System and program product for signal transmission between a sensor and a controller in a wireless sensor network
US7782188B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless sensor network includes a controller connected with multiple antennas for sending out a beacon signal at different instants into different directions and for receiving a sensor signal. Furthermore, the wireless sensor network comprises a sensor having a receiver connected with a sensor antenna for receiving the beacon signal, a transmitter connected with the sensor antenna for sending out the sensor signal, and a control unit which takes care that the sensor signal is transmitted after the beacon signal has been received.
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