Stand-alone miniaturized communication module
First Claim
1. A stand-alone sensor module having a miniaturized structure, the dimensions of which being not greater than 1 cm3 and being fabricated by micro-system technology and micro-electronic technology, comprising:
- a sensor element configured to output electrical signals depending on a first specified measure;
a signal processing unit connected to the sensor element;
a transceiver unit connected to the signal processing unit, which is capable of wirelessly transmitting data that has been received from the signal processing unit to a data receiving unit and to other stand-alone sensor modules and is further capable of receiving data from a transceiver unit and from other stand-alone sensor modules; and
an energy source for at least temporary stand-alone operation of the sensor module.
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Abstract
A device for continuous measurement of the forces acting upon a movable compressible playable object is provided with at least one transmitter communicating with at least one receiver outside the movable object. The at least one receiver transforms signals received and evaluates them online. The movable compressible playable object, for instance a ball, includes at least one pressure sensor and/or at least one three-dimensional acceleration sensor as well as a converter for transforming signals therefrom to transmit them to the transmitter. A method for the use of this device causes activation of the transmitter in the movable object so that a system is created for the measurement of the forces acting upon such an object wherein the received measuring signals are present in evaluated form, online or offline, to be analyzed. By means of the activation method, the active sensor system is initiated to receive and transmit measuring signals.
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45 Claims
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1. A stand-alone sensor module having a miniaturized structure, the dimensions of which being not greater than 1 cm3 and being fabricated by micro-system technology and micro-electronic technology, comprising:
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a sensor element configured to output electrical signals depending on a first specified measure; a signal processing unit connected to the sensor element; a transceiver unit connected to the signal processing unit, which is capable of wirelessly transmitting data that has been received from the signal processing unit to a data receiving unit and to other stand-alone sensor modules and is further capable of receiving data from a transceiver unit and from other stand-alone sensor modules; and an energy source for at least temporary stand-alone operation of the sensor module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 44, 45)
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15. A sensor module system comprising:
at least two stand-alone sensor modules, each of the stand-alone sensor modules comprising; a sensor element configured to output electrical signals depending on a specified measure; a signal processing unit connected to the sensor element; a transceiver unit connected to the signal processing unit which is capable of wirelessly transmitting data that has been received from the signal processing unit to a data receiving unit and to other stand-alone sensor modules and is further capable of receiving data from a transceiver unit and from other stand-alone sensor modules; and an energy source for at least temporary stand-alone operation of the sensor module; wherein each of the stand-alone sensor modules is further configured to form a self-organizing network in combination with at least another of the said stand-alone sensor modules of the sensor module system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A data acquisition system comprising:
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one or more stand-alone sensor modules, each stand-alone sensor module comprising; a sensor element configured to output electrical signals depending on a specified measure; a signal processing unit connected to the sensor element; a transceiver unit connected to the signal processing unit which is capable of wirelessly transmitting data that has been received from the signal processing unit to a data receiving unit and to another stand-alone sensor module and is further capable of receiving data from a transceiver unit and from another stand-alone sensor module; and an energy source for at least temporary stand-alone operation of the sensor module, wherein the data acquisition system further comprises; a data receiving unit configured to wirelessly receive data associated with the specified measure from the one or more sensor modules. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of gathering and transmitting data comprising:
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securing a sensor module one of on and in a measurement object, wherein the sensor module has a volume of not more than 1 cm3 and does not substantially cause an interference of the functionality of the measurement object; gathering measurement data in the sensor module, wherein the measurement data are associated with the measurement object; processing the gathered measurement data in the sensor module; and wirelessly transmitting the processed data from the sensor module, characterized in that at least one further sensor module is provided that is attached to at least one further measurement object and is adapted thereto without substantially causing functional interference of the at least one further measurement object, wherein the at least one further sensor module gathers measurement data of the at least one further measurement object, processes the gathered measurement data and wirelessly transmits the processed measurement data, wherein the sensor module and the at least one further sensor module temporarily exchange data. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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