SENSOR DEVICE
First Claim
1. A sensor device, characterized by comprising:
- a physical quantity sensing unit to measure a physical quantity in the outside;
an input-output unit to receive an acquisition request for the physical quantity from a plurality of request sources in the outside, and a first counter which counts and stores the total of the number of operations conducted by the input-output unit to receive the acquisition request from the plurality of request sources, wherein the input-output unit transmits to the request source of the acquisition request, the physical quantity and the value stored in the first counter.
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Abstract
In order to provide a suitable sensor device for a sensor system in which a plurality of request sources request the acquisition of information for the same sensor, the sensor device is provided with a physical mass sensing unit (1) for measuring an external physical mass, an input-output unit (4) for receiving physical mass acquisition requests from the external plurality of request sources, and a first counter (3) for counting and storing the total number of times the input/output unit receives an acquisition request from the plurality of request sources. The input-output unit transmits the physical mass and a value stored by the first counter to the request source of the acquisition request.
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5 Claims
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1. A sensor device, characterized by comprising:
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a physical quantity sensing unit to measure a physical quantity in the outside; an input-output unit to receive an acquisition request for the physical quantity from a plurality of request sources in the outside, and a first counter which counts and stores the total of the number of operations conducted by the input-output unit to receive the acquisition request from the plurality of request sources, wherein the input-output unit transmits to the request source of the acquisition request, the physical quantity and the value stored in the first counter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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