System and method for controlling remote sensors
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1. A sensor comprising:
- electronic circuitry to monitor actual performance of the sensor, to determine that the actual performance outside a preset performance limit corresponding to an unauthorized manner of usage of the sensor, and to disable sensing functionality of the sensor responsive to determining that the actual performance outside the preset performance limit even where the sensor is functionally correctly operating.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling one or more remote sensors includes wirelessly communicating with the sensors, monitoring operation of each one of the sensors, and causing any one of the sensors that is operating in an unauthorized manner to be disabled. In one embodiment, the sensors can include micro-mechanical structure supporting electronic circuitry. The electronic circuitry is capable of monitoring at least one performance parameter of the sensor, comparing the monitored parameter to a preset limit, and disabling the sensor if the preset performance limit is exceeded.
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19 Claims
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1. A sensor comprising:
electronic circuitry to monitor actual performance of the sensor, to determine that the actual performance outside a preset performance limit corresponding to an unauthorized manner of usage of the sensor, and to disable sensing functionality of the sensor responsive to determining that the actual performance outside the preset performance limit even where the sensor is functionally correctly operating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a sensor to transmit actual performance thereof; and
,a monitor that is located remotely to the sensor, to determine that the actual performance outside a preset performance limit corresponding to an unauthorized manner of usage of the sensor, and responsive to determining that the actual performance outside the preset performance limit, even where the sensor is functionally correctly operating, to command the sensor to disable sensing functionality thereof. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for controlling a remote sensor, comprising:
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hardware; a communication mechanism to wirelessly communicate with the remote sensor; a monitoring mechanism to monitor operation of the remote sensor; and
,a controlling mechanism to, responsive to determining that actual performance of the sensor outside a preset performance limit corresponds to an unauthorized manner of usage of the sensor, cause the sensor that is functionally correctly operating but in an unauthorized manner to be disabled, wherein at least one of the communication, monitoring, and controlling mechanisms are implemented via the hardware. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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monitoring actual performance of a sensor, by the sensor; determining, by the sensor, that the actual performance outside a preset performance limit corresponding to an unauthorized manner of usage of the sensor; and
,disabling sensing functionality of the sensor, by the sensor, responsive to determining that the actual performance outside the preset performance limit even where the sensor is functionally correctly operating. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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