Method and system for remotely monitoring and controlling field devices with a street lamp elevated mesh network
US7817063B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B47/195
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An elevated mesh network supported and operably coupled to street lamps can be used to remotely monitor and control field devices. The packet transceiver modules of the mesh network can also be coupled to sensors that monitor operation of a street lamp as well as environmental conditions. The elevated mesh network supported by street lamps can use RF links to couple with one or more remote field devices that also have packet transceiver modules. The elevated mesh network can also include a communications gateway that couples the elevated mesh network to an asynchronous communications system. The communications gateway is a store and forward system that can periodically connect to the asynchronous communications system in order to upload compressed data derived from the remote field devices. The asynchronous communications system can connect the elevated mesh network to a back-end computer system that may monitor, diagnose, and control the remote field devices.
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