Architecture, system and method for modular environmental conditions and object sensing

• US 8,427,338 B2
• Filed: 04/16/2009
• Issued: 04/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Masoud Zarei, Ramin Rostami, Vahid Zarei Seyd Abad
• Original Assignee: Masoud Zarei, Ramin Rostami, Vahid Zarei Seyd Abad
• Inventors: Zarei, Masoud, Rostami, Ramin, Abad, Vahid Zarei Seyd
• Primary Examiner(s): KAPLAN, HAL IRA
• Application Number:
  US12/425,375
• Publication Number:
  US 20100265098A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,468 Days
• Field of Search: 340/870.07, 340/870.09, 340/870.11
• US Class Current: 340/870.07
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/42 Transmitting or receiving remote control signals via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/10 using a centralized architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/47 using RFID associated with sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/823 where the data is sent when the measured values exceed a threshold, e.g. sending an alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

Embodiments of modular environmental conditions and object sensing at several locations are described generally herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Claims

1. A multi-sensor processing module, including:

a multi-sensor wireless transceiver to wirelessly receive environmental sensor data and battery status data from a plurality of physically and mechanically separated sensor data generation modules, each of the plurality of physically and mechanically separated sensor data generation modules including a battery and the environmental sensor data represents one of temperature and humidity near one of the plurality of sensor data generation modules;

an alarm generation module, the alarm generation module determining when received environmental sensor data is not within a predetermined value range and when received battery status data is not within a predetermined value range;

a web page generation module to generate a web page including wirelessly received environmental sensor data from at least two of the physically and mechanically separated sensor data generation modules and alarm generation module determinations;

a non-volatile data storage module to store received environmental sensor data and alarm determinations; and

an internet protocol (IP) signal transceiver, the transceiver wirelessly transmitting the web page to an IP based device.

2. The multi-sensor processing module of claim 1, wherein the multi-sensor wireless transceiver receives environmental sensor data via a non-IP network.

3. The multi-sensor processing module of claim 1, wherein the multi-sensor wireless transceiver receives environmental sensor data via an IP network.

4. The multi-sensor processing module of claim 1, further including an electronic message generation module, the electronic message generation module sending alarm status information to an electronic address.

5. The multi-sensor processing module of claim 4, wherein the electronic address is an E-mail address.

6. The multi-sensor processing module of claim 4, wherein the electronic address is a short message system (SMS) address.

7. The multi-sensor processing module of claim 1 wherein the web page further includes sensor data generation module battery status information.

8. A multi-sensor processing system, including:

a first sensor data generation module including;

a sensor data generation module, the module coupled to a first sensor and generating a first signal representing an environmental condition near the first sensor;

a first battery; and

a wireless transceiver, the transceiver wirelessly transmitting the first sensor and battery status data;

a second sensor data generation module physically and mechanically separate from the first sensor data generation module, including;

a sensor data generation module, the module coupled to a second sensor and generating a second signal representing an environmental condition near the second sensor;

a second battery and

a wireless transceiver, the transceiver wirelessly transmitting the second sensor and battery status data; and

a multi-sensor processing module physically and mechanically separate from the first sensor data generation module and the second sensor data generation module, including;

a multi-sensor wireless transceiver to wirelessly receive first sensor and battery status data and second sensor and battery status data;

a web page generation module to generate a web page including wirelessly received first sensor and battery status data and second sensor and battery status data; and

an internet protocol (IP) signal transceiver, the transceiver wirelessly transmitting the web page to an IP based device.

9. The multi-sensor processing system of claim 8, wherein the multi-sensor wireless transceiver receives first sensor and battery status data and second sensor and battery status data via a non-IP network.

10. The multi-sensor processing system of claim 8, wherein first sensor data and second sensor data represents one of temperature and humidity near the respective sensors.

11. The multi-sensor processing system of claim 10, wherein the multi-sensor wireless transceiver receives first sensor and battery status data and second sensor and battery status data via an IP network.

12. The multi-sensor processing system of claim 11, further including a non-volatile data storage module to store received first sensor and battery status data and second sensor and battery status data.

13. The multi-sensor processing system of claim 12, further including an alarm generation module, the alarm generation module determining when received first sensor data, first battery status data, second battery status data, or second sensor data is not within a predetermined value range.

14. The multi-sensor processing system of claim 13, further including an electronic message generation module, the electronic message generation module sending alarm status information to an electronic address.

15. The multi-sensor processing system of claim 14, wherein the electronic address is an E-mail address.

16. The multi-sensor processing system of claim 10, further including a report generation module, the module generating reports related to received first sensor and battery status data and received second sensor and battery status data.

17. The multi-sensor processing system of claim 16, wherein the web page includes a report generation module report.

18. A multi-sensor processing method, including:

wirelessly receiving environmental sensor data and battery status data from a plurality of physically and mechanically separated sensor data generation modules, the environmental sensor data representing one of temperature and humidity near the one of the plurality of sensor data generation modules, and each of the plurality of physically and mechanically separated sensor data generation modules including a battery;

determining when received environmental sensor data is not within a predetermined value range and when received sensor battery status data is not within a predetermined value range;

generating a web page including wirelessly received environmental sensor data from at least two of the physically and mechanically separated sensor data generation modules and not in range sensor data determinations;

storing received environmental sensor data and not in range sensor data determinations in a non-volatile data storage module; and

wirelessly transmitting the web page to an IP based device via an internet protocol.

19. The multi-sensor processing method of claim 18, including wirelessly receiving environmental sensor data via a non-IP network.

20. The multi-sensor processing method of claim 18, further including sending alarm status information to an electronic address.

21. An article including a machine-accessible medium having associated information, wherein the information, when accessed, results in a machine performing the acts of:

wirelessly receiving sensor environmental data and battery status data from a plurality of physically and mechanically separated sensor data generation modules, the environmental sensor data representing one of temperature and humidity near one of the plurality of sensor data generation modules, each of the plurality of physically and mechanically separated sensor data generation modules includes a battery;

determining when received environmental sensor data is not within a predetermined value range and when received sensor battery status data is not within a predetermined value range;

generating a web page including wirelessly received environmental sensor data from at least two of the physically and mechanically separated sensor data generation modules and not in range sensor data determinations;

storing received environmental sensor data and not in range sensor data determinations in a non-volatile data storage module; and

wirelessly transmitting the web page to an IP based device via an internet protocol.

22. The article of claim 21, further performing the act of wirelessly receiving environmental sensor data via a non-IP network.