US Patent Issued to Samsara on July 7 for "Encoding and transmitting sensor data in low power broadcasts" (California, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,675,419, issued on July 7, was assigned to Samsara Inc. (San Francisco).

"Encoding and transmitting sensor data in low power broadcasts" was invented by David Gal (Oakland, Calif.), Jeffrey Mehlman (Pleasanton, Calif.), Benedict Fraser Walker (San Francisco), Wael Barakat (San Francisco), Ernie Aguilar (Austin, Texas) and Benjamin Arthur Calderon (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A low power communication system provides efficient sensor data transmission using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) broadcasts to minimize power consumption while maximizing data flexibility and reliability. The system enables peripherals to transmit sensor...