Components, systems, and methods for associating sensor data with component location
First Claim
1. A component system, comprising:
- an integrated circuit (IC);
one or more electrical leads; and
one or more sensors coupled to the IC configured to provide sensor data;
wherein the IC is configured to communicate with a second IC in a mating component when the one or more electrical leads are coupled to one or more electrical leads on the mating component to associate the sensor data with identity information of the mating component; and
wherein the one or more sensors are coupled to the IC, the second IC, or both the IC and the second IC;
a third IC electrically coupled to the second IC; and
a second one or more sensors coupled to the third IC and configured to communicate second sensor data to the third IC;
wherein the third IC is configured to communicate the second sensor data to the second IC.
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Abstract
Components having one or more sensors adapted to provide sensor data relating to a condition(s) of the component are disclosed. The component is adapted to communicate with another mating component to associate sensor data with identity information of the mating component. The sensor and identity information can be communicated remotely including via radio-frequency communications employing RF identification devices (RFIDs). Location of the mating component can be determined using the identity information of the mating component. In this manner, the sensor data can be associated with the location of the mating component using the identity information in a “component-to-component” configuration to provide location-specific sensor data. Having the ability to localize sensor data to a specific location can assist in pinpointing areas where performance or other condition issues may exist in a component, a mating component, an article of manufacture associated with the components, and/or communication and/or transmissions lines coupled between components.
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29 Claims
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1. A component system, comprising:
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an integrated circuit (IC); one or more electrical leads; and one or more sensors coupled to the IC configured to provide sensor data; wherein the IC is configured to communicate with a second IC in a mating component when the one or more electrical leads are coupled to one or more electrical leads on the mating component to associate the sensor data with identity information of the mating component; and wherein the one or more sensors are coupled to the IC, the second IC, or both the IC and the second IC; a third IC electrically coupled to the second IC; and a second one or more sensors coupled to the third IC and configured to communicate second sensor data to the third IC; wherein the third IC is configured to communicate the second sensor data to the second IC. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for determining the location of sensor data regarding a component, comprising:
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sensing data relating to a component via one or more sensors; communicating the sensor data from one or more sensors to an integrated circuit (IC); and associating the sensor data with identity information of a mating component when one or more electrical leads coupled to the IC are connected to one or more electrical leads coupled to a second IC of the mating component; sensing second data relating to the mating component via a second one or more sensors; communicating the second sensor data to a third IC; and communicating the second sensor data from the third IC to the second IC. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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