Environmental sensing and communication
First Claim
1. An electronic assembly, comprising:
- a wireless communicator;
a logic circuit coupled to the wireless communicator, wherein the logic circuit is configured to;
communicate via the wireless communicator with particular other electronic assemblies equipped to sense one or more changes in an environmental condition; and
automatically acquire assembly identifiers of the particular other electronic assemblies, equipped to sense one or more changes in an environmental condition, anda port for electromagnetic communication or physical contact and electrical communication with a remote reader device, wherein the port is coupled to the logical circuit to provide power from the remote reader device to the logic circuit.
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Abstract
One apparatus embodiment includes an electronic assembly, equipped to sense one or more changes in an environmental condition. The assembly includes a logic circuit coupled to: one or more environmental sensors, memory that provides data storage, and a wireless communicator. The logic circuit is configured to perform time measurement, perform environmental measurement with the one or more environmental sensors, store time-stamped environmental data in the memory, and communicate with particular other electronic assemblies, equipped to sense one or more changes in an environmental condition, via the wireless communicator. The logic circuit is also coupled to a power source that provides power to at least one of the logic circuit and the wireless communicator.
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26 Claims
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1. An electronic assembly, comprising:
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a wireless communicator; a logic circuit coupled to the wireless communicator, wherein the logic circuit is configured to; communicate via the wireless communicator with particular other electronic assemblies equipped to sense one or more changes in an environmental condition; and automatically acquire assembly identifiers of the particular other electronic assemblies, equipped to sense one or more changes in an environmental condition, and a port for electromagnetic communication or physical contact and electrical communication with a remote reader device, wherein the port is coupled to the logical circuit to provide power from the remote reader device to the logic circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An environmental sensing and communication system, comprising:
a plurality of electronic assemblies, equipped to sense one or more changes in an environmental condition, each electronic assembly including a logic circuit coupled to one or more environmental sensors, a wireless communicator, and a port for electromagnetic communication or physical contact and electrical communication with a remote reader device, wherein the port is coupled to the logic circuit to provide power from the remote reader device to the logic circuit, and wherein the logic circuit is encoded with an assembly identifier and configured to; periodically transmit time-stamped environmental data via the wireless communicator along with the assembly identifier; and determine a group to include those electronic assemblies, equipped to sense one or more changes in an environmental condition, from which transmissions are received for a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of environmental sensing and communication, comprising:
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collecting environmental data with a group of environmental sensing assemblies; wirelessly communicating environmental sensing assembly identifiers and environmental data collected by the environmental sensing assemblies between the environmental sensing assemblies of the group; assigning one of the environmental sensing assemblies of the group as a leader for the group; electromagnetically communicating or physically contacting and electrically communicating between a port of a particular one of the group of environmental sensing assemblies and a remote reader device; and providing power from the remote reader device to the particular environmental sensing assembly. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An electronic assembly, comprising:
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a wireless communicator; a logic circuit coupled to the wireless communicator, wherein the logic circuit is configured to communicate with particular other electronic assemblies equipped to sense one or more changes in an environmental condition via the wireless communicator; a power source that provides power to at least one of the logic circuit and the wireless communicator; and a port for physical contact and electrical communication with a remote reader device, wherein the port is coupled to the power source to provide power from the remote reader device to the power source. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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