Patent ID: 8838021
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system configured to include a data relay as part of a communication link between a controller and a sensor, the controller responsive to data supplied by said sensor, the system comprising: a controller including a hard wired communication link operating according to a protocol, the controller configured to accept data encoded on conductors of the hard wired communication link; at least one sensor mounted in a location remote from said controller and configured to detect a parameter; a transmitter electrically connected to the sensor and configured to transmit a radio frequency (RF) signal representing a value of the parameter detected by the sensor; and a data relay electrically connected to the hard wired communication link, and configured to receive the RF signal, to extract the value, and to encode the value on the conductors of the hard wired communication link according to the protocol.