Patents by Inventor Bert Bley

Bert Bley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7584076
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for communication of multiple sensor nodes in a sensor network having a receiving node, particularly a sensor node of the sensor network, a receiving node prompting other sensor nodes to transmit sensor data to the receiving node by transmitting at least one synchronization telegram, for which the receiving node switches to receive for a time period, in particular for a CAP phase, in order to receive telegrams from at least one other sensor node, the time period being subdivided into multiple time intervals, the probability that a sensor node transmits a telegram in a specific time interval being a function of at least one predefinable parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: ista International GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Gronauer, Bert Bley
  • Patent number: 7505874
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for establishing a sensor network having multiple sensor nodes, sensor nodes being able to connect to one another to transmit sensor data to a central receiving node, and information, in particular time information, being in stored in every sensor node from other neighboring sensor nodes lying in the reception area of a sensor node, on the basis of which a sensor node determines when to connect to another sensor node, initial information in the sensor node (S2) being formed by information from a mobile installation device (MGW), which is transmitted into a new sensor node (S2) during the installation thereof, the information particularly being provided in the form of a table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: ista International GmbH
    Inventors: Bert Bley, Manfred Gronauer, Bernd Kauffmann, Thorsten Rische
  • Publication number: 20070094385
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for communication of multiple sensor nodes in a sensor network having a receiving node, particularly a sensor node of the sensor network, a receiving node prompting other sensor nodes to transmit sensor data to the receiving node by transmitting at least one synchronization telegram, for which the receiving node switches to receive for a time period, in particular for a CAP phase, in order to receive telegrams from at least one other sensor node, the time period being subdivided into multiple time intervals, the probability that a sensor node transmits a telegram in a specific time interval being a function of at least one predefinable parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: ISTA SHARED SERVICES GMBH
    Inventors: Manfred Gronauer, Bert Bley
  • Publication number: 20070094386
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for establishing a sensor network having multiple sensor nodes, sensor nodes being able to connect to one another to transmit sensor data to a central receiving node, and information, in particular time information, being in stored in every sensor node from other neighboring sensor nodes lying in the reception area of a sensor node, on the basis of which a sensor node determines when to connect to another sensor node, initial information in the sensor node (S2) being formed by information from a mobile installation device (MGW), which is transmitted into a new sensor node (S2) during the installation thereof, the information particularly being provided in the form of a table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: ISTA SHARED SERVICES GMBH
    Inventors: Bert Bley, Manfred Gronauer, Bernd Kauffmann, Thorsten Rische
  • Publication number: 20060269028
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the synchronization of at least two network nodes (A, B) which connect with one another in a network designed for the wireless transmission of data, in particular a sensor network designed for the wireless transmission and processing of usage measurement data. The synchronization of network nodes initiate a communication connection between them through a synchronization message packet bounded within a time period (TSP) which is transmitted by a first network node (A) at time intervals (T1) with a plurality of synchronization messages and at least one second network node (B) opens a temporally bounded reception window at time intervals (T2) within which the at least one synchronization message can be received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Bert Bley, Manfred Gronauer, Gunter Mugge