Patent ID: 7786894
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A sensing platform for monitoring a transmission system, comprising: a sensor configured for sensing one or more conditions selected from the group consisting essentially of: a control system operatively associated with the sensor and responsive to the output signal produced by the sensor, the control system configured for: a transceiver operatively associated with the control system and configured for receiving transmitted data from a second sensing platform, retransmitting the transmitted data to a third sensing platform, and transmitting the information related to the anomalous condition from the control system to at least one of the second sensing platform and the third sensing platform; and a power conversion system operatively associated with the transmission system and configured for extracting energy from a medium intended to be conveyed by the transmission system and converting the extracted energy into a form useable by the sensing platform.