Abstract: One or more devices, systems, methods, may implement one or more techniques to for the home (e.g., residential) market, an (e.g., OMNI Smart Home) Automation Platform may be installed and/or integrated into a home, commercial location, service location, business location, industrial location, and/or military location. One or more techniques may use a state-of-the-art intuitive user interface for setup and/or day-to-day operation. An (e.g., a single) application may connects one or more devices, and/or everything, that may be found within the home. There may be full WiFi coverage throughout the home, perhaps with no more “dead zones.” Home automation platforms (e.g., OMNI) may learn and/or remember the location of people, pets, and/or objects inside the home. Perhaps using one or more (e.g., proprietary) Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms, the (e.g., Omni Core Home) Automation Platform may recognize patterns and/or may program itself with repeatable patterns over time.

Abstract: Time synchronization for network devices with reduced processing requirements for slaves. A master sends a time request message to the slave, including the time T1 at which it sent the message. The slave receives the time request message and records the time T2 at which it received the message. The slave sends a time response message to the master that includes the time T2, the time T1 at which the time request message was sent, and the time T3 at which it sent the time response message. The master receives the time response message and records the time T4 at which it was received. The master estimates the one-way delay from the times T1, T2, T3 and T4. The master determines whether the slave's clock is synchronized with the master's clock and if not, sends a sync message that contains information usable by the slave to sync its clock.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for utilizing a pool of mobile devices in probing operations comprising a probing host system including probe management and data management operative aspects, and a pool of mobile devices, one or more of which are operative under control of the probe management to provide probing data to the data management, wherein the one or more mobile devices comprise mobile devices for which location and movement is not under control of the probing host system.

Abstract: A system and method are provided that use mobile collectors for accessing a wireless sensor network. In certain embodiments, one or more mobile collectors having mobility that is unpredictable to a wireless sensor network are deployed for use in accessing the wireless sensor network. Thus, rather than relying on an access technique having certainty designed therein with regard to the access of a wireless sensor network, certain embodiments utilize an access technique that relies on statistical probability for accessing the wireless sensor network. For instance, by deploying a plurality of mobile collectors that are operable for accessing a wireless sensor network, a statistical probability exists that at some point (or at various points in time) at least one of the mobile collectors will travel within range of the wireless sensor network to enable access thereof.

Abstract: A system and method are provided that use mobile collectors for accessing a wireless sensor network. In certain embodiments, one or more mobile collectors having mobility that is unpredictable to a wireless sensor network are deployed for use in accessing the wireless sensor network. Thus, rather than relying on an access technique having certainty designed therein with regard to the access of a wireless sensor network, certain embodiments utilize an access technique that relies on statistical probability for accessing the wireless sensor network. For instance, by deploying a plurality of mobile collectors that are operable for accessing a wireless sensor network, a statistical probability exists that at some point (or at various points in time) at least one of the mobile collectors will travel within range of the wireless sensor network to enable access thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for utilizing a pool of mobile devices in probing operations comprising a probing host system including probe management and data management operative aspects, and a pool of mobile devices, one or more of which are operative under control of the probe management to provide probing data to the data management, wherein the one or more mobile devices comprise mobile devices for which location and movement is not under control of the probing host system.