Patent ID: 9691263
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: G01V,G05B,G08B,H04B,H04L,H04W,Y02P,Y04S

Claim:
1. In an environmental management system comprising: a computer configured to manage an environment of a community by monitoring select information, a gateway unit configured to provide a communication pathway between the computer and an external telecommunications network, and a plurality of repeater units configured to receive select information and transmit the select information, the plurality of repeater units in communication with a wireless transmitter in a plurality of wireless transmitters, the wireless transmitter comprising: an interface circuit configured to receive information indicative of an operating state associated with the transmitter, the interface circuit configured to convey the information to a data formatter, the data formatter configured to format data packets, the data packets comprising the information indicative of the operating state associated with the transmitter, wherein the information indicative of an operating state is in the form of a code stored in a look up table, and wherein the data formatter is configured to select the code from the look up table; and an RF transmitter configured to transmit the data packets via an RF signal.