Transducer Specification database
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for operating a transducer database, the method comprising:
- creating a first electronic datasheet for a first type of sensor on a first computer, wherein said creating comprises specifying a plurality of attribute values for the first type of sensor;
accessing the transducer database over a network; and
registering the first electronic datasheet for the first type of sensor in the transducer database, wherein said registering comprises storing the first electronic datasheet in the transducer database.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention includes a computer-implemented method for operating a transducer database, the method including creating a first electronic datasheet for a first type of sensor on a first computer, wherein creating includes specifying a plurality of attribute values for the first type of sensor, accessing the transducer database over a network, and registering the first electronic datasheet for the first type of sensor in the transducer database, wherein registering includes storing the first electronic datasheet in the transducer database.
The method may further include coupling a first sensor to a system, wherein the system is coupled to the network, wherein the first sensor is of the first sensor type. The method may include obtaining the first electronic datasheet from the transducer database for the first sensor, wherein obtaining includes accessing the transducer database over the network; and after obtaining, performing at least one of: 1) configuring at least one of a device or a software program based on data in the first electronic datasheet; and 2) storing at least a portion of the first electronic datasheet in the system. The first sensor may only have analog interface connections.
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66 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for operating a transducer database, the method comprising:
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creating a first electronic datasheet for a first type of sensor on a first computer, wherein said creating comprises specifying a plurality of attribute values for the first type of sensor;
accessing the transducer database over a network; and
registering the first electronic datasheet for the first type of sensor in the transducer database, wherein said registering comprises storing the first electronic datasheet in the transducer database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for selecting a sensor for a measurement system, the method comprising:
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receiving user input specifying desired attributes of a sensor;
providing the desired attributes to a transducer database; and
determining one or more sensors which comprise the desired attributes, wherein said determining comprises searching the transducer database using the desired attributes. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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39. The method of clam 38, further comprising:
the first sensor self-calibrating itself, wherein said self-calibrating uses the transducer database.
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45. A method for operating a transducer database, the method comprising:
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creating a first datasheet for a sensor model;
creating one or more sensor datasheets for one or more specific sensors, wherein the one or more datasheets are created based on the first datasheet;
accessing the transducer database over a network; and
registering the one or more sensor datasheets in a server over a network, wherein the server stores the transducer database. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method for configuring operation of a sensor in a measurement system, the method comprising:
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coupling a first sensor to a system, wherein the system is coupled to the network, wherein the first sensor is of a first sensor type;
obtaining a first electronic datasheet from the transducer database for the first sensor, wherein the first electronic datasheet corresponds to sensors of the first sensor type, wherein said obtaining includes one or more of;
accessing the transducer database over the network;
accessing at least a partial local copy of the transducer database;
after said obtaining, performing at least one of;
1) configuring at least one of a device or a software program based on data in the first electronic datasheet; and
2) storing at least a portion of the first electronic datasheet in the system. - View Dependent Claims (52)
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53. A method for configuring operation of a sensor in a measurement system, the method comprising:
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receiving user input specifying purchase of a first sensor for a system, wherein the system is coupled to the network, wherein the first sensor is of the first sensor type;
obtaining the first electronic datasheet from the transducer database for the first sensor, wherein said obtaining includes one or more of;
accessing the transducer database over the network;
accessing at least a partial local copy of the transducer database;
storing at least a portion of the first electronic datasheet in the system. - View Dependent Claims (54)
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55. A system, the system comprising:
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a network;
a transducer database, wherein the transducer database is coupled to the network;
a first computer, wherein the first computer is coupled to the network;
a first type of sensor;
wherein the first computer is operable to;
create a first electronic datasheet for the first type of sensor, wherein said creating comprises specifying a plurality of attribute values for the first type of sensor;
access the transducer database over the network; and
register the first electronic datasheet of the first type of sensor in the transducer database, wherein said registering comprises storing the first electronic datasheet in the transducer database. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A system for selecting a sensor for a measurement system, the system comprising:
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a transducer database;
a computer system, wherein the computer system is operable to;
receive user input specifying desired attributes of a sensor; and
provide the desired attributes to the transducer database;
wherein the transducer database is operable to;
determine one or more sensors which comprise the desired attributes, wherein said determining comprises searching the transducer database based on the desired attributes. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A computer-implemented method for operating a transducer database, the method comprising:
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creating a first electronic datasheet for a first type of sensor on a first computer, wherein said creating comprises specifying a plurality of attribute values for the first type of sensor;
providing the first electronic datasheet using one or more of;
mail;
phone;
fax;
accessing the transducer database; and
registering the first electronic datasheet for the first type of sensor in the transducer database, wherein said registering comprises storing the first electronic datasheet in the transducer database.
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