Patent ID: 9667336
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04W

Claim:
1. A method comprising: a fusion helper node receiving a plurality of first sensing response messages via a plurality of first wireless fusion channels, wherein each of the plurality of first sensing response messages comprises first sensing related information; the fusion helper node receiving a request for combined sensing related information from a data fusion center, wherein the request for combined sensing related information comprises a parameter indicating a data fusion method to be used to combine the first sensing related information; in response to receiving the request for the combined sensing related information, the fusion helper node generating the combined sensing related information based on the first sensing related information using the data fusion method; the fusion helper node transmitting the combined sensing related information to the data fusion center, the combined sensing related information comprising the parameter indicating the data fusion method used by the fusion helper node to generate the combined sensing related information; the fusion helper node receiving at least one second sensing response message via at least one second wireless fusion channel, wherein the at least one second sensing response message comprises second sensing related information; the fusion helper node receiving a request for the second sensing related information from the data fusion center; and in response to receiving the request for the second sensing related information, the fusion helper node relaying the second sensing related information to the data fusion center.