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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2007
Hoon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Seong Taek Hwang, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Chang Jin Suh, Seoul-si, KR;
Jae Hun Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Ji Soo Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyung MI Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Hoon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Seong Taek Hwang, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Chang Jin Suh, Seoul-si, KR;
Jae Hun Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Ji Soo Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyung Mi Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
A method for managing energy in a sensor network environment using a spanning tree includes the steps of collecting amount of remaining energy of nodes at a predetermined cycle by a base station in a region having a number of clusters a number of nodes forming a spanning tree in each cluster; assigning a number of links for connecting the nodes to each cluster; determining a maximum number of allowable links of the nodes; and updating the spanning tree based on the maximum number of allowable links.