Deployable sensor device, sensor system, and method of collecting environmental information
AssigneeAdaptive Methods, Inc.
InventorsKevin Kieffer, James Wiggins, Barclay Roman, Peter Owen, Conrad Zeglin, Todd Stawarz
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Abstract
A system for obtaining and displaying such images and environmental information from environments is disclosed, as well as a sensor device and a host configured for use in the system, the sensor device having camera assemblies, environmental sensors, and being connected to the host via a wireless communications link. Methods for obtaining and presenting the images and environmental information using system 100 are also disclosed.
Claims45
A portable sensor device for collecting environmental information and images of an environment, the sensor device comprising:
- a multi-faceted enclosure having a plurality of substantially flat surfaces;
- at least one camera inlaid in at least one of the surfaces for obtaining the mages;
- at least one environmental sensor inlaid in at least one of the surfaces for obtaining the environmental information;
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- a communications interface for transmitting the images and the environmental information from the sensor device to a remote device.
A system for collecting images and environmental information, the system comprising:
- a host comprising:
- a display for viewing a user interface configured to display the environmental information and images;
- a user input device configured to provide user interaction with the user interface;
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- a host external communications interface for receiving data from an external source;
- a portable sensor device configured to obtain and provide the environmental information and images, the portable sensor device comprising:
- a device external communications interface for transmitting the environmental information and images to the host;
- a multi-faceted enclosure having a plurality of substantially flat surfaces;
- at least one camera inlaid in at least one of the surfaces for obtaining the images;
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- at least one environmental sensor inlaid in at least one of the surfaces for obtaining the environmental information.
A method of collecting images and environmental information, the method comprising:
- deploying a portable sensor device into a hazardous environment;
- obtaining images with the sensor device;
- obtaining environmental information with the sensor device;
- transmitting images and environmental information from the portable sensor device to a host.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.