WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK

• Main Authors: LOVERICH JACOB JOSEPH, WENNER STEPHEN J, BROWN SCOTT DAVID
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 17.03.2016
• Subjects: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; CONTROLLING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS; PHYSICS; REGULATING; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

A device comprises a processing unit, a network interface configured to enable communications in a network, and a machine-readable medium that stores instructions executable by the processing unit. The instructions are configured to cause the processing unit to receive, from a controller device in the network, information for operating in one or more states associated with collecting data, and to operate in a first state based on the information. Operating in the first state includes controlling a first sensor coupled to the device for collecting first sensor data at a first sampling rate, executing a first trigger, and determining an output of the first trigger. The output of the first trigger is based on the first sensor data. Based on the output of the first trigger, a determination is made whether to remain in the first state, or switch to a different state.