US 2010/0245057 A1 · COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ASSOCIATING SENSOR DATA WITH COMPONENT LOCATION

Abstract

Components having one or more sensors adapted to provide sensor data relating to a condition(s) of the component are disclosed. The component is adapted to communicate with another mating component to associate sensor data with identity information of the mating component. The sensor and identity information can be communicated remotely including via radio-frequency communications employing RF identification devices (RFIDs). Location of the mating component can be determined using the identity information of the mating component. In this manner, the sensor data can be associated with the location of the mating component using the identity information in a “component-to-component” configuration to provide location-specific sensor data. Having the ability to localize sensor data to a specific location can assist in pinpointing areas where performance or other condition issues may exist in a component, a mating component, an article of manufacture associated with the components, and/or communication and/or transmissions lines coupled between components.

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Dependent claims

A component, comprising:

an integrated circuit (IC);
one or more electrical leads coupled to the IC;
and
one or more sensors coupled to the IC configured to provide sensor data;
wherein the IC is configured to communicate with a mating component when the one or more electrical leads are coupled to one or more electrical leads on the mating component to associate the sensor data with identity information of the mating component.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Components, systems, and methods for associating sensor data with component location

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