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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2011
Erich P. Stuntebeck, Atlanta, GA (US);
Thomas Robertson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Gregory D. Abowd, Atlanta, GA (US);
Shwetak N. Patel, Seattle, WA (US);
Erich P. Stuntebeck, Atlanta, GA (US);
Thomas Robertson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Gregory D. Abowd, Atlanta, GA (US);
Shwetak N. Patel, Seattle, WA (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a system that uses existing power line infrastructure in a building as a distributed reception antenna capable of receiving signals from very low-power wireless sensors, thus allowing these sensors to be detected at ranges that are otherwise impractical with over-the-air reception. Also disclosed is a wireless sensor platform that is able to be sensed throughout a building with very low current draw. The disclosed technique may also be utilized to extend the range of mid-frequency consumer electronic devices by leveraging the power line as a reception antenna.