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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021

Filed:

May. 23, 2018
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Steven Bonnett, Hampshire, GB;

Timothy North, Hampshire, GB;

Tod Gilbert, Hampshire, GB;

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 84/18 (2009.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 84/18 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.02); H04W 64/003 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to identify and configure sensors are disclosed. Certain examples provide an apparatus including a processor and a communication interface. The example processor is configured to broadcast, using the communication interface, a request for sensor identification in a detection mode. The example processor is configured to receive, using the communication interface, sensor identification information. The example processor is configured to instruct, based on the sensor identification information, sensors to enter a monitoring mode to await a stimulus. The example processor is configured to receive, in response to a first stimulus applied to a first location, a first sensor response to the first stimulus from a first sensor. The example processor is configured to evaluate the first sensor response with respect to an expected sensor response. The example processor is configured to when the first sensor response satisfies a criterion, associate the first sensor with the first location.


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