Communications: electrical – Condition responsive indicating system – With particular coupling link
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-10
2007-07-10
Pham, Toan N. (Department: 2612)
Communications: electrical
Condition responsive indicating system
With particular coupling link
C340S539110, C340S870100
Reexamination Certificate
active
10664400
ABSTRACT:
A system and method are provided that use mobile collectors for accessing a wireless sensor network. In certain embodiments, one or more mobile collectors having mobility that is unpredictable to a wireless sensor network are deployed for use in accessing the wireless sensor network. Thus, rather than relying on an access technique having certainty designed therein with regard to the access of a wireless sensor network, certain embodiments utilize an access technique that relies on statistical probability for accessing the wireless sensor network. For instance, by deploying a plurality of mobile collectors that are operable for accessing a wireless sensor network, a statistical probability exists that at some point (or at various points in time) at least one of the mobile collectors will travel within range of the wireless sensor network to enable access thereof.
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Burch Jeff
Eidson John C.
Liu Jerry
Warrior Jogesh
Agilent Technologies , Inc
Pham Toan N.
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