METHOD, SENSOR MODULE, AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING DATA
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Abstract
In a method for transmitting a data element from a sensor module that produces sensor data to an application unit, the data element is stored in a ring buffer in the sensor module, and a corresponding item of event information is produced in an evaluation circuit from the sensor data, the data element including the sensor data and the item of event information, the data element being transmitted from the ring buffer to the application unit upon request by the application unit.
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9. method for transmitting at least one data element from a sensor module to an application unit, comprising:
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producing, by the sensor module, sensor data; producing, in an evaluation circuit, a corresponding item of event information from the sensor data; storing a data element in a ring buffer in the sensor module, the data element including the sensor data and the item of event information; and transmitting the data element from the ring buffer to the application unit upon request by the application unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A sensor module, comprising:
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means for producing sensor data, wherein a corresponding item of event information is produced in an evaluation circuit from the sensor data; a ring buffer for storing a data element, wherein the data element includes the sensor data and the item of event information; and means for transmitting the data element from the ring buffer to an application unit upon request by the application unit.
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16. A system, comprising:
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a sensor module; and an application unit; wherein the sensor module;
(i) produces sensor data, a corresponding item of event information being produced from the sensor data in an evaluation circuit;
(ii) stores a data element in a ring buffer in the sensor module, the data element including the sensor data and the item of event information; and
(iii) transmits the data element from the ring buffer to the application unit upon request by the application unit.
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