Remote sensor with multiple sensing and communication modes
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1. A remote sensor device that can be located remotely from and supply data to a receiving unit, the sensor device comprising:
- a sensor housing;
a thermal sensor located in the sensor housing that determines the ambient temperature;
an acoustic sensor located in the sensor housing;
a magnetic sensor located in the sensor housing; and
control logic located in the sensor housing that obtains sensor data from the three sensors and communicates it to the receiving unit.
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Abstract
A remote sensor having a thermal transducer, an acoustic transducer, and a magnetic transducer. The remote sensor can communicate data from any of the transducers via any of three different communication links, which include an active RF transceiver, an IRDA transceiver, and an RF backscatter transceiver.
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1. A remote sensor device that can be located remotely from and supply data to a receiving unit, the sensor device comprising:
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a sensor housing; a thermal sensor located in the sensor housing that determines the ambient temperature; an acoustic sensor located in the sensor housing; a magnetic sensor located in the sensor housing; and control logic located in the sensor housing that obtains sensor data from the three sensors and communicates it to the receiving unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A remote sensor device that can be located remotely from and supply data to a receiving unit, the sensor device comprising:
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a sensor housing; at least one type of sensor located in the sensor housing; control logic located in the sensor housing that obtains sensor data from the at least one sensor; a first communication link that can communicate sensor data to the receiving unit; a second communication link that can communicate sensor data to the receiving unit; and a third communication link that can communicate sensor data to the receiving unit; wherein the control logic determines which communication link to use in communicating the sensor data to the receiving unit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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