Monitoring system, apparatus and method
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1. A modular sensor apparatus, the apparatus including:
- a first wireless communication module the first wireless communication module including a transceiver employing a first protocol to receive digital data from an electronic sensor and controlling the operation of the electronic sensor, at least a portion of the digital data being associated with an exterior of a residential environment;
an internal memory capable of storing the digital data received from the electronic sensor;
a second wireless communication module, the second wireless communication module including a transceiver employing a second protocol different from the first protocol to communicate real time electronic sensor data and at least some of the digital data stored in the internal memory with a portable user device, the portable user device including an internal electrical energy storage element, a processor, and a user perceptible display; and
an interface configured to control an operation of an environmental condition modifying device by at least generating, based at least on the digital data from the electronic sensor, a command triggering an activation of one or more lights by the environmental condition modifying device, the one or more lights being activated to at least illuminate an interior of the residential environment.
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Abstract
A system, topology, and methods for monitoring of an environment via one or more sensors and controlling the operation of a controllable module configured to modify the environment. A base system may be coupled to various sensor modules to form different monitoring and control systems. The base system may be connected to the controllable module and a server allowing control of the controllable module.
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1. A modular sensor apparatus, the apparatus including:
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a first wireless communication module the first wireless communication module including a transceiver employing a first protocol to receive digital data from an electronic sensor and controlling the operation of the electronic sensor, at least a portion of the digital data being associated with an exterior of a residential environment; an internal memory capable of storing the digital data received from the electronic sensor; a second wireless communication module, the second wireless communication module including a transceiver employing a second protocol different from the first protocol to communicate real time electronic sensor data and at least some of the digital data stored in the internal memory with a portable user device, the portable user device including an internal electrical energy storage element, a processor, and a user perceptible display; and an interface configured to control an operation of an environmental condition modifying device by at least generating, based at least on the digital data from the electronic sensor, a command triggering an activation of one or more lights by the environmental condition modifying device, the one or more lights being activated to at least illuminate an interior of the residential environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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