Patent ID: 7898430
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A data collection system comprising a plurality of sensors and a data collection device, wherein each sensor comprises: a program for transmitting data to the data collection device; wherein the data includes measured data and metadata for assisting the data collection device in utilizing any said delivered measured data; and a conditional control means for sending the data in separate transmissions including a first transmission and a second transmission, wherein the first transmission contains a portion of the measured data and the second transmission contains a portion of the metadata; wherein the second transmission occurs in dependence upon fulfillment of a predetermined condition originating at the sensor; wherein the plurality of the sensors have the metadata common to the plurality of the sensors, wherein each sensor is programmed to send a different portion of the common metadata; and wherein the data collection device is operable to a) receive the first and the second transmissions from the plurality of the sensors; and b) combine the portions of the metadata of the second transmissions to obtain the metadata for assisting the data collection device in utilizing all of the delivered measured data obtained by the plurality of the sensors.