WO2011024432A1 - 短距離無線通信システム及び方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a short-range wireless communication system that transmits and receives wireless signals between a plurality of sensors and a single coordinator, and more particularly to a short-range wireless communication system that mounts a small sensor on a human body to perform treatment and diagnosis of the human body.
- BAN body area network
- the conventional body area network uses the network layer 2 (Media Access Control, MAC) of IEEE802.15.4, a short-range wireless network specification for personal area network (PAN).
- This MAC ⁇ is a method that synchronizes with the coordinator by the number of counters based on the exact sequence number (counter) of each sensor when taking synchronization timing in Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) method. Has been taken.
- a device with such a counter function consumes a large amount of power, and is assumed to be a sensor that operates with an AA battery of about 2000 mAH.
- TDMA Time Division Multiple Access
- the sensor side receives the beacon (synchronization message) from the coordinator side and takes the timing.
- this method has a problem that the sensor side always waits for beacon reception, and power consumption increases accordingly.
- Short-range wireless communication systems are generally wireless communication (Bluetooth, IrDA, IrSimple, IrSS, NFC, Piconet, UWB, Wibree, Wireless USB, Zigbee) assuming a distance of 100 meters or less.
- Bluetooth Bluetooth, IrDA, IrSimple, IrSS, NFC, Piconet, UWB, Wibree, Wireless USB, Zigbee
- the present invention has been devised in view of the above-described conventional problems, and the object of the present invention is, particularly, a BAN for performing treatment and diagnosis of a human body by mounting a small sensor on the human body.
- the object of the present invention is, particularly, a BAN for performing treatment and diagnosis of a human body by mounting a small sensor on the human body.
- the present invention provides a short-range wireless communication system that transmits and receives wireless signals between a plurality of sensors and at least one coordinator.
- the coordinator is based on information received in advance from each sensor. , Assign each sensor to each slot constituting the superframe, notify each sensor of the assigned slot, and the sensor does not receive a beacon from the coordinator when transmitting data to the coordinator.
- the synchronization request is made at the timing of the slot corresponding to the number of superframes indicating the obtained synchronization message retransmission timing.
- the present invention has a technical feature that even if the accuracy of the timers mounted on each sensor is different, each sensor corrects the synchronization timing shift with the coordinator with the minimum number of synchronous message exchanges. is there.
- the technical feature is to further reduce the number of synchronous message exchanges by automatically correcting the deviation (drift) between the sensors and the coordinator timer. That is, since the time lag between the sensor and the coordinator can be expressed by a linear function proportional to the elapsed time, this function is generated during the initialization procedure between the sensor and the coordinator or during data transmission. Use to lengthen the time until synchronization.
- drift deviation
- each sensor that has received notification of an assigned slot does not wait for the reception of a beacon that has been conventionally performed when transmitting data to the coordinator.
- the synchronization request is performed at the slot timing corresponding to the number of superframes indicating the notified synchronization message retransmission timing.
- Each sensor can be set not to enter a special reception waiting state at times other than the timing of the slot to which it is assigned.
- This method can reduce the number of synchronization messages between the sensor and the coordinator, and consequently reduce the radio reception waiting time on the sensor side, thereby suppressing power consumption when waiting for data reception.
- the present invention is a BAN composed of a ubiquitous type small sensor group and its data aggregation node (coordinator).
- the sensor transmits data.
- synchronous message exchange is performed between the sensor and the coordinator.
- the sensor side waits for data reception when obtaining a synchronization message.
- this data reception waiting requires a large amount of power consumption
- the present invention can reduce the power consumption of the button battery by reducing the number of times of synchronous reception waiting, and can realize continuous use of the sensor for a long time. Become.
- Normal synchronization is a method that is performed every superframe, but even if the accuracy of the timers built into each sensor is different, the method of synchronizing only when necessary greatly reduces the number of data receptions. be able to.
