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Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA LOGGING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004091149
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
There is described a data logging method for transferring log data to a server over a wireless network from a plurality of remote devices, said server for receiving data from the plurality of said devices, said method comprising the following steps: scheduling a transfer period for transferring log data from a device to the server taking into account the wireless network signal strength of the device for the scheduled transfer period whereby the scheduled transfer period does not overlap a time when the estimated wireless network strength is too low to transfer the log data; and transferring data determined by its respective transfer period in the schedule.

Inventors:
FRICKE VOLKER (DE)
NOBLE GARY PAUL (GB)
TRICE WENDY ANN (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2004/001448
Publication Date:
January 20, 2005
Filing Date:
April 02, 2004
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Assignee:
IBM (US)
FRICKE VOLKER (DE)
NOBLE GARY PAUL (GB)
TRICE WENDY ANN (GB)
International Classes:
H04L12/56; H04L29/06; H04L29/08; H04W72/12; (IPC1-7): H04Q7/38
Domestic Patent References:
WO2001031945A12001-05-03
Foreign References:
US20020094815A12002-07-18
US6539231B12003-03-25
US20010012760A12001-08-09
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