Environmental monitoring device
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1. A sensor pod comprising:
- a housing;
a temperature sensor;
a humidity sensor;
an airflow sensor;
an external sensor interface;
a processing circuitry located within the housing;
the temperature sensor, the humidity sensor, the airflow sensor, and the external sensor interface being responsive to the processing circuitry;
a memory responsive to the processing circuitry and including a static identification number; and
a universal serial bus (USB) interface coupled to the processing circuitry, the USB interface configured to provide access to measured data associated with the temperature sensor, the humidity sensor, the airflow sensor, and the external sensor interface, the measured data associated with the static identification number.
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to a sensor device including processing circuitry, at least one sensor coupled to the processing circuitry, a serial data interface coupled to the processing circuitry and memory responsive to the processing circuitry. The memory includes a static unique identification number. The serial data interface provides access to retrieve the static unique identification number and sensed data measured with the at least one sensor from the memory.
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42 Claims
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1. A sensor pod comprising:
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a housing;
a temperature sensor;
a humidity sensor;
an airflow sensor;
an external sensor interface;
a processing circuitry located within the housing;
the temperature sensor, the humidity sensor, the airflow sensor, and the external sensor interface being responsive to the processing circuitry;
a memory responsive to the processing circuitry and including a static identification number; and
a universal serial bus (USB) interface coupled to the processing circuitry, the USB interface configured to provide access to measured data associated with the temperature sensor, the humidity sensor, the airflow sensor, and the external sensor interface, the measured data associated with the static identification number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer-implemented method of determining airflow, the method comprising:
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measuring a reference temperature;
measuring a heater temperature associated with a heating element;
determining a temperature difference between the reference temperature and the heater temperature;
heating the heating element until the temperature difference reaches a first specified value; and
determining a cooling time period for the temperature difference to reach a second specified value. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A sensor device comprising:
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processing circuitry;
at least one sensor coupled to the processing circuitry;
a serial data interface coupled to the processing circuitry; and
memory responsive to the processing circuitry, the memory including a static unique identification number wherein the serial data interface provides access to retrieve the static unique identification number and sensed data measured with the at least one sensor from the memory. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of providing data, the method comprising:
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receiving a data request from a host device via a serial data interface;
retrieving sensor data associated with at least one sensor;
associating a static unique identification with the retrieved sensor data; and
providing the retrieved sensor data and the static unique identification to the host device via the serial data interface. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of providing notification of a sensor condition, the method comprising:
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requesting sensor data associated with at least one sensor from a peripheral device via a serial data interface;
receiving the sensor data via the serial data interface, the sensor data comprising a static unique identification number to uniquely identify the peripheral device;
interpreting the sensor data associated with the at least one sensor and the static unique identification number to produce a condition result; and
sending a notification in response to the condition result. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A sensor device comprising:
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a temperature sensor;
a humidity sensor;
an airflow sensor;
processing circuitry responsive to the temperature sensor, the humidity sensor and the airflow sensor; and
a serial data interface coupled to the processing circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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