- the time division method when the coordinator obtains data from the sensor group, the order of receiving the data is maintained, so the relationship between the data sent from each sensor is easily identified. It becomes possible.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a short-range wireless communication system to which the present invention is applied. It is a figure for demonstrating the data communication system performed between a sensor and a coordinator. It is a figure for demonstrating a MAC logical channel and the super frame (GTS) which comprises this. It is a figure which shows a sampling period image. It is a time chart at the time of actually synchronizing between a coordinator and a sensor. It is a flowchart at the time of actually synchronizing between a coordinator and a sensor. 6 is a flowchart for adjusting the synchronization timing. It is a time chart at the time of transmission of incremental data. It is a flowchart of the resynchronization based on the processing operation of reset. It is a figure for demonstrating the concept of a resynchronization count.
- a short-range wireless communication system 1 to which the present invention is applied is applied as a so-called body area network (BAN), and is a sensor that is attached to or embedded in a human body as shown in FIG. It is comprised from the sensor group 20 comprised by the group of 2, and the at least 1 coordinator 3 which transmits / receives a radio signal based on the radio
- Information inside and outside the body detected by each sensor 2 is sent to the coordinator 3 by wireless communication.
- the coordinator 3 transmits the internal and external information sent from each sensor 2 to the user.
- the short-range wireless communication system 1 is led by the sensor 2 side including the sensor 2 that does not have a carrier sense function when actually synchronizing data between the sensor 2 and the coordinator 3.
- the data transmission / reception timing between the sensor 2 and the coordinator 3 is synchronized.
- This sensor 2 synchronizes data transmission and reception with the coordinator 3 that manages the BAN. Even if the accuracy of the timer of the sensor 2 is different, it synchronizes with the coordinator and each sensor with the minimum number of synchronous message exchanges. This is to correct timing deviation.
- Sensor 2 is a small sensor having a function of communicating wirelessly, and is preferably configured as a sensor capable of continuous operation for 24 hours or more that can be operated by a battery, but is not limited thereto.
- the sensor 2 is a dynamic acceleration sensor for detecting the inclination of the human body at the present time, a heart rate measurement sensor or electrocardiograph for measuring a heart pulse, a blood pressure sensor using a micro pressure measurement device, or a tracheal sound. Any of a respiration sensor, a blood oxygen saturation measurement sensor, or a blood glucose level measurement sensor may be used.
- the sensor 2 may be attached to the subject's ear like an earring to measure continuous blood pressure, blood flow, heart rate, etc., or attached to the subject's wrist like a wristband. It may be embodied as a so-called wristwatch type sphygmomanometer.
- the sensor 2 may be mounted on the human body by being mounted as a part of the accessory, or may be mounted on a belt to measure the number of steps, body position, waist circumference, breathing, etc. of the subject. May be.
- the coordinator 2 is composed of a small device that operates with a button-type battery, and the mounted CPU (Central Processing Unit) is composed of 8 bits or less. May be.
- the mounted CPU Central Processing Unit
- the coordinator 3 is configured by a device that can execute control based on various programs under the control of a CPU, such as a personal computer (PC) or a portable information terminal.
- the coordinator 3 is equipped with various functions and antennas for transmitting and receiving radio signals to and from the sensor 2.
- data communication is performed between the sensor 2 and the coordinator 3 under a network configuration as shown in FIG. That is, the sensor 2 and the coordinator 3 establish a communication link based on a protocol stack having a physical layer (PHY layer), a MAC layer, and an application layer.
- FIG. 2B shows the configuration of frame data generated based on this protocol stack.
- Application data is divided in the MAC layer, inserted into a PHY frame for each MAC frame, and transmitted to the other party.
- This logical channel can be roughly divided into a random access channel (RALC), a MAC data dedicated channel (MCLC), and a data access dedicated channel (DTLC).
