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Hospital Net and SAXA Jointly Develop the "Card Timer Usage Wireless Data Collection System"
- Multi-Hop Connectivity Using Hospital-Safe 1mW Specified Low-Power Wireless System (920MHz) for Easy Data Collection of Television Card Timer Usage- |
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SAXA, Inc., together with Hospital Net Inc., has developed a "Card
Timer Usage Wireless Data Collection System" for television card
issuers, and will be launching it in January, 2012.
The enforcement of the "Act on Fund Settlement" has made it
necessary for the operators of prepaid card-based television
systems, such as those used in hospital rooms, to manage
remaining unused balances on prepaid cards. The collection of card
timer data would entail a significant amount of labor, so we
developed this system, which makes it possible to easily and
accurately determine unused balances.
The system utilizes wireless technologies built up through SAXA,
Inc's years of experience in sensor networking technology, joined
with the television viewing card systems produced by national
market share leader Hospital Net Inc., which has produced a total of
600,000 television viewing card systems. The resulting system
collects card usage data, assisting companies in carrying out the
compliant management in accordance with the "Act on Fund
Settlement."
The system features hospital-safe 1mW, 920MHz specified lowpower
wireless transmission technology, the first for the industry. It
uses wireless terminal multi-hop transmission* to rapidly collect
card timer usage data for each floor. |
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SAXA Develops "WL100" Wireless LAN Sensor Embeded with Multiple Sensors with Low Power Consumption
-Wireless LAN Sensors Make It Easy to Create Visualization Systems of Power Consumption- |
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SAXA, Inc. has developed, and begun sample sales of, the new "WL100"
wireless LAN sensor, which offers multiple sensor functions, and can be
powered by battery, thanks to its low power consumption wireless LAN
chip.
Since the Great East Japan Earthquake, there has been an increase of
demand in offices and houses for systems used to visualize power
consumption, in order to grasp, analyze, and control power consumption
on a real-time basis in necessary response to power saving measures
put in place as a result of power shortages and usage limits. Power
sensors which feature lower-cost and easier to be installed are now
demanded.
The "WL100" uses CT sensors* for current measurement, and can be
easily installed to measure electrical current without the need for special
wiring work. It uses the wireless LAN technologies commonly found in
homes and public spaces, and can connect to networks through
standard commercially available wireless LAN access points, without the
need for a special dedicated gateway.
The sensor can be powered via its
AC adapter, or by batteries for areas without power outlet access. It can
operate for 3 years off of two AA-size batteries.
The sensor function contains not only CT sensor for a current
measurement, but also a variety of other functions and sensors, such as
a motion sensor, temperature sensor, light sensor, and acceleration
sensor.
In the future, SAXA will develop mass production models based on this
sample product, and launch them in the electricity visualization market.
We also plan on using the sensors for developing products for "watching
over" the elderly, as well as "life logs." |
| * CT Sensor: Current Transformer Sensor |
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