ENVIRONMENT MONITORING SYSTEM

• US 20140260595A1
• Filed: 05/28/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Campbell Scientific
• Original Assignee: Campbell Scientific
• Inventors: Johnston, John Royce
• Granted Patent: US 8,869,608 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 73/170.16
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/00 Meteorology
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/04 giving only separate indications of the variables measured
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/06 giving a combined indication of weather conditions catathermometers for measuring "cooling value" related either to weather conditions or to comfort of other human environment G01W1/17; computers per se G06

Abstract

An environment monitoring system is described. In an example embodiment, an environment monitoring system includes a portable environment monitor configured to provide environment information to a plurality of applications, including a first application. The portable environment monitor includes a sensor and an antenna. The sensor is configured to monitor a characteristic of an environment proximate the sensor. The antenna is configured to form an interface with a mobile device. The portable environment monitor is configured to transmit environment information to the mobile device such that the environment information is provided to the first application located on the mobile device. The first application is configured to process the environment information and display data on a display of the mobile device based at least in part on the environment information. The environment information is based at least in part on the characteristic of the environment monitored by the sensor.

Claims

1. An environment monitoring system comprising:

a portable environment monitor configured to provide environment information to a plurality of applications, including a first application, each application of the plurality of applications configured to perform according to an objective, the portable environment monitor including;

a sensor configured to monitor a characteristic of an environment proximate the sensor; and

an antenna configured to form an interface with a mobile device,

the portable environment monitor configured to transmit environment information to the mobile device such that the environment information is provided to the first application located on the mobile device, the first application configured to process the environment information and display data on a display of the mobile device based at least in part on the environment information, the environment information based at least in part on the characteristic of the environment monitored by the sensor.

2. The environment monitoring system of claim 1, further comprising the mobile device including the first application located on a storage of the mobile device.

3. The environment monitoring system of claim 2, wherein the mobile device further includes a second application of the plurality of applications, the second application located on the storage of the mobile device.

4. The environment monitoring system of claim 2, wherein non-environment information is displayed on the display of the mobile device, the non-environment information derived at least in part from customized parameters of the first application and the environment information.

5. The environment monitoring system of claim 4, wherein the non-environment information includes a recommended adjustment to a sight of a firearm.

6. The environment monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the antenna is a Bluetooth antenna and the wireless interface is a Bluetooth interface.

7. The environment monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the antenna is an IEEE 802.11 antenna and the wireless interface is an IEEE 802.11 wireless interface.

8. The environment monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the sensor is a wind-speed sensing device.

9. The environment monitoring system of claim 1, the portable environment monitor further including:

an outer housing;

an inner housing slidingly positioned relative the outer housing, the inner housing configured to be selectively positioned at a first position relative to the outer housing and selectively positioned at a different second position relative to the outer housing; and

an environment sensor configured to monitor a characteristic of an environment proximate the sensor, the sensor positioned on the inner housing such that;

the environment sensor is at least partially positioned within the outer housing when the inner housing is at the first position relative to the outer housing, and

the environment sensor is positioned outside the outer housing when the inner housing is at the second position relative to the outer housing.

10. An environment monitoring system comprising:

a portable environment monitor configured to provide environment information to a plurality of applications, including a first application, each application of the plurality of applications configured to process and display data according to an objective of each application of the plurality of applications, the portable environment monitor including;

a sensor configured to monitor a characteristic of an environment proximate the sensor, and

a first antenna configured to form a wireless interface; and

a mobile device including;

a display, and

a second antenna configured to form the wireless interface with the environment monitor,

the portable environment monitor configured to transmit environment information to the mobile device, the environment information based at least in part on the characteristic of the environment monitored by the sensor, and

the mobile device configured to;

receive the first application of the plurality of applications from an application store, each application of the plurality of applications configured to process environment information received from the portable environment monitor and display data on the display based at least in part on the environment information according to objectives of each application of the plurality of applications, and

receive the environment information and provide the environment information to the first application, the first application configured to process the environment information and display the environment information on the display according to objectives of the first application.

11. The environment monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the first application is further configured to aggregate the environment information and transfer the aggregated environment information to another device.

12. The environment monitoring system of claim 11, wherein non-environment information is displayed on the display of the mobile device, the non-environment information derived at least in part from customized parameters of the application and the environment information.

13. The environment monitoring system of claim 12, wherein the non-environment information includes a recommended adjustment to a sight of a firearm.

14. The environment monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are both Bluetooth antennas and the wireless interface is a Bluetooth interface.

15. The environment monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are both IEEE 802.11 antennas and the wireless interface is an IEEE 802.11 wireless interface.

16. The environment monitoring system of claim 10, wherein the sensor is a wind-sensing device.

17. The environment monitoring system of claim 10, the environment monitor further including:

an outer housing;

an inner housing slidingly positioned relative to the outer housing, the inner housing configured to be selectively positioned at a first position relative to the outer housing and selectively positioned at a different second position relative to the outer housing; and

an environment sensor configured to monitor a characteristic of an environment proximate the sensor, the sensor positioned on the inner housing such that;

the environment sensor is at least partially positioned within the outer housing when the inner housing is at the first position relative to the outer housing, and

the environment sensor is positioned outside the outer housing when the inner housing is at the second position relative to the outer housing.

18. An environment monitoring system comprising a mobile device configured to execute an application located in a memory of the mobile device such that the mobile device performs operations including:

receiving environment information from an environment monitor via a wireless interface; and

displaying at least a portion of the environment information.

19. The device of claim 18, the operations further including displaying non-environment information derived at least in part from customized parameters of the application and the environment data from the environment monitor.

20. The device of claim 19, wherein the non-environment information includes a recommended adjustment to a sight of a firearm.