- RALC random access channel
- MCLC MAC data dedicated channel
- DTLC data access dedicated channel
- the random access channel is a channel used to synchronize with the coordinator 3 when the sensor 2 rises and joins the BAN. Since the sensor 2 is in a state where it does not know at which timing it rises and joins the BAN, the coordinator 3 always monitors the logical channel assigned to this channel.
- the coordinator 3 side sets a fixed logical channel RANDOM_CHANNEL_ADDRESS (for example, 0x123456) common to all the sensors 2 in the RALC, and monitors reception from the sensors 2. After the sensor 2 starts up, this RANDOM_CHANNEL_ADDRESS is set to RALC, and a BAN join request command is transmitted.
- RANDOM_CHANNEL_ADDRESS for example, 0x123456
- the MAC data dedicated channel is a logical channel that performs command transmission / reception between the sensor 2 and the coordinator 3 except for a subscription request command from the sensor 2 to the coordinator 3.
- MCLC is managed in units of superframes divided into n GTS (Guaranteed Time Slot).
- GTS Guard Time Slot
- the sensor 2 joins the BAN, it synchronizes with the coordinator 3 and performs data communication with the GTS assigned to the sensor 2 from the coordinator 3.
- the sensor 2 transmits and receives commands through the MCLC at the timing of the slot (GTS) assigned to its Device-ID.
- GTS Guard Time Slot
- the MCLC and DTLC channels may be the same logical channel.
- the dedicated data access channel is a channel for transmitting and receiving data between the coordinator 3 and the plurality of sensors 2 that have joined the BAN (synchronized with the coordinator). Sensor 2 transmits and receives data with this DTLC at the timing of GTS assigned to its Device-ID.
- the coordinator 3 assigns a slot 31 to each of the N sensors 2 to be managed, and transmits and receives data between the coordinator 3 and the corresponding sensor 2 in the slot 31.
- the sensors 2_1 to 2_n are assigned to the slots L_1 to L_n. That is, the sensor 2_1 is sequentially assigned to the slot L_1, and the sensor 2_2 is sequentially assigned to the slot L_2, and the slot L_N (where N represents any integer up to 1, 2,..., N). Are each assigned a sensor 2_N.
- the coordinator 3 sequentially monitors the slots L_1 to L_n, and transmits and receives radio signals to and from the sensors 2_1 to 2_n assigned to the slots L_1 to L_n.
- this superframe period (SI) is determined by the following equation (1).
- SI (ms) Min ⁇ Transmission interval t 1 of sensor 2_1, Transmission interval t 2 of sensor 2_2, ..., Transmission interval t n of sensor 2_n ⁇ (1)
- this super frame period (SI) is set in accordance with the sensor 2 having the shortest transmission interval.
- the transmission interval t N of the sensor 2 is based on the property of the sensor 2 and is assumed to satisfy the following formula (2).
- the length of the slot L_N assigned to each sensor 2 is the length of the slot L_N assigned to each sensor 2, and it is necessary to transmit and receive data within the time interval assigned to the sensor 2, and it is necessary to satisfy the following formula (3).
- the value excluding the inter-slot gap Tg which is the overhead of the transmission procedure, becomes the actual transmission interval.
- the sensor 2 and the coordinator 3 complete the data transmission within this time interval.
- Synchronization is performed by bidirectional communication between the sensor 2 and the coordinator 3, and the coordinator 3 notifies the sensor 2 side of empty slots, an inter-slot gap Tg, a resynchronization SI count number, and the like. Based on this information and the like, data transmission is performed between the sensor 2 and the coordinator 3 using the allocation slot L_n and the slot width described above.
- the application layer is displayed as “APP”
- the MAC layer is displayed as “MAC”
- the physical layer is displayed as “PHY”.
- step S11 communication start is set from the application layer to the MAC layer and the physical layer.
- the process of step S11 is executed on the sensor 2 side and the coordinator 3 side, respectively.
- the sensor 2 side and the coordinator 3 side are set in a communicable state.
