WIRELESS SENSOR SYSTEM

• US 20110298597A1
• Filed: 06/01/2011
• Published: 12/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Miyake, Eiji, Tsuneoka, Michiaki, KAIHORI, Hiroki
• Application Number:
  US13/150,533
• Publication Number:
  US 20110298597A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/13.25
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link

Abstract

A wireless sensor system includes a wireless sensor, a wireless device, and a magnetic field generator connected to the wireless device. The wireless sensor includes an ambience sensor that detects status of an ambient environment to output ambient data depending on the detected status of the ambient environment, a magnetic sensor that senses a magnetic field, a radio-frequency (RF) transmitter that sends the ambient data to the wireless device using a radio wave, and a first controller that is connected to the ambience sensor, the magnetic sensor, and the RF transmitter. The wireless device includes an RF receiver that receives the radio wave sent from the RF transmitter; and a second controller that is connected to the RF receiver and that outputs a control signal for controlling the first controller. The magnetic field generator includes a coil for sending the control signal to the magnetic sensor using a magnetic field.

Claims

1. A wireless sensor system comprising:

a first wireless sensor configured to be driven by a battery;

a wireless device; and

a magnetic field generator connected to the wireless device,

wherein the first wireless sensor includes;

an ambience sensor that detects a status of an ambient environment to output ambient data depending on the detected status of the ambient environment;

a magnetic sensor that receives electric power supplied from the battery to sense a magnetic field;

a radio-frequency (RF) transmitter that receives electric power supplied from the battery to send the ambient data to the wireless device with using a radio wave; and

a first controller that receives electric power supplied from the battery and that is connected to the ambience sensor, the magnetic sensor, and the RF transmitter,

wherein the wireless device includes;

an RF receiver that receives the radio wave sent from the RF transmitter; and

a second controller that is connected to the RF receiver and that outputs a first control signal for controlling the first controller, and

wherein the magnetic field generator includes a first coil for sending the first control signal to the first magnetic sensor with using a magnetic field.

2. The wireless sensor system according to claim 1, wherein:

the magnetic field generator can be separated from the second controller of the wireless device.

3. The wireless sensor system according to claim 1,

wherein the wireless sensor system further includes a second wireless sensor that sends a signal to the wireless device with using a radio wave,

wherein the second controller of the wireless device outputs a second control signal for controlling the second wireless sensor, and

wherein the magnetic field generator further includes a second coil for sending the second control signal to the second wireless sensor with using a magnetic field.

4. The wireless sensor system according to claim 3, wherein the magnetic field generator sequentially and periodically sends the first control signal and the second control signal at a predetermined time interval to the first wireless sensor and the second wireless sensor, respectively, with using a magnetic field.

5. The wireless sensor system according to claim 1,

wherein:

the first controller of the first wireless sensor stores correction data for correcting the ambient data, and

wherein the RF transmitter of the first wireless sensor sends the corrected ambient data with using the radio wave.

6. The wireless sensor system according to claim 5, wherein:

the correction data can be written in the first controller of the first wireless sensor.

7. The wireless sensor system according to claim 6, wherein:

the correction data can be read from the first controller of the first wireless sensor.

8. The wireless sensor system according to claim 5, wherein:

the correction data can be read from the first controller of the first wireless sensor.

9. The wireless sensor system according to claim 1, wherein the ambient environment detected by the ambience sensor includes a temperature.