Portal-security detection mechanism
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a mounting mechanism configured to mechanically couple to a portal;
a sensor mechanism configured to measure environmental signals associated with the portal, wherein the sensor mechanism includes one of;
a vibration sensor and an acoustic transducer; and
an integrated circuit, electrically coupled to the sensor mechanism, configured to analyze the measured environmental signals to identify an environmental condition associated with the portal, wherein the analysis includes correcting the measured environmental signals for a mechanical transfer function associated with the portal based on a position of the electronic device on the portal.
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Abstract
An electronic device that identifies an environmental condition associated with a portal (such as a door or a window) is described. In particular, a sensor mechanism in the electronic device measures environmental signals associated with the portal, such as vibrations and/or acoustic waves. Then, an integrated circuit in the electronic device analyzes the measured environmental signals to identify the environmental condition. To facilitate the measurements, the electronic device may be mechanically coupled to the portal by an impedance-matching material, so that the vibrations and/or the acoustic waves are coupled to the electronic device. Moreover, the analysis may also be based on measured environmental signals received from one or more additional electronic devices that are mechanically coupled to the portal and/or may involve correcting the measured environmental signals for a mechanical transfer function associated with the portal based on a position of the electronic device on the portal.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a mounting mechanism configured to mechanically couple to a portal; a sensor mechanism configured to measure environmental signals associated with the portal, wherein the sensor mechanism includes one of;
a vibration sensor and an acoustic transducer; andan integrated circuit, electrically coupled to the sensor mechanism, configured to analyze the measured environmental signals to identify an environmental condition associated with the portal, wherein the analysis includes correcting the measured environmental signals for a mechanical transfer function associated with the portal based on a position of the electronic device on the portal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic device, comprising:
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a mounting mechanism configured to mechanically couple to a portal; a sensor mechanism configured to measure environmental signals associated with the portal, wherein the sensor mechanism includes one or more of;
a vibration sensor and an acoustic transducer;an integrated circuit, electrically coupled to the sensor mechanism, configured to analyze the measured environmental signals to correct the measured environmental signals for a mechanical transfer function associated with the portal based on a position of the electronic device on the portal; and an interface circuit, electrically coupled to the integrated circuit, configured to communicate the corrected environmental signals to another electronic device to identify an environmental condition associated with the portal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic-device-implemented method for identifying an environmental condition associated with a portal, wherein the method comprises:
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receiving measured environmental signals from one or more additional electronic devices mechanically coupled to the portal, wherein the environment signals correspond to one of;
vibrations and acoustic signals, and wherein the one or more additional electronic devices are at different positions on the portal; andusing the electronic device, analyzing the measured environmental signals to identify the environmental condition, wherein the analysis is based on historical measurements of the environmental signals, and wherein the analysis involves correcting the measured environmental signals for a mechanical transfer function associated with the portal based on the different positions of the one or more additional electronic devices on the portal. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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