Communication protocol for energy-harvesting devices
US9313275B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 16, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, an energy-harvesting communication device of a communication network accumulates energy, e.g., electromagnetic energy. Upon detecting that the accumulated energy surpasses a sufficient threshold, the communication device may transmit a message into the communication network using the accumulated energy as an unreliable and unsynchronized broadcast transmission to any available receiver within the communication network.
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