherein said sensing apparatus, usable to control a sensing period of a sensor based on a prescribed guidance signal, including:
- at least one processor for:
- analyzing said prescribed guidance signal,
- determining said sensing period based on an analysis result from said analyzing,
- segmenting out, from sensor information acquired by said sensor, a portion of said sensor information acquired during said sensing period,
- receiving said prescribed guidance signal via a prescribed communication line, and
- transmitting said segmented sensor information to said sensor information gathering apparatus,
- wherein said prescribed guidance signal contains prescribed supplemental information, and wherein
- said sensor information gathering apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor for:
- transmitting said prescribed guidance signal to said sensing apparatus;
- extracting said supplemental information from said guidance signal transmitted by said transmitting said prescribed guidance signal;
- and
- managing said segmented sensor information received from said sensing apparatus, by using a supplemental signal extracted from said guidance signal used for detection of said sensor information.
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