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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Aly Aamer Syed, Deurne, NL;
Ewout Brandsma, Eindhoven, NL;
Ruud Hendricksen, Beek en Donk, NL;
René Geraets, Eindhoven, NL;
Theophiel Y. B. van Daele, Valkenswaard, NL;
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 24/08 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); G01S 3/30 (2006.01); G01S 3/46 (2006.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 64/003 (2013.01); G01S 3/30 (2013.01); G01S 3/46 (2013.01); H04W 4/026 (2013.01); H04W 24/08 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a network node for use in a wireless sensor network, said network node being arranged to determine communication activities of the network node in different spatial directions extending from the network node, and said network node comprising at least one visual indicator being arranged to provide a visual indication of said communication activities. A wireless sensor network comprising such a network node is also disclosed, as is a method facilitating positioning a network node in a sensor network.