- a transmission request issued from the application layer on the sensor 2 side is notified to the physical layer, and this transmission request is transmitted via the wireless communication link from the physical layer on the sensor 2 side to the physical layer on the coordinator 3 side.
- Wireless communication between the physical layer on the sensor 2 side and the physical layer on the coordinator 3 side is sent by RALC.
- step S13 in the coordinator 3, based on the transmission request received in the physical layer, a notification for requesting slot allocation from the physical layer to the MAC layer is performed.
- slot allocation for the sensor 2 is performed in step S14.
- step S15 slot assigned in step S14 is notified from the MAC layer on the coordinator 3 side to the application layer.
- step S16 the slot allocated in step S14 is notified from the MAC layer on the coordinator 3 side toward the physical layer.
- step S17 a response to this transmission request is sent via the wireless communication link from the physical layer on the coordinator 3 side to the physical layer on the sensor 2 side (step S17).
- the wireless communication link between the physical layer on the sensor 2 side and the physical layer on the coordinator 3 side is based on RALC.
- This response information includes information on the slot allocated in step S14.
- step S18 the process proceeds to slot S18, where the slot information included in the response is notified from the physical layer on the sensor 2 side to the MAC layer.
- step S19 the resynchronization timer is reset.
- the assigned slot is notified in a positive manner from the MAC layer to the application layer.
- synchronization can be established between the sensor 2 and the coordinator 3, and wireless communication can be started between the sensor 2 and the coordinator 3.
- the coordinator 3 arranges the sensors 2 in time series in the slots L_n constituting the superframe (SI) as shown in FIG. 5 based on the information received in advance in step S12. assign.
- the number of slots L constituting this SI is n, and the width of each slot L is calculated based on the equation (3).
- the request shown in step S12 is made from the sensor 2 side.
- the coordinator 3 receives a request via RALC at a timing corresponding to the slot L_1.
- the coordinator 3 assigns a slot to the sensor 2 in step S14.
- the slot L_2 is assigned.
- the coordinator 3 notifies the sensor 2 of the assigned slot L_2.
- the sensor 2 can know from the information received from the coordinator 3 that it has been assigned to the slot L_2.
- the timer is reset in step S19, and the reception waiting timing is adjusted to the slot L_2.
- the reception waiting state from the coordinator 3 is released. That is, subsequent wireless communication between the sensor 2 and the coordinator 3 is performed without a beacon. By setting the release state, the power consumption in the sensor 2 can be reduced.
- the transmission timing is a time zone in which data can be transmitted to the coordinator 3 after a time corresponding to the offset amount + slot width ⁇ number of slots has elapsed. Further, the data transmission time period after the next SI is sequentially set at the SI interval. As a result, the sensor 2 can set the timing for transmitting data only to the slot L2_2 assigned to itself. Then, the sensor 2 makes a synchronization request to the coordinator 3 at the notified timing of the slot L2_2, and transmits actual data to the coordinator 3.
- the processing operation as described above is performed not only on one sensor 2 but also on a plurality of other sensors 2 in the same manner.
- the sensors 2_1 to 2_n are assigned to the slots L_1 to L_n constituting the SI in chronological order, and the assigned slots L_1 to L_n are notified to the sensors 2_1 to 2_n.
- the sensors 2_1 to 2_n that have received the notifications of the assigned slots L_1 to L_n make a synchronization request at the timing of the slot corresponding to the notified resynchronization SI count number when transmitting data to the coordinator. Do.
- Each of the sensors 2_1 to 2_n is a transmission time other than the timing of the slot to which it is assigned. As a result, it is possible to reduce the power consumption of the entire short-range wireless communication system 1.
- the coordinator 3 calculates the difference in accuracy between its own real-time clock (RTC) and the RTC of the sensor 2, and then adjusts the synchronization timing.
