US 12,405,151 B2
Invisible industrial internet-of-things
Hendrik J. Volkerink, Palo Alto, CA (US); and Ajay Khoche, West San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Trackonomy Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/367,815.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/047,966, filed on Jul. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0003588 A1, Jan. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. G01F 23/80 (2022.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01)
CPC G01F 23/804 (2022.01) [H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/40 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
collecting, by a first intelligent node, sensor data of fluid within a confined space within proximity of the first intelligent node, the sensor data comprising a captured digital image of a pressure meter of the confined space; wherein the captured digital image is collected by a camera embedded within the first intelligent node;
analyzing, by the first intelligent node, the sensor data, wherein the analyzing comprises discerning a subset of pixels of the captured digital image that includes elements of the pressure meter from other pixels of the captured digital image that do not include elements of the pressure meter;
determining, by the first intelligent node, a level of fluid within the confined space based on analyzing the subset of pixels of the digital image that include elements of the pressure meter;
comparing, by the first intelligent node, the level of fluid within the confined space to a predetermined level of fluid;
determining, based on comparing the level of fluid within the confined space to the predetermined level of fluid, that a fluid threshold is satisfied;
transmitting, by the first intelligent node, the sensor data to a wireless network in response to determining that the fluid threshold is satisfied; and
after the transmitting, verifying, by the first intelligent node, proper performance of maintenance on the confined space by collecting and analyzing additional sensor data using the intelligent node.