METHOD, A CIRCUIT AND A SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING

    公开(公告)号:US20190049275A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-14

    申请号:US15857667

    申请日:2017-12-29

    Abstract: A circuit includes a first communication interface configured to receive first sensor data from a stationary sensor. The first sensor data include a result of a first sensing of a local environment of the stationary sensor performed by the stationary sensor. The circuit may further include a second communication interface configured to receive second sensor data from an unmanned aerial vehicle. The second sensor data include a result of a second sensing of at least a portion of the local environment of the stationary sensor performed by a sensor of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The circuit may further include one or a plurality of processors configured to compare the first sensor data and the second sensor data and to classify the at least one stationary sensor based on a result of the comparison.

    ARRAYS OF DISTRIBUTED RECORDING DEVICES SUPPORTING BLACK BOX DATA RETENTION

    公开(公告)号:US20180346144A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-06

    申请号:US15778249

    申请日:2015-12-24

    Abstract: A system and method for providing arrays of distributed recording devices supporting black box data retention on transports are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: a main black box data retention device on a transport for recording transport data including operational and status data of the transport while in operation, the main black box data retention device including a wireless data transmission device; and an array of distributed wireless recording devices on the transport and in wireless data communication with the main black box data retention device, each distributed wireless recording device of the array including: a power supply; a wireless data receiver; a non-volatile memory device; and a control unit to receive the transport data from the main black box data retention device via the wireless data receiver and to store the transport data into the non-volatile memory device.

    MEASUREMENTS EXCHANGE NETWORK, SUCH AS FOR INTERNET-OF-THINGS (IoT) DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20180205783A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-19

    申请号:US15846007

    申请日:2017-12-18

    CPC classification number: H04L67/06 H04L67/12 H04W4/38

    Abstract: Measurement exchange networks and protocols to exchange measurements of a parameter amongst devices (e.g., IoT devices), select the best measurement(s), accuracy/precision-wise, and determine a process variable for a control system based on the selected best measurement(s). A device may select a peer-provided best measurement to output as the process variable in place of a local measurement, and/or compute the process variable from multiple best measurements (e.g., local and/or peer-provided measurements). Metadata may be used to select a measurement(s) and/or to increase reliability/trust of exchanged data. In this way, each device of an exchange group/network may obtain the highest measurement accuracy of all available collocated sensors with little or no additional processing or cloud connectivity. A best measurement(s) may be selected based on measurement quality specifications extracted from metadata, measurement qualities computed from measurements of respective sensors, locations/proximities of the sensors, a policy(ies), and/or device IDs (e.g., extracted from metadata).

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