Systems and methods for wirelessly monitoring a brochure box
First Claim
1. An apparatus that provides for remote content monitoring, the apparatus comprising:
- a receptacle, the receptacle configurable to storing removable content; and
a sensor node, the sensor node disposed proximate to the receptacle, the sensor node associated with a unique identifier, the sensor node configurable to monitor the existence of any stored removable content, the sensor node configurable to transmit, a signal containing the unique identifier to a remote device, wherein the signal is related to the removal of content, the signal being any of a cellular, satellite, and wireless network signal;
an infrared light source, the infrared light source being disposed proximate to the sensor node, the infrared light source being configurable to transmit infrared light upon the sensor node, wherein the sensor node includes an optical sensor, the optical sensor configurable to sensing the infrared light from the infrared light source, wherein the receptacle is a brochure box and the stored removable content is a brochure, wherein the stored brochure reflects the infrared light upon the optical sensor, wherein removal of the stored brochure results in the infrared light not being sensed by the optical sensor, and wherein the sensor node is configurable to transmit a signal containing the unique identifier to the remote device upon the optical sensor not sensing the infrared light.
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Abstract
This invention relates generally to electronics, mechanics, and software, and more specifically, to systems and methods for wirelessly monitoring a brochure box. In one embodiment, the invention includes an apparatus that provides for remote content monitoring, the apparatus including a receptacle, the receptacle configurable to storing content; and a sensor node, the sensor node disposed proximate to the receptacle, the sensor node associated with a unique identifier, the sensor node configurable to monitor the existence of any stored content, the sensor node configurable to transmit a signal containing the unique identifier to a remote device, the signal being any of a cellular, satellite, and wireless network signal.
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17 Claims
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1. An apparatus that provides for remote content monitoring, the apparatus comprising:
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a receptacle, the receptacle configurable to storing removable content; and a sensor node, the sensor node disposed proximate to the receptacle, the sensor node associated with a unique identifier, the sensor node configurable to monitor the existence of any stored removable content, the sensor node configurable to transmit, a signal containing the unique identifier to a remote device, wherein the signal is related to the removal of content, the signal being any of a cellular, satellite, and wireless network signal; an infrared light source, the infrared light source being disposed proximate to the sensor node, the infrared light source being configurable to transmit infrared light upon the sensor node, wherein the sensor node includes an optical sensor, the optical sensor configurable to sensing the infrared light from the infrared light source, wherein the receptacle is a brochure box and the stored removable content is a brochure, wherein the stored brochure reflects the infrared light upon the optical sensor, wherein removal of the stored brochure results in the infrared light not being sensed by the optical sensor, and wherein the sensor node is configurable to transmit a signal containing the unique identifier to the remote device upon the optical sensor not sensing the infrared light.
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2. A device for remotely monitoring removable content of an apparatus, the device comprising:
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an application server having a processor, memory, and a network communications interface; and a software application, the software application operating using the application server, the software application configurable to receive a signal transmitted from the apparatus, the apparatus comprising a receptacle, the receptacle configurable to storing removable content; a sensor node, the sensor node disposed proximate to the receptacle, the sensor node including an optical sensor, the sensor node associated with a unique identifier; and an infrared light source, the infrared light source being disposed proximate to the sensor node, the infrared light source being configurable to transmit infrared light upon the sensor node, the sensor node being configurable to transmit the signal containing the unique identifier to the software application upon the optical sensor sensing the presence or absence of the infrared light, the signal being any of a cellular, satellite, and wireless network signal, wherein, upon receiving the signal, the software application notifies an entity, having an account on the software application, associated with the unique identifier that the sensor node transmitted the signal, wherein, the signal is related to the presence or absence of the removable content. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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