Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Seismic prospecting – Offshore prospecting
Reexamination Certificate
2009-01-07
2011-12-13
Tarcza, Thomas (Department: 3662)
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Seismic prospecting
Offshore prospecting
C367S014000, C367S015000, C367S076000, C367S078000, C367S154000, C114S242000, C114S244000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08077542
ABSTRACT:
A system includes a subterranean survey data acquisition network and a processor. The network has first nodes that are distributed along a length of the network between a first end of the network and a second end of the network. Each of the first nodes is capable of being either in a state in which the first node is transparent to the network or in a state in which the first node is visible to the network. The processor is adapted to communicate with the closest visible first node relative to the first end, and the processor is adapted to, based on the communication, determine whether the closest visible first node is the closest first node of all of the first nodes relative to the first end.
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Gulbransen Espen
Husom Vidar Anders
Hulka James
McEnaney Kevin P.
McGoff Kevin B.
Pruner Fred G.
Tarcza Thomas
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