Monitoring moisture inside a container
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1. A method of monitoring moisture inside a container adapted to store a moisture sensitive product, the method comprising:
- placing an electronic moisture sensor inside the container;
using the electronic moisture sensor to sense moisture conditions inside the container; and
in response to a triggering event initiated from outside the container, transmitting data through the container, wherein the transmitted data is relevant to an assessment of the moisture sensitive product'"'"'s condition, based on the recorded data.
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Abstract
A method of monitoring moisture inside a container includes placing a moisture sensitive product and an electronic moisture sensor inside the container, using the electronic moisture sensor to sense moisture conditions inside the container and, in response to a triggering event initiated from outside the container, transmitting data through the container. The transmitted data is relevant to an assessment of the moisture sensitive product'"'"'s condition, based on the recorded data. Electronic moisture sensors and systems are also provided employing similar methods.
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1. A method of monitoring moisture inside a container adapted to store a moisture sensitive product, the method comprising:
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placing an electronic moisture sensor inside the container;
using the electronic moisture sensor to sense moisture conditions inside the container; and
in response to a triggering event initiated from outside the container, transmitting data through the container, wherein the transmitted data is relevant to an assessment of the moisture sensitive product'"'"'s condition, based on the recorded data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a container adapted to provide a moisture barrier around a moisture sensitive product; and
an electronic moisture sensor inside the container, the electronic moisture sensor comprising;
a moisture sensor adapted to sense ambient moisture conditions;
a memory storage device coupled to the moisture sensor and adapted to store data from the moisture sensor;
an internal transceiver module coupled to the memory storage device and adapted to transmit the stored data over a wireless communications channel; and
a passive, magnetically responsive element coupled to the transmission module and adapted to, in response to an applied magnetic field, activate the transmission module to begin transmitting. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An electronic moisture recorder comprising:
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a moisture sensor element adapted to sense ambient moisture conditions;
a memory storage device coupled to the moisture sensor and adapted to store data from the moisture sensor element;
a transceiver module coupled to the memory storage device and adapted to transmit the stored data over a wireless communications channel; and
a passive, magnetically responsive element coupled to the transmission module and adapted, in response to an applied magnetic field, to activate the transmission module to begin transmitting. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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