- RTC real-time clock
- the RTC held by each device is shifted between the sensor 2 and the coordinator 3, but when the allocated slot width allowable range assumed by each device is exceeded, the data transmitted from the sensor 2 is changed.
- Coordinator 3 cannot receive. For this reason, it is necessary to set the superframe period (SI) again.
- SI superframe period
- the IEEE802.15.4 MAC or the like employs a method of synchronizing with a beacon for each superframe from the coordinator 3.
- the fixed length byte size incremental data is continuously sent from the sensor 2 via the MCLC in the corresponding slot in the SI, and the coordinator 3
- the SI number is counted until the data is missing.
- the count number-n positive number
- the count is -1, but in consideration of variations in the accuracy of RTC, n may be operated at about 5% of the count.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart for adjusting the synchronization timing.
- a request for adjusting the synchronization timing is notified from the application layer to the MAC layer on the sensor 2 side.
- incremental data is sequentially generated based on the RTC of the sensor 2, and a transmission command for the incremental data is issued to the physical layer (step S22).
- the sensor 2 side physical layer transmits the generated incremental data to the coordinator 3 side via the wireless communication link (step S23).
- the physical layer on the coordinator 3 side receives the incremental data from the sensor 2 and issues a confirmation request to the MAC layer (step S24).
- the MAC layer confirms whether or not the incremental data has been received in the slot (step S25). That is, in this step S25, it is confirmed whether or not the sensor 2 has been able to receive in a slot for each super frame. Then, the operations of steps S22 to S25 are repeatedly executed. At this time, the incremental data counter is incremented by one. The transmission interval of this incremental data is SI.
- FIG. 8 shows a time chart when such incremental data is transmitted.
- Incremental data D is sequentially transmitted from the sensor 2.
- the incremental data D is sequentially transmitted from the sensor 2 side to the slot L_2.
- the incremental data is sequentially transmitted in the order of data D_1, data D_2,..., Data D_k-1, and data D_k.
- the transmission interval of the incremental data D_1 to D_k is generated based on the RTC that the sensor 2 has.
- the coordinator 3 receives such incremental data D_1 to D_k through the slot L_2. Since the incremental data D_1 to D_k are sent at SI intervals based on the RTC of the sensor side 2, the coordinator 3 also receives the incremental data D_1 to D_k at SI intervals. Each incremental data D_1 to D_k is sequentially received by SI (SI_1, SI_2,..., SI_k-1, SI_k) on the coordinator 3 side.
- SI SI
- the SI set on the coordinator 3 side is based on the RTC of the coordinator 3 itself.
- the RTC of the coordinator 3 is not necessarily the same accuracy as the RTC of the sensor 2, and a slight deviation often occurs.
- the reception position of the incremental data D in the slot L_2 gradually shifts as the incremental data D counter increases.
- the incremental data D_k-1 can be received in the slot L_2 of SI_k-1, but the incremental data D_k cannot be received in the slot L_2 of SI_k.
- the coordinator 3 cannot receive from the incremental data D_k whose number of transmissions is k times due to the difference between the RTC on the coordinator 3 side and the RTC on the sensor 2 side. For this reason, even when normal actual data is transmitted from the sensor 2 to the coordinator 3, it means that the coordinator 3 cannot receive the data from the kth time.
- the incremental data D is repeatedly transmitted through the processes in steps S22 to S24 in FIG. 7 and the reception confirmation in step S25 is repeatedly performed to identify the number of times that the coordinator 3 can no longer receive the incremental data.
- the number of transmissions cannot be received at the kth time, it is possible to easily count such k on the coordinator 3 side because SI_k causes the missing data of the incremental data.
- the number of resets is calculated in step S26.
- the number of resets is represented by the number k ⁇ x (where x is a positive number) that data loss has occurred. That is, the number of resets is represented by a number smaller than the number k of data loss occurrences.
- the coordinator 3 notifies the sensor 2 of the number of resets.
- a response request is made from the MAC layer to the physical layer.
