Monitoring and recording tag with RF interface and indicator for fault event
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1. A radio frequency monitor tag for recording an ambient condition comprising:
- an integrated circuit with an ambient condition sensor,a visual indicator for indicating a condition, anda power source.
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Abstract
A single integrated circuit provides communication, sensing and recording of one or more conditions critical to the entity to which it is attached. The chip is part of a larger module comprising a visual indicator, such as an LED, and a power source such as a battery. The sensor may be a temperature sensor whose output is stored in a non-volatile memory section of the chip on some periodic basis. A product identifier is stored on the chip; a method for product recall or location is described.
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17 Claims
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1. A radio frequency monitor tag for recording an ambient condition comprising:
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an integrated circuit with an ambient condition sensor, a visual indicator for indicating a condition, and a power source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of tracking the ambient conditions of an object over an extended period of time wherein the object has attached to it a radio frequency monitor tag with a visual indicator, a non-volatile memory for storing selected data, an ambient condition sensor, logic circuits for analyzing time data and ambient condition data and preprogrammed ambient condition limits and comprising the steps:
said radio frequency monitor tag determining if a preprogrammed ambient condition limit has been met, the radio frequency monitor tag stores the ambient condition sensor readings in a memory on the radio frequency monitor tag such that the sensor readings can be accessed at a later time, and the visual indicator of said radio frequency monitor tag indicating when said preprogrammed ambient condition limits have been met. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method of tracking the ambient conditions of an object over an extended period of time wherein the object has attached to it a radio frequency
monitor tag wherein ambient conditions are monitored and recorded at a programmable interval such that the total recording time can be modified with preprogrammed ambient condition limits and a radio frequency terminal downloads information from said radio frequency monitor tag to verify whether or not ambient condition limits have been met.
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10. A method of tracking the ambient conditions of an object over an extended period of time wherein the object has attached to it
a radio frequency monitor tag with preprogrammed ambient condition limits and a radio frequency terminal downloads information from said radio frequency monitor tag to verify whether or not ambient condition limits have been met, and further comprising the step of the radio frequency terminal instructs the radio frequency monitor tag meeting the limits to visually indicate whether or not the limits have been met.
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11. A radio frequency monitor tag for recording an ambient condition comprising:
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an integrated circuit with an embedded sensor, a visual indicator for indicating a condition, a radio frequency antenna, and a power source. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of tracking the ambient conditions of an object over an extended period of time wherein the object has attached to it a radio frequency monitor tag, in communication with a radio frequency terminal, comprising a visual indicator, a non-volatile memory for storing selected data, an ambient condition sensor, logic circuits for analyzing time data and ambient condition data and preprogrammed ambient condition limits and comprising the steps:
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said radio frequency monitor tag determining if a preprogrammed ambient condition limit has been met, and said visual indicator of said radio frequency monitor tag indicating when such preprogrammed ambient condition limit has been met, and said radio frequency terminal downloads information from said radio frequency monitor tag to verify whether or not ambient condition limits have been met.
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