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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2007
Jin Wook Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Su-myeon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Sun Shin an, Seoul, KR;
Won Keun Kong, Suwon-si, KR;
Hun Lim, Yongin-si, KR;
Kyung Soo Lim, Seoul, KR;
Sang Bin Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jin Wook Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Su-Myeon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Sun Shin An, Seoul, KR;
Won Keun Kong, Suwon-si, KR;
Hun Lim, Yongin-si, KR;
Kyung Soo Lim, Seoul, KR;
Sang Bin Lee, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Korea University Industrial & Academic Collaboration Foundation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A data aggregation method and data aggregation apparatus are provided. More particularly the data aggregation method includes: generating a plurality of data aggregation trees according to connection relationships between clusters that constitute a sensor network using a geographical code (GGC), selecting a single activation zone for each of the clusters which configures each of the plurality of data aggregation trees, selecting a maximum energy tree having a maximum total residual energy from the plurality of data aggregation trees, based on the single activation zone, and generating a tree list including activation zone information which corresponds to the maximum energy tree, and information about the maximum energy tree.