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US 11,455,882 B2Granted
Actuation module to control when a sensing module is responsive to events
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsMary G. Baker, Eric Faggin, Rafael Ballagas
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Abstract
An actuation device includes a controller that interfaces with a sensing module to cause the sensing module to be non-responsive to events of a class that exceed the threshold level of detectability. The controller may be triggered by a corresponding sensor interface to switch the sensing module to be responsive to events of the class that exceed the threshold level of detectability.
Claims20
An actuation module comprising:
- a sensor interface of at least one sensor to sense a predetermined type of event in a given environment, and to generate a trigger signal upon sensing the predetermined event;
- an actuator to interface with a sensing module in response to detecting the trigger signal, the sensing module being capable of detecting a class of events that exceed a threshold level of detectability;
- wherein the actuator is to mechanically interact with the sensing module to disable the sensing module via a physical action to cause the sensing module to be non-responsive to events of the class that exceed the threshold level of detectability until the actuator is triggered by the sensor interface, and wherein the actuator is to respond to the trigger signal by causing the sensing module to be responsive to events of the class that exceed the threshold level of detectability.
An apparatus comprising:
- a sensing module, operable in a responsive, connected state, the sensing module including a sensor interface that is capable of detecting a class of events that exceed a threshold level of detectability;
- an actuation module, operatively coupled to the sensing module to control physically via an actuator, the actuation module including a sensor interface of at least one sensor to sense a predetermined type of event in a monitored region;
- wherein the actuation module responds to the sensor interface detecting the predetermined type of event by switching the sensing module from an unresponsive state to the responsive connected state, the actuator to switch the sensing module via a mechanical interaction that includes a physical action.
A method for controlling a connected sensing module, the method comprising:
- performing at least a first action to cause a sensing module, physically via an actuator, to be non-responsive to events of a class that exceed a threshold level of detectability, the first action including the actuator mechanically interacting with the sensing module via a first physical action;
- while the connected sensing module is non-responsive to events of the class, monitoring a given region for a predetermined type of event;
- in response to detecting the predetermined type of event, performing at least a second action to cause the sensing module, physically via the actuator, to be responsive to events of at least the class that exceed the threshold level of detectability, the second action including the actuator mechanically interacting with the sensing module via a second physical action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.