Patent ID: 7894301
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: G01V

Abstract:
1. A method of transmitting data wirelessly between a remote unit and a plurality of field service units (FSUs) placed over a region of interest, each field service unit (FSU) acquiring seismic data from at least one seismic receiver in a plurality of seismic receivers placed in the region of interest, the method comprising: specifying a data transmission time period for transmission of data between the remote unit and each FSU in the plurality of FSUs; dividing the data transmission time period into a plurality of time slots, each time slot having a fixed time length; and transmitting data according to a selected mode of utilizing the data transmission time period, the selected mode including transmitting data from the remote unit to at least one FSU during at least one of the time slots and transmitting an unsolicited message relating to a condition of the seismic data acquisition from at least one FSU to the remote unit during at least one another time slot.