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Application specific intelligent microsensors

  • US 6,889,165 B2
  • Filed: 07/02/2002
  • Issued: 05/03/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A modular general purpose sensor unit, comprising:

  • a sensor array layer to receive and condition data from at least two different types of sensor;

    a general purpose intelligent processor and control layer to process at least said conditioned data and produce output data derived from said conditioned data, said processor and control layer including a reprogrammable memory for storing application specific software to control the operation of said processor and control layer, said output data being at least partially different from said conditioned data;

    a power layer for providing power to said sensor array layer and said processor and control layer;

    wherein said sensor array layer, said processor and control layer, and said power layer are layered to form a sensor module.

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