Device for acquiring and monitoring the developement of a product-related variable, and product monitoring system comprising such a device

• US 20070008166A1
• Filed: 06/16/2004
• Published: 01/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: KBS
• Original Assignee: KBS
• Inventors: Battyani, Marc, Kovacik, Christian
• Application Number:
  US10/560,820
• Publication Number:
  US 20070008166A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/815.450
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 9/007 Data loggers attached to transport containers for perishable products, e.g. food or medicines
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/022 for recording

Abstract

Disclosed is a device for acquiring and monitoring over time the development of at least one product-related variable. Said device comprises a support (34) that is associated with the product and supports a set of at least one sensor (26) for measuring said variable and means (30, 32, 34) for processing the data output by the sensor so as to monitor the development of said variable relative to threshold values. Said processing means are provided with a file system (30) in which the data output by the sensor is stored and a management algorithm (32) that organizes storing of the data in the file system and manages retrieval of said data. The file system and the management algorithm are mounted within the support.

Claims

1. A device for acquiring and monitoring over time the development of at least one product-related variable, including a support intended to be associated with the product and supporting a set of at least one sensor for measuring said variable and means for processing the data output by the sensor so as to monitor the development of said variable relative to threshold values, wherein the processing means include a file system in which the data output by the sensor is stored and a management algorithm for organizing the storing of the data in the file system and managing the retrieval of said data, the file system and the management algorithm being embedded in the support.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein it includes a universal internal clock, the processing means monitoring the development over time of said variable according to timetable data supplied by the clock.

3. The device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the processing means include means for creating product monitoring monitoring phases, each corresponding to a state of the product, by assigning specific threshold and duration values to each phase.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein it includes a display unit for indicating any overrun of the or each threshold value(s).

5. The device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the display unit is a blinking indicator, the color of which reflects a criterion for acceptance of a signaled overrun.

6. The device as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that wherein the blinking indicator comprises a light-emitting diode.

7. The device as claimed in claim 6, wherein it includes an independent power supply battery and voltage step-up means for powering the light-emitting diode.

8. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein it includes means for transferring the stored data to a remote product monitoring system, in response to a request to transfer said data sent by said system.

9. The device as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that wherein the means for transferring the data are wireless data transfer means.

10. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the support also includes means of encoding information by bar odes.

11. A system for monitoring products by observing the development over time of at least one product-related variable, including a set of sensors for measuring said variable and a remote monitoring center for displaying the data output by the sensors, wherein the sensors consist of devices according to claim 1.

12. The system as claimed in claim 11, characterized in wherein the remote monitoring center is connected to a computer network, in particular the Internet.

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a holding section for positioning and fixing laser beam outgoing ports of said plurality of laser irradiation section in a radial pattern so that said laser beams are concentrated onto a subcutaneous target part; and

a control section for such a control that laser irradiations by said plurality of laser irradiation section are conducted at time intervals.