Abstract

System for controlling burrowing insects including a server to communicate with seismic sensors at respective location/s within the premises. Each sensor enables vibrations of an insect-consumable substance, into which the sensor is driven, to be sensed, yielding sensor output data. A communication unit communicates, from the sensor to the remote server, i. sensor output data and/or ii. an identifier unique to the individual sensor; and/or iii. a time-stamp identifying a time-point at which the data was sensed by the sensor/s. The server differentiates, for point/s in time, an insect-consumable substance in which insects are/aren't present, and stores information associating identifiers of certain sensors, with data indicating whether burrowing insects are present in the insect-consumable substance into which each sensor is/are respectively driven, at given stored time-points corresponding to the time-stamp/s.

IPC Classes  ?

• A01M 1/02 - Stationary means for catching or killing insects with devices attracting the insects
• A01M 1/20 - Poisoning, narcotising, or burning insects
• A01M 23/38 - Electric traps
• G08B 25/10 - Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems characterised by the transmission medium using wireless transmission systems

Abstract

A communication system and method, including: a hub, and a plurality of sensors, where each sensor is configured to transmit communications to the hub, where each sensor is configured to assign itself an index number based on signal quality of communication with adjacent sensors, such that sensors with highest communication signal quality with the adjacent sensors are assigned the lowest index number, and where communication is facilitated in a communication order that is determined based on the assigned index numbers.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04W 40/12 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing based on transmission quality or channel quality
• H04B 17/318 - Received signal strength
• H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information

Abstract

A communication system and method, including: a hub, and a plurality of sensors, where each sensor is configured to transmit communications to the hub, where each sensor is configured to assign itself an index number based on signal quality of communication with adjacent sensors, such that sensors with highest communication signal quality with the adjacent sensors are assigned the lowest index number, and where communication is facilitated in a communication order that is determined based on the assigned index numbers.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04L 45/12 - Shortest path evaluation
• H04L 12/28 - Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
• H04L 45/00 - Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks
• G06F 11/30 - Monitoring
• H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
• H04W 84/18 - Self-organising networks, e.g. ad hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A system for monitoring for presence of insects in non-hollow trees, the system including a structural element configured to be driven into the tree's interior and bearing a vibration sensor; and a processor configured to receive data recorded by the sensor, to detect presence of insects in the tree's interior by analyzing said data, and to generate alerts accordingly.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 29/14 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic wavesVisualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object using acoustic emission techniques
• G01N 29/44 - Processing the detected response signal
• G08C 17/02 - Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link using a radio link
• A01M 1/02 - Stationary means for catching or killing insects with devices attracting the insects

Abstract

A system for monitoring for presence of insects in non-hollow trees, the system including a structural element configured to be driven into the tree's interior and bearing a vibration sensor; and a processor configured to receive data recorded by the sensor, to detect presence of insects in the tree's interior by analyzing said data, and to generate alerts accordingly.

IPC Classes  ?

• G01N 29/14 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic wavesVisualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object using acoustic emission techniques
• A01M 1/00 - Stationary means for catching or killing insects
• G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
• G08C 17/02 - Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link using a radio link