Apparatus and method for processing data collected via wireless network sensors

US7990262B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY · US

Inventors

• Billy L. Weaver · Eagan, US
• Silva K. Theiss · Windom, US
• Eileen M. Gorrell · Eagan, US
• Kathy L. Hagen · Stillwater, US
• James J. Bartol · Mahtomedi, US
• Scott E. Brigham · Maplewood, US
• Anthony L. Hill · River Falls, US
• Jennifer R. Yi · Roseville, US
• M. Benton Free · Windom, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 29, 2010
• Grant date: Aug 2, 2011
• Expiry date: Jun 29, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q50/00
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for processing data collected via a wireless network sensor includes modules for receiving and processing the data. The wireless network sensor includes a plurality of sensors for detecting events occurring proximate the sensors, a processor for receiving and processing data from the sensors, and a wireless transmitter for wirelessly transmitting data. The apparatus also includes modules for parsing events, episodes, vectors, links, and paths based upon the received data. The paths can be used to generate a representation of traffic patterns in a space monitored by wireless network sensors.