Telecommunications – Transmitter and receiver at same station – Radiotelephone equipment detail
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-15
2008-07-15
Nguyen, Simon D (Department: 2618)
Telecommunications
Transmitter and receiver at same station
Radiotelephone equipment detail
C455S573000, C455S127100, C455S343100, C320S101000, C320S124000, C320S128000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11046916
ABSTRACT:
A wireless node, such as a sensor node or other suitable node, includes a supercapacitor having a charge and one or more photocells adapted to charge the supercapacitor responsive to ambient light. A microprocessor cooperates with a wireless transceiver to transmit a count of one or more wireless messages. The microprocessor determines the charge of the supercapacitor, determines an incremental charge of the supercapacitor resulting from the ambient light, and adjusts the count of the wireless messages as a function of the charge of the supercapacitor and the incremental charge. A power supply, including a boost regulator and a filter capacitor, powers the microprocessor and the wireless transmitter from the charge of the supercapacitor.
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Luebke Charles J.
Naeve Marco
Planning Matthew F.
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