MULTI-POWER SOURCE PERISHABLE ITEM SENSOR APPARATUS
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1. A sensor apparatus for a perishable item, the sensor apparatus comprising:
- a lower frequency (LF) power receiver that is configured to receive power from a LF wireless transmission;
a higher frequency (HF) power receiver that is configured to receive power from a HF wireless transmission; and
a LF transmitter configured to transmit sensor data using the power received by the HF power receiver from the HF wireless transmission.
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Abstract
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for implementing a sensor apparatus for a perishable item. The sensor apparatus may include a lower frequency (LF) power receiver that is configured to receive power from a LF wireless transmission, a higher frequency (HF) power receiver that is configured to receive power from a HF wireless transmission, and a LF transmitter configured to transmit sensor data using the power received by the HF power receiver from the HF wireless transmission.
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25 Claims
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1. A sensor apparatus for a perishable item, the sensor apparatus comprising:
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a lower frequency (LF) power receiver that is configured to receive power from a LF wireless transmission; a higher frequency (HF) power receiver that is configured to receive power from a HF wireless transmission; and a LF transmitter configured to transmit sensor data using the power received by the HF power receiver from the HF wireless transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for powering a sensor apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving, using at least one of a lower frequency (LF) power receiver or a higher frequency (HF) power receiver, power at the sensor apparatus from at least one of a LF wireless transmission or a HF wireless transmission, respectively; and powering, using the HF power receiver, a LF transmitter to transmit sensor data using the power received from the HF wireless transmission. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for sensing a perishable item, comprising:
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first means for receiving power via a lower frequency (LF) wireless transmission; second means for receiving power via a higher frequency (HF) wireless transmission; means for sensing data; and means for transmitting an indication of the sensed data, the second means for receiving power being configured to power the means for transmitting using the power received from the HF wireless transmission.
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