Collaborative sensor network
A system comprises a first peer sensor tag configured to sense first sensor data using a first local sensor of the first peer sensor tag and a second peer sensor tag configured to sense second sensor data using a second local sensor of the second peer sensor tag while the second peer sensor tag is not within a communication range of the first peer sensor tag. The second peer sensor tag is configured to detect a first beacon signal of the first peer sensor tag, the first beacon signal including at least a portion of the first sensor data, the first beacon signal being transmitted according to a first network communication protocol. The second peer sensor tag is configured to obtain the at least a portion of the first sensor data from the first beacon signal. A base station is configured to detect a second beacon signal of the second peer sensor tag, the first beacon signal including the at least a portion of the first sensor data and at least a portion of the second sensor data. The base station is configured to obtain the at least a portion of the first sensor data and the at least a portion of the second sensor data from the second beacon signal, and to provide the at least a portion of the first sensor data and the at least a portion of the second sensor data to a server system using a second network communication protocol different from the first network communication protocol.
1. A system comprising:
a first peer sensor tag configured to sense first sensor data using a first local sensor of the first peer sensor tag;
a second peer sensor tag configured to:
sense second sensor data using a second local sensor of the second peer sensor tag while the second peer sensor tag is not within a communication range of the first peer sensor tag;
detect a first beacon signal of the first peer sensor tag, the first beacon signal including at least a portion of the first sensor data, the first beacon signal being transmitted according to a first network communication protocol; and
obtain the at least a portion of the first sensor data from the first beacon signal; and
a base station configured to:
detect a second beacon signal of the second peer sensor tag, the second beacon signal including the at least a portion of the first sensor data and at least a portion of the second sensor data;
obtain the at least a portion of the first sensor data and the at least a portion of the second sensor data from the second beacon signal; and
provide the at least a portion of the first sensor data and the at least a portion of the second sensor data to a server system, the at least a portion of the first sensor data and the at least a portion of the second sensor data being provided using a second network communication protocol different from the first network communication protocol.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first sensor data comprises temperature data, and the first local sensor of the first peer sensor tag comprises a temperature sensor.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second sensor data comprises humidity data, and the second local sensor of the second peer sensor tag comprises a humidity sensor.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first network communication protocol comprises a low-power network communication protocol.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second network communication protocol comprises an Internet-based network communication protocol.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second peer sensor tag is further configured to validate a source of the first beacon signal prior to obtaining the at least a portion of the first sensor data from the first beacon signal.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second peer sensor tag is further configured to generate additional sensor data based on the at least a portion of the first sensor data, the at least a portion of the second sensor data, and one or more tag rules executing on the second peer sensor tag.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the additional sensor data is generated in response to a trigger condition of the one or more tag rules, and the additional sensor data is capable of facilitating generation of a corresponding alert or notification.
9. The system of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the one or more tag rules is at least partially user-defined by a user associated with an entity operating the second peer sensor tag.
10. A method comprising:
sensing, by a first peer sensor tag, first sensor data, the first sensor data being sensed by a first local sensor of the first peer sensor tag;
sensing, by a second peer sensor tag, second sensor data, the second sensor data being sensed by a second local sensor of the second peer sensor tag while the second peer sensor tag is not within a communication range of the first peer sensor tag;
detecting, by the second peer sensor tag, a first beacon signal of the first peer sensor tag, the first beacon signal including at least a portion of the first sensor data, the first beacon signal being transmitted according to a first network communication protocol;
obtaining, by the second peer sensor tag, the at least a portion of the first sensor data from the first beacon signal;
detecting, by a base station, a second beacon signal of the second peer sensor tag, the second beacon signal including the at least a portion of the first sensor data and at least a portion of the second sensor data, the second beacon signal being transmitted according to the first network communication protocol;
obtaining, by the base station, the at least a portion of the first sensor data and the at least a portion of the second sensor data from the second beacon signal; and
providing, by the base station, the at least a portion of the first sensor data and the at least a portion of the second sensor data to a server system, the at least a portion of the first sensor data and the at least a portion of the second sensor data being provided using a second network communication protocol different from the first network communication protocol.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first sensor data comprises temperature data, and the first local sensor of the first peer sensor tag comprises a temperature sensor.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the second sensor data comprises humidity data, and the second local sensor of the second peer sensor tag comprises a humidity sensor.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first network communication protocol comprises a low-power network communication protocol.
14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the second network communication protocol comprises an Internet-based network communication protocol.
15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising validating, by the second peer sensor tag, a source of the first beacon signal prior to obtaining the at least a portion of the first sensor data from the first beacon signal.
16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising generating, by the second peer sensor tag, additional sensor data based on the at least a portion of the first sensor data, the at least a portion of the second sensor data, and one or more tag rules executing on the second peer sensor tag.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the additional sensor data is generated in response to a trigger condition of the one or more tag rules, and the additional sensor data is capable of facilitating generation of a corresponding alert or notification.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein at least one of the one or more tag rules is at least partially user-defined by a user associated with an entity operating the second peer sensor tag.