FLOW SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A flow sensing system, comprising:
- a multiplicity of devices distributed at different locations within a three-dimensional space, each device comprising;
a housing;
a light source coupled to the housing and configured to emit visible light;
a sensor system coupled to the housing, the sensor system including an air flow sensor subsystem; and
a device controller coupled to the sensor system and the light source and configured to activate the light source in response to a change in a sensed environmental input provided by the sensor system.
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Abstract
A visual display is provided through the combined effect of many devices that individually illuminate in response to wind flow. The devices are distributed at different locations within a three-dimensional space, so as to provide an overall illumination effect throughout the space that visually indicates wind (air) or other fluid flowing through the space. Each device can include a housing, at least one light source, a sensor system, and a device controller. The sensor system can include any of various types of sensor subsystems, each having one or more sensors, but includes at least a flow sensor subsystem. The device controller is configured to activate the light source in response to the sensor system detecting a change in an environmentally-related input, such as air flow, sensed by the sensor system.
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31 Claims
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1. A flow sensing system, comprising:
a multiplicity of devices distributed at different locations within a three-dimensional space, each device comprising; a housing; a light source coupled to the housing and configured to emit visible light; a sensor system coupled to the housing, the sensor system including an air flow sensor subsystem; and a device controller coupled to the sensor system and the light source and configured to activate the light source in response to a change in a sensed environmental input provided by the sensor system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A flow sensing device, comprising:
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a housing; a light source coupled to the housing and configured to emit light visible from within a range of distances from the light source; a sensor system coupled to the housing, the sensor system including an air flow sensor subsystem; and a device controller coupled to the sensor system and the light source and configured to activate the light source in response to a change in a sensed environmental input provided by the sensor system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for providing an illuminated flow sensing display, comprising:
distributing a multiplicity of devices at different locations within a three-dimensional space, each device comprising; a housing; a light source coupled to the housing and configured to emit visible light from within a range of distances from the light source, wherein the multiplicity of devices are located within the range of distances from at least one observation location; a sensor system coupled to the housing, the sensor system including an air flow sensor subsystem; and a device controller coupled to the sensor system and the light source and configured to activate the light source in response to change in a sensed environmental input provided by the sensor system. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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