SMART MONITORING AND WIRELESS QUERY SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A smart monitoring and wireless query system comprising:
- at least one sensor mounted in a circuit board for determining a status of a product, wherein said at least one sensor is installed in a housing of a fixture in association with a microcontroller that receives a signal from said at least one sensor to determine said status of said product;
an RFID chip placed in close proximity to said at least one sensor and said microcontroller for receiving a plurality of signals from said microcontroller, wherein said RFID chip is capable of transmitting an RFID signal in a predetermined timing and pattern; and
a remote reader for receiving said RFID signal from said fixture and decoding said signal to identify a fixture and to provide the current status thereof, including but not limited to varying fault conditions, thereby permitting wireless monitoring of said product.
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Abstract
A smart monitoring and wireless query system is disclosed which includes a sensor suite, an RFID chip, and a microcontroller. The sensor suite with appropriate sensors can be mounted to a separate circuit board installed in a housing of a fixture with the RFID chip in proximity to the sensors. The sensor suite includes, but is not limited to, various sensors for monitoring humidity, light intensity, temperature, and/or power consumption to determine the entire status of a product. A microcontroller can be employed to determine the condition of the fixture from the sensor inputs and convert that information into an RFID signal having a specific timing and pattern. A remote reader can receive said RFID signal pattern from the fixture and can then decode the signal in order to identify which particular fixture from which the signal is received and the status of that particular fixture.
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20 Claims
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1. A smart monitoring and wireless query system comprising:
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at least one sensor mounted in a circuit board for determining a status of a product, wherein said at least one sensor is installed in a housing of a fixture in association with a microcontroller that receives a signal from said at least one sensor to determine said status of said product; an RFID chip placed in close proximity to said at least one sensor and said microcontroller for receiving a plurality of signals from said microcontroller, wherein said RFID chip is capable of transmitting an RFID signal in a predetermined timing and pattern; and a remote reader for receiving said RFID signal from said fixture and decoding said signal to identify a fixture and to provide the current status thereof, including but not limited to varying fault conditions, thereby permitting wireless monitoring of said product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A smart monitoring and wireless query system comprising:
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at least one sensor mounted in a circuit board for determining a status of a product, wherein said at least one sensor is installed in a housing of a fixture in association with a microcontroller that receives a signal from said at least one sensor to determine said status of said product; an RFID chip placed in close proximity to said at least one sensor and said microcontroller for receiving a plurality of signals from said microcontroller, wherein said RFID chip is capable of transmitting an RFID signal in a predetermined timing and pattern; and a remote reader for receiving said RFID signal from said fixture and decoding said signal to identify a fixture and to provide the current status thereof, including but not limited to varying fault conditions, thereby permitting wireless monitoring of said product wherein said RFID chip remotely communicates said current status of said product through a predetermined timing of ID pulses. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A smart monitoring and wireless query method, comprising:
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mounting at least one sensor in a circuit board for determining a status of a product; installing said at least one sensor in a housing of a fixture in association with a microcontroller that receives a signal from said at least one sensor to determine said status of said product; locating an RFID chip in close proximity to said at least one sensor and said microcontroller for receiving a plurality of signals from said microcontroller, wherein said RFID chip is capable of transmitting an RFID signal in a predetermined timing and pattern; and permitting a remote reader to receive said RFID signal from said fixture and decoding said signal to identify a fixture and to provide the current status thereof, including, but not limited to, varying fault conditions, thereby permitting wireless monitoring of said product. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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