H - Electricity – 04 – B
Patent
H - Electricity
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B
H04B 7/26 (2006.01) H04Q 9/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2142363
A system and method for an adaptive time-division multiplexing communications protocol for collecting data from remote sensors equipped with RF transceivers using an RF transceiver equipped mobile data collection unit. RF transceivers interfaced to remote sensors actively monitor a predetermined RF transmission frequency to ascertain the presence of a signal transmitted by the mobile unit. All remote units detecting the RF signal listen for a message from the mobile unit requesting transmission of their unique identifier, i.e., their ID. This message contains the Time Division Base (TDB) specifying the number of time slots al- located for transmission of remote sensor IDs to the mobile unit. Using the TDB, each remote sensor randomly selects a time slot and transmits its ID to the mobile unit. Unique IDs of remote sensors received by the mobile unit are used to individually poll each sensor for data packet transmission. Upon receipt of a data packet from a remote sensor, the mobile unit sends an acknowl- edgment packet indicating its data has been received. Upon receipt of the acknowledgment packet, the sensor is set to a state whereby it will not respond to a request for identifier for a specified period of time.
Hunt Ariel M.
Jonson Charles S.
Rochester Virgil M. Jr.
Weaver John D.
Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala Llp
Utics Corporation
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