Systems and methods for dynamically configuring node behavior in a sensor network
US7970871B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/12
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for controlling sensor networks. A sensor network has a plurality of sensor nodes, which have sensors for monitoring operational parameters of devices within an application-specific system. A wireless communication module is provided for each node to enable the node to wirelessly communicate with other nodes of the network. A user defines various scripts for controlling the behavior of one or more nodes, and the network distributes the scripts, as appropriate, to various nodes thereby implementing the behavior defined by the scripts. Accordingly, a user can easily and dynamically configure or re-configure the behavior of any node without having to physically access the node that is being configured or re-configured.
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