Robotic system for powering and interrogating sensors
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1. A mobile system for powering a separate device, comprising an unmanned vehicle for approaching and wirelessly electromagnetically powering the separate device.
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Abstract
A mobile system powers, charges, and communicates with separate devices, such as sensors and actuators. The mobile system includes an unmanned vehicle for approaching and wirelessly electromagnetically powering the separate device.
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- 1. A mobile system for powering a separate device, comprising an unmanned vehicle for approaching and wirelessly electromagnetically powering the separate device.
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50. A sensing system, comprising an unmanned vehicle and a wireless sensing module, said unmanned vehicle for approaching and wirelessly electromagnetically powering said wireless sensing module, wherein said wireless sensing module comprises a sensor, a data logging unit, and a communications circuit, said data logging unit for storing information from said sensor, said communications circuit for communicating data stored in said data logging unit.
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51. A mobile system for charging a separate device, comprising an unmanned vehicle for approaching and wirelessly electromagnetically powering the separate device, wherein said unmanned vehicle further comprises a charging circuit, wherein said charging circuit is capable of charging or recharging a battery or a capacitor on the separate device without physically contacting the separate device.
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52. A mobile system for powering a separate device, comprising an unmanned vehicle for approaching and wirelessly electromagnetically powering the separate device wherein said unmanned vehicle comprises a processor wherein said processor is for directing movement of said unmanned vehicle toward said separate device.
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53. A mobile system for powering a separate device, comprising an unmanned vehicle for approaching and wirelessly electromagnetically powering a separate device, wherein said separate device contains a switched reactance modulation circuit for communicating data.
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54. A mobile system for reading a separate device, comprising an unmanned vehicle and a plurality of separate devices, said unmanned vehicle for approaching and wirelessly electromagnetically reading said plurality of separate devices, wherein each of said separate devices has a unique identification code for reading by the unmanned vehicle.
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55. A system comprising:
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a wireless sensor module including a sensor and transmitting circuit for wirelessly transmitting sensor data from said sensor to a base station; and
a connection from said base station to the internet for providing sensor information wherein said sensor information is in XML format.
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56. A system comprising:
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a base station, wherein said; and
a sensor module having a sensor and a transmitting circuit for wirelessly transmitting sensor data from said sensor to said base station, said base station for receiving said wirelessly transmitted sensor data, wherein said base station is capable of bidirectional wireless connection to the internet for providing said sensor information to the internet. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58)
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