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  Trusted monitoring system and methodUSPTO Application #: 20060291657Title: Trusted monitoring system and method Abstract: Methods and apparatus for monitoring remotely located objects with a system comprised of at least one master data collection unit, any number of remote sensor units, and a central data collection server are described. The master unit is configured to monitor any object, mobile or stationary, including monitoring multiple remote sensor units associated with the objects being monitored. The master unit may be in a fixed location, or attached to a mobile object. The master unit is configured for monitoring objects that enter and leave the area where it is located. The master unit may act as a parent controller for one or more child devices, wherein the child devices can be remote sensors or monitors of various measurable conditions including environmental conditions, substance identification, product identification and biometric identification. The master unit is able to discover new remote sensor units as they enter or leave the area where the master unit is located. The master unit can be remotely reprogrammed. The reprogramming can be accomplished with authenticated instructions. (end of abstract) Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP - Irvine, CA, US Inventors: Greg Benson, Matthew Anthony Fistonich USPTO Applicaton #: 20060291657 - Class: 380270000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Cryptography, Communication System Using Cryptography, Wireless Communication The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060291657. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/677,164 filed on May 3, 2005, and of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/735,539 filed on Nov. 10, 2005, both of which are incorporated by reference in their entirety. This application is one of a set of related U.S. applications, the set including: TRUSTED MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD (Atty. Docket No. PALO.001A, filed on even date herewith); TRUSTED MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD (Atty. Docket No. PALO.001A2, filed on even date herewith); TRUSTED MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD (Atty. Docket No. PALO.001A3, filed on even date herewith); TRUSTED MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD (Atty. Docket No. PALO.001A4, filed on even date herewith); TRUSTED MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD (Atty. Docket No. PALO.001A5, filed on even date herewith) TRUSTED MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD (Atty. Docket No. PALO.001A6, filed on even date herewith); TRUSTED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD (Atty. Docket No. PALO.002A1, filed on even date herewith); TRUSTED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD (Atty. Docket No. PALO.002A2, filed on even date herewith); TRUSTED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD (Atty. Docket No. PALO.002A3, filed on even date herewith); TRUSTED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD (Atty. Docket No. PALO.002A4, filed on even date herewith); TRUSTED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD (Atty. Docket No. PALO.002A5, filed on even date herewith); TRUSTED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD (Atty. Docket No. PALO.002A6, filed on even date herewith); all of which are incorporated by reference in their entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The field of the invention relates to wireless surveillance and tracking. More particularly, the invention relates to monitoring the state of potentially hostile environments and threat assessment. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] In the aftermath of Sep. 11, 2001 (9/11), studies have focused on what could have been done before, during and after; either to have prevented it from happening or reduced the destruction and casualties. Two fundamental weaknesses have been identified: 1) the failure to gather, process and disseminate early indicators in an efficient manner, and 2) the lack of a common, interoperable communications platform for distributing all forms of information. Furthermore, the 9/11 attack pointed out the fact that virtually every building, vehicle, public venue and person, regardless of where it is in the world, is potentially vulnerable as a future target. Thus, there is a need for improved systems and methods for controlling security risks. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006] The system, method, and devices of the invention each have several aspects, no single one of which is solely responsible for its desirable attributes. Without limiting the scope of this invention, its more prominent features will now be discussed briefly. After considering this discussion, and particularly after reading the section entitled "Detailed Description of Certain Inventive Embodiments" one will understand how the features of this invention provide advantages over other error management solutions. [0007] An embodiment of this invention provides a trusted and highly reliable self-contained computer-controlled sensing device that can be configured to monitor any object with a variable number of sensors. Some aspects provide tempest construction and remote re-programmability. Thus some embodiments may be deployed for virtually any application from home security to aircraft security. [0008] One embodiment is a monitoring system, where the monitoring system includes a plurality of communication devices that are authorized to communicate in the monitoring system. The system also includes a plurality of sensors authorized and configured to communicate in the monitoring system, and an electronic device authorized to communicate in the monitoring system and configured to receive data in a secure manner from the sensors when a task authorization message is received and authenticated as having been transmitted from a remote master device authorized to communicate in the monitoring system. The task authorization message includes information identifying at least the sensor from which to receive the data, and the electronic device authenticates and encrypts the received data prior to transmitting the received data to the remote master device. [0009] Another embodiment is a monitoring system, where the monitoring system includes a plurality of communication devices that are configured to communicate in a secure manner in the monitoring system, the system including a plurality of non-system sensors configured to sense information, where the non-system sensors are not authorized to communicate securely in the monitoring sensor, and an electronic device authorized to communicate in the monitoring system and configured to receive data from the non-system sensors when a task authorization message is received and authenticated as having been transmitted from a remote master device authorized to communicate in the monitoring system. The task authorization message includes information identifying at least the non-system sensor from which to receive the data, and the electronic device authenticates and encrypts the received data prior to transmitting the received data to the remote master device. [0010] Another embodiment is a monitoring system, where the monitoring system includes a plurality of communication devices that are authorized to communicate in the monitoring system. The system also includes a plurality of sensors configured to sense information, where the sensors are authorized and configured to communicate in the monitoring system, and where the sensors are configured to be in a sleep mode until activated by a task authorization message received from a master device authorized to communicate in the monitoring system, and an electronic master device authorized to communicate in the monitoring system and configured to transmit a task authorization message to the sensors. The task authorization message includes information identifying at least the sensor from which to receive sensed information, and where the sensor encodes a digital signature and encrypts the sensed information prior to transmitting the sensed information to the electronic master device. [0011] Another embodiment is a monitoring system, where the monitoring system includes a plurality of communication devices that are authorized to communicate in the monitoring system, where the system includes a plurality of sensors, and an electronic device authorized to communicate in the monitoring system and configured to receive data from the sensors when a task authorization message is received and authenticated as having been transmitted from a remote master device authorized to communicate in the monitoring system. The task authorization message includes information identifying at least the sensor from which to receive the data, the electronic device authenticates and encrypts the received data prior to transmitting the received data to the remote master device via a first communication pathway, and the electronic device is configured to confirm receipt of the transmitted data by the remote master device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0012] FIG. 1A illustrates an example of a communication system for providing redundant communications between one or more master units and one or more remote sensor units. [0013] FIG. 1B illustrates another example of a communication system between communication devices. [0014] FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of certain components of a master unit. [0015] FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of certain components of a remote sensor unit. [0016] FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating certain blocks in a method of processing communications in a master unit. [0017] FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating certain blocks in a method of processing communications in a remote sensor unit. [0018] FIG. 6A is a data packet that may be used with the communication systems of FIGS. 1A and 1B. [0019] FIG. 6B is a data packet that may be used in communicating messages to/from the master units, the central data collection servers and/or the remote sensor units. [0020] FIG. 7 is an example of a data package for communicating between a master unit and a base station. Continue reading... Full patent description for Trusted monitoring system and method Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Trusted monitoring system and method patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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