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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Dell Products, Lp, Round Rock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
DELL PRODUCTS, LP, Round Rock, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/08 (2006.01); B60R 25/10 (2013.01); G08C 19/16 (2006.01); G08B 3/00 (2006.01); G08B 29/00 (2006.01); G08B 23/00 (2006.01); G08B 13/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/0213 (2013.01); G08B 21/023 (2013.01); G08B 21/0277 (2013.01);
Abstract
A autonomous sensor includes a sensor configured to measure one or more events, a network interface, and a processor. The autonomous sensor is configured to communicate with a plurality of other autonomous sensors using the network interface. The processor is configured to detect, while in a discovery state, if an event has occurred and enter an active state if the event occurred, when an event has occurred, enter an active state, transmit event data to a parent while in the active state, detect the presence of a neighboring sensor; and when the neighboring sensor is detected, while in a nomadic state, monitor the activity of the neighboring sensor.