- the physical layer on the coordinator 3 side transmits the number of resets through the wireless communication link established with the physical layer on the sensor 2 side via RALC in step S28.
- the physical layer on the sensor 2 side notifies the received reset count to the MAC layer, and the MAC layer notifies the application layer of the reset count.
- the sensor 2 that has received the reset count in this way may reset the RTC after transmitting data for the reset count. That is, it is possible to prevent data loss on the coordinator 3 side by repeatedly executing the operation of resetting the RTC after transmitting the data for the reset count on the sensor 2 side.
- the number of transmission / reception of synchronization messages can be further reduced. Since the time lag between the sensor 2 side and the coordinator 3 side can be expressed by a linear function proportional to the elapsed time, this function is generated during the initialization procedure between the sensor 2 and the coordinator 3 or during data transmission. Thus, the elapsed time until the synchronization can be lengthened.
- the number of synchronization messages between the sensor 2 and the coordinator 3 is reduced, and the number of wireless reception waits on the sensor 2 side is reduced, thereby further reducing power consumption when waiting for data reception.
- the number of resets can be acquired in advance on the sensor 2 side through the above-described flow. For this reason, when the actual data 2 is sent, resynchronization can be performed from the sensor 2 side to the coordinator 3.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart of resynchronization based on the reset processing operation.
- step S41 since the number of resets has been reached, a request for resynchronization is sent from the application layer to the MAC layer, and further from the MAC layer to the physical layer.
- a resynchronization request is transmitted from the sensor 2 to the coordinator 3 through the MCLC, and a resynchronization instruction is issued in the coordinator 3 from the physical layer to the MAC layer.
- the RTC possessed by the coordinator 3 is reset (step S44).
- a resynchronization response is notified from the MAC layer to the physical layer (step S45).
- a resynchronization reply is sent through the MCLC from the physical layer of the coordinator 3 to the physical layer of the sensor 2 (step S46).
- a resynchronization instruction is issued from the physical layer to the MAC layer (step S47), and the RTC is restarted, that is, reset in this MAC layer (step S48).
- step S49 confirmation of resynchronization is made from the MAC layer to the application layer.
- This resynchronization SI count number can be set in advance by the sensor 2 when the BAN joins, in addition to the above-described online setting. However, in this method, the timer quality of the sensor 2 needs to be kept constant.
- the actual resynchronization SI count is 192 ms. In SI, the resynchronization SI count is 1500. However, as one evaluation index, there is a method of setting the resynchronization SI count to about 200.
- This equation (4) is for further extending the resynchronization SI count number by performing a correction to advance or delay the progress of the RTC value (time) that determines the slot timing.
- SI_3 is longer than SI_1, the time of SI_3-SI_1 is delayed between [t0, t3].
- SI_3-SI_1 the time of SI_3-SI_1 is delayed between [t0, t3].
- the coordinator 3 only needs to determine the resynchronization timing based on a linear function using the proportionality constants ⁇ and ⁇ shown in Expression (4) for the difference value between its own RTC and the RTC of the sensor 2. .
- ⁇ is usually 0.
- this blur may be reflected in the ⁇ .
- drift correction can be performed for the RTC based on the above-described concept, and this can be realized using the linear function as described above.
- the resynchronization timing may be corrected by determining the resynchronization timing on the coordinator 3 side based on a linear function in which the difference value between its own RTC and the RTC of the sensor 2 is a proportional constant ⁇ .
- the RTC of the sensor 2 itself may be corrected based on a linear function using the proportional constants ⁇ and ⁇ for the difference value between the RTC of the sensor 2 and the RTC of the coordinator 3.
- the present invention has been described on the assumption that the sensor 2 is a wearable sensor attached to a human body. However, the present invention is not limited to this and may be applied as any sensor other than a human body.
