US 8,912,917 B2 · Monitoring module, system and method

Abstract

A method for operating a monitoring module in a monitoring system. A monitoring module is configured with means for detecting impulse signals from sensors of the monitoring module and from other monitoring modules of the monitoring system, and with one or more groups of functions. A function defines a relation between an impulse signal detected by a monitoring module and a monitoring response of the monitoring module, and each group of functions corresponds with one level of hierarchy of monitoring modules of the monitoring system. One or more impulse signals from a sensor of the monitoring module and/or from another monitoring module of the monitoring system are detected; and a prevailing set of functions in a group of functions is determined. One or more monitoring responses are then determined with the prevailing set of functions.

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A method for operating a monitoring module in a monitoring system, comprising:

configuring the monitoring module to detect impulse signals from sensors of the monitoring module and from other monitoring modules of the monitoring system;
configuring the monitoring module to dynamically change its role within the monitoring system, wherein each role is defined by with a group of functions, a function defining a relation between an impulse signal detected by a monitoring module and a monitoring response of the monitoring module;
detecting, by the monitoring module, one or more impulse signals from a sensor of the monitoring module and/or from another monitoring module of the monitoring system;
selecting, in the monitoring module on a basis of the detected one or more impulse signals, a role of the monitoring module within the monitoring system;
determining a prevailing set of functions in a group of functions corresponding to the selected role;
determining one or more monitoring responses with the prevailing set of functions.

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A monitoring system comprising:

a monitoring module comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the monitoring module to:
detect impulse signals from sensors of the monitoring module and from other monitoring modules of a monitoring system;
change its role within the monitoring system, wherein each role is defined by with a group of functions, a function defining a relation between an impulse signal detected by a monitoring module and a monitoring response of the monitoring module;
detect one or more impulse signals from at least one of a sensor of the monitoring module and from another monitoring module of the monitoring system;
select, on the basis of a detected one or more impulse signals, a role of the monitoring module within the monitoring system;
determine a prevailing set of functions in a group of functions corresponding to the selected role;
determine one or more monitoring responses with the prevailing set of functions.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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