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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2012
Elwha Llc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jesse R. Cheatham, III, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew G. Dyor, Bellevue, WA (US);
Peter N. Glaskowsky, Carnation, WA (US);
Kimberly D. A. Hallman, Bellevue, WA (US);
Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, WA (US);
Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Livermore, CA (US);
Edward K. Y. Jung, Bellevue, WA (US);
Michael F. Koenig, Bellevue, WA (US);
Robert W. Lord, Seattle, WA (US);
Richard T. Lord, Tacoma, WA (US);
Craig J. Mundie, Seattle, WA (US);
Nathan P. Myhrvold, Bellevue, WA (US);
Robert C. Petroski, Seattle, WA (US);
Desney S. Tan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Bellevue, WA (US);
Elwha LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, computer-readable storage mediums including computer-readable instructions and/or circuitry for communicating with one or more sensors in an ad-hoc sensor network may implement operations including, but not limited to: receiving one or more wireless signals indicative of a presence of a sensor within a portion of a region to be monitored; storing location data associated with the portion of the region to be monitored; and wirelessly transmitting one or more sensor operation activation signals to one or more sensors according to the location data.