Integrated data acquisition system for product in transit
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1. A system for acquiring environmental data comprising:
- an existing product for shipment to an end user controlled by a microcontroller;
a sensor system removably integrated within the existing product and initialized by the microcontroller for recording environmental conditions to which the existing product is exposed; and
a computing device, which upon being connected to the existing product, is operable to retrieve the recorded environmental conditions.
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Abstract
A data acquisition system includes a product for shipment to an end user, a sensor system removably connected to the product for recording environmental conditions to which the product is exposed, and a computing device, which upon being connected to the product, is operable to retrieve the recorded environmental conditions. The product may be operable to control the operation of the sensor system, or the sensor system may be operable to record environmental conditions independent of the operation of the product.
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1. A system for acquiring environmental data comprising:
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an existing product for shipment to an end user controlled by a microcontroller;
a sensor system removably integrated within the existing product and initialized by the microcontroller for recording environmental conditions to which the existing product is exposed; and
a computing device, which upon being connected to the existing product, is operable to retrieve the recorded environmental conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An existing product for shipment to an and user comprising:
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a microcontroller for controlling the existing product;
a sensor system removably integrated within the existing product and initialized by the microcontroller for recording environmental conditions to which the existing product is exposed; and
a communication port for communicating with a computing device, which upon being connected to the existing product, is operable to retrieve the recorded environmental conditions. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A sensor system for removable connection to an existing product for shipment to an end user, comprising:
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an interface to a microcontroller controlling the existing product; and
one or more sensors for recording environmental conditions to which the existing product is subjected, wherein the sensor system is removably integrated within the existing product and is initialized by the microcontroller for recording environmental conditions to which the existing product is exposed, and is operable to provide the recorded environmental conditions to a computing device, upon the computing device being connected to the existing product. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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