Systems and methods for calculating usage of power tools with a sensor tag
AssigneeHilti Aktiengesellschaft
InventorMarc Vetter
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Abstract
A method includes measuring raw sensor information of a tool over a period of time with a sensor tag coupled to an external surface of the tool. The method also includes determining one or more events of the tool based on the raw sensor information and calculating an aggregate time for each type of event from the one or more events determined over the period of time. The method also includes wirelessly transmitting a history of the one or more events from the sensor tag to a remote computing device. The history comprises the aggregate time for each type of event from the one or more types of events over the period of time.
Claims19
A method, comprising:
- measuring raw sensor information of a tool over a period of time with a sensor tag coupled to an external surface of the tool;
- determining one or more events of the tool based on the raw sensor information, wherein the one or more events comprises an idle event, a usage event, or a transportation event;
- calculating an aggregate time for each of the one or more events determined over the period of time;
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- wirelessly transmitting a history of the one or more events from the sensor tag to a remote computing device, wherein the history comprises the aggregate time for each of the one or more events over the period of time.
A system, comprising:
- a sensor tag removably coupled to an external surface of a construction tool, wherein the sensor tag comprises:
- one or more sensors configured to measure raw sensor information of the tool over a period of time;
- a processor configured to calculate an aggregate time for each of one or more events determined over the period of time, wherein the one or more events comprises an idle event, a usage event, or a transportation event;
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- communications circuitry configured to wirelessly transmit a history of the one or more events from the sensor tag to a remote computing device, wherein the history comprises the aggregate time for each of the one or more events over the period of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.