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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2012
Alan Broad, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Rahul Kapur, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jaidev Prabhu, San Jose, CA (US);
Martin Albert Turon, Berkeley, CA (US);
Ning Xu, San Jose, CA (US);
Xin Yang, San Leandro, CA (US);
Matt Miller, Grass Valley, CA (US);
Alan Broad, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Rahul Kapur, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jaidev Prabhu, San Jose, CA (US);
Martin Albert Turon, Berkeley, CA (US);
Ning Xu, San Jose, CA (US);
Xin Yang, San Leandro, CA (US);
Matt Miller, Grass Valley, CA (US);
Memsic Transducer Systems Co., Ltd., Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, CN;
Abstract
A plurality of modules interact to form an adaptive network in which each module transmits and receives data signals indicative of the proximity of objects. A central computer accumulates the data produced or received and relayed by each module. One of the modules is operable as a leaf node having a sleep mode to conserve energy and an interactive mode. The central computer can send a message to the leaf node commanding it to stay awake in order to receive subsequent communications.