Patent ID: 7429923
Filing Date: 2008-09-30
Classification: G06N,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for detecting events using neuronal sensor networks, the system comprising: a plurality of sensors that produce event detection signals when an event is detected and exceeds a minimum event threshold level, wherein each of the plurality of sensors comprises a respective controller that determines when an event exceeds a minimum event threshold level, and a respective transmitter that is coupled to the respective controller and that transmits the event detection signals according to a simple communication protocol, wherein each of the plurality of sensors has a source of power derived from the event; one or more collectors adapted to receive one or more of the event detection signals from an associated subset of the plurality of sensors that are in close proximity to the one or more collectors, wherein each of the one or more collectors integrates the received event detection signals transmitted from the associated subset of the plurality of sensors over space and time to produce a stored summation, wherein the one or more collectors produce a threshold detection signal when a predetermined collector threshold level is exceeded by the stored summation, and wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors communicates directly with at least one collector; and one or more processors, adapted to receive threshold detection signals from the one or more collectors.