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- 複数のセンサと少なくとも一のコーディネータとの間で無線信号を送受信する短距離無線通信システムにおいて、
上記コーディネータは、上記各センサから予め受信した情報に基づいて、スーパーフレームを構成する各スロットに対して上記各センサを時系列順に割り当て、上記割り当てられたスロットを上記各センサに通知し、
上記センサは、データを上記コーディネータへ送信する際に、上記コーディネータからビーコンを受信することなく上記通知されたスロットのタイミングで同期要求を行うこと
を特徴とする短距離無線通信システム。 - 上記コーディネータは、自身のリアルタイムクロック(RTC)と、上記センサのRTCとの差に基づいてリセット回数を算出し、更にこの算出したリセット回数を上記センサへ送信し、
上記センサは、上記コーディネータから受信した上記リセット回数まで当該センサのRTCを増加させた後、上記コーディネータに対して再同期要求を行うこと
を特徴とする請求項1記載の短距離無線通信システム。 - 上記コーディネータは、上記センサのRTCに基づいて順次生成されたインクリメンタルデータをスーパーフレーム毎に受信し、そのインクリメンタルデータが当該センサに割り当てられたスロットから逸脱するまでのインクリメンタル回数に基づいてリセット回数を算出すること
を特徴とする請求項2記載の短距離無線通信システム。 - 上記コーディネータは、自身のRTCと、上記センサのRTCとの差分値を比例定数αとした一次関数に基づいて再同期タイミングを決定すること
を特徴とする請求項2又は3記載の短距離無線通信システム。 - 請求項2又は3記載の短距離無線通信システムであって、センサ自身のRTCと、上記コーディネータRTCとの差分値を比例定数αとした一次関数に基づいて、センサ自身のRTCを補正することを特徴とする短距離無線通信システム。
- 上記センサは、人体に装着可能なウェアラブルセンサであること
を特徴とする請求項1~5のうち何れか1項記載の短距離無線通信システム。 - 請求項1~6のうち何れか1項記載の短距離無線通信システムに用いられることを特徴とするセンサ。
- 複数のセンサと一のコーディネータとの間で無線信号を送受信する短距離無線通信方法において、
上記コーディネータにより、上記各センサから予め受信した情報に基づいて、スーパーフレームを構成する各スロットに対して上記各センサを時系列順に割り当て、上記割り当てられたスロットを上記各センサに通知し、
上記センサにより、データを上記コーディネータへ送信する際に、上記コーディネータからビーコンを受信することなく上記通知されたスロットのタイミングで同期要求を行うこと
を特徴とする短距離無線通信方法。 - 上記コーディネータにより、自身のリアルタイムクロック(RTC)と、上記センサのRTCとの差に基づいてリセット回数を算出し、更にこの算出したリセット回数を上記センサへ送信し、
上記センサにより、上記コーディネータから受信した上記リセット回数まで当該センサのRTCを増加させた後、上記コーディネータに対して再同期要求を行うこと
を特徴とする請求項8記載の短距離無線通信方法。 - 上記コーディネータにより、上記センサのRTCに基づいて順次生成されたインクリメンタルデータをスーパーフレーム毎に受信し、そのインクリメンタルデータが当該センサに割り当てられたスロットから逸脱するまでのインクリメンタル回数に基づいてリセット回数を算出すること
を特徴とする請求項9記載の短距離無線通信方法。 - 上記コーディネータにより、自身のRTCと、上記センサのRTCとの差分値を比例定数αとした一次関数に基づいて再同期タイミングを決定すること
を特徴とする請求項9又は10記載の短距離無線通信方法。 - 請求項9又は10記載の短距離無線通信方法であって、センサ自身のRTCと、上記コーディネータのRTCとの差分値を比例定数αとした一次関数に基づいて、センサ自身のRTCを補正することを特徴とする短距離無線通信方法。
- 人体に装着されるウェアラブルセンサとしての上記センサとの間で上記無線信号を送信すること
を特徴とする請求項8~12のうち何れか1項記載の短距離無線通信方法。
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