SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING NOISES WITH WIRELESS TRANSDUCER

• US 20160021475A1
• Filed: 09/28/2015
• Published: 01/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: JS Products, Inc.
• Original Assignee: JS Products, Inc.
• Inventors: Moore, James, Hernandez, Javier
• Granted Patent: US 10,554,802 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01H 3/00 Measuring characteristics of vibrations by using a detector in a fluid G01H7/00, G01H9/00, G01H11/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/658 Means for redirecting recorded messages to other extensions or equipment

Abstract

A noise or vibration detection system includes a clamping device with an audio transducer and a wireless transmitter. The transmitter transmits the audio signal, or a modified version of the audio signal, from the transducer. A mobile device located remote from the transmitter receives the transmitted audio signal for processing. The mobile device includes a receiver configured to receive the audio signal, a display configured as a user interface and to display information to a user, a memory configured to store non-transient machine executable code, and a processor configured to execute the machine executable code stored on the memory. The machine executable code is configured to process the received signal to form an audio signal which is presented to a speaker of the mobile device or a headphone port of the mobile device and also display the audio signal in graphical form on the display.

Claims

1. A detection system comprising:

a clamping device configured to releasable attach to a monitored element;

an audio transducer, attached to the clamp, configured to generate an audio signal responsive to noise or vibration associated with the monitored element;

a wireless transmitter associated with the clamping device, the transmitter configured to transmit the audio signal, or a modified version of the audio signal;

a mobile device located remote from the transmitter and configured to receive the transmitted audio signal or modified version of the audio signal, the mobile device including the following;

a receiver configured to receive the audio signal, or a modified version of the audio signal to establish a received signal;

a display configured as a user interface and to display information to a user of the mobile device;

a memory configured to store non-transient machine executable code;

a processor configured to read and execute the machine executable code stored on the memory, the machine executable code configured to;

process the received signal to form an audio signal;

present the audio signal to a speaker of the mobile device or a headphone port of the mobile device;

display the audio signal in graphical form on the display of the mobile device.

9. A system for recording detected information from a remote location using a wireless transmitter, the system comprising:

a connector configured to attached to an element being monitored;

a detector associated with the connector, the detector configured to detect information and generate an electrical signal representing the detected information;

a transmitter module in electrical communication with the probe to receive the electrical signal from the detector and wirelessly transmit the detected information to a remote receiver;

non-transitory machine readable code configured to be stored on a memory and executable by a processor, the machine readable code, upon execution by the processor, configured to;

receive the detected information from a receiver;

present the detected information to the user in graphical form on a display of an electronic device.

2. A system in accordance with claim 6, wherein the audio transducer comprises a piezo detector.

3. A system in accordance with claim 7, wherein the wireless transmitter includes a battery, controller, and one or more lights configured to provide status information to a user.

4. A system in accordance with claim 6, further comprising an additional clamping device with associated audio transducer and wireless transmitter, such that the wireless transmitter of the additional clamping device is configured to transmit signals to the mobile device.

5. A system in accordance with claim 9, wherein transmitting to the mobile device by the wireless transmitters of the additional clamping device occurs concurrently.

6. A system in accordance with claim 10, wherein the currently transmitted audio signal or modified version of the audio signal result in multiple received signals, one of which is defined as an active signal and other received signals are muted.

7. A system in accordance with claim 6, wherein the mobile device processor is configured to receive input from a user regarding equalization and perform equalization on the received signal or the audio signal according to the user settings prior to presenting the audio signal to the speaker or headphone port.

8. A system in accordance with claim 6, wherein the mobile device processor is configured to perform FFT signal processing on the signal to display the frequency content of the received signal or audio signal to a user.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the detected information is selected from the following types of information:

sound, temperature, vibration, or pressure.

11. The system in accordance with claim 9, wherein the machine readable code is further configured to process the detected information to generate an audio signal and present the audio signal to the user.

12. The system in accordance with claim 9, wherein the transmitter module is detachable from the detector and connector.

13. The system in accordance with claim 9, wherein the machine readable code is configured to accept input in the form of user settings from a user regarding equalization and perform equalization on the received signal according to the user settings.

14. The system in accordance with claim 9, wherein machine readable code configured to process the detected information is further configured to store the detected information on a memory.

17. The method of claim 13 wherein the step of present a graphical representation of the vibration or noise on the display includes performing a fast Fourier transform on the received signal to present information regarding frequency content of the vibration or noise on the display.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising receiving an additional wireless signal, representing additional vibration or noise, from an additional wireless transmitter and displaying a graphical representation of the additional vibration or noise on the display.

15. A method for detecting vibration or noise on a device, the method comprising:

activating a wireless transmitter associated with clamp;

connecting the clamp to a device to be monitored;

detecting vibration or noise with a detector associated with the clamp;

generating an electrical signal representing the noise or vibration;

receiving the electrical signal representing the noise or vibration at the wireless transmitter;

transmitting a wireless signal, the wireless signal representing the vibration or noise;

receiving the wireless signal at an electronic device to create a received signal, the electronic device including a display, a user interface, a processor, and memory, the memory storing non-transitory machine readable code executable by the processor, the machine readable code configured to;

process the received signal to generate an audio signal;

present the audio signal to a speaker or headphone port of the electronic device;

process the received signal to present a graphical representation of the vibration or noise on the display.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising storing information regarding the noise or vibration on the memory of the electronic device to enable to noise or vibration to be audibly or graphically presented later in time.