Protective case
AssigneeLeica Geosystems AG
InventorsThomas Harring, Katherine Broder, Burkhard Böckem
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Abstract
A portable protective case for the safe transport and storage of measuring devices and other electrical equipment. The protective case is designed to protect a valuable and sensitive measuring device located inside it against theft, unauthorized use and/or potentially harmful environmental influences. The case comprises communication means for sending and receiving data via a wireless network, as well as for receiving localization data, which enable the communication unit to provide at least a rough location of the case.
Claims17
A portable protective case for transporting an electrical measuring device, the portable protective case comprising:
- an outer shell which encloses an interior space configured to accommodate the electrical measuring device;
- a locking mechanism configured to enable the protective case to be opened by a user;
- a communication unit integrated into the protective case, the communication unit being configured to exchange data with the electrical measuring device;
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- a power supply unit for supplying power to the communication unit, wherein the power supply unit comprises means for supplying external power and is configured to additionally supply power to the electrical measuring device in the interior space by means of a cable, by means of electrical contacts or by means of induction,
- wherein the electrical measuring device has a known usage location, and the communication unit is configured to retrieve usage location-related data over an external wireless network and to transmit the usage location-related data to the electrical measuring device to prepare the electrical measuring device for use at the known usage location before arriving at the known usage location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.