# US 2013/0158887 A1 · Collaborative environment/experiment monitoring device and system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0158887 A1 - Document ID: US20130158887A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/331,508 - Filed: 2011-12-20 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-20 - Assignees: Globisens Ltd. - Inventors: Dov BRUKER - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130158887A1 ## CPC - G09B 23/06: for physics - G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B) ## Abstract A sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring device including at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor operative to collect environment/experimental data and a sensor selector cover operable to provide access to at least a first one of the at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor and to simultaneously prevent access to at least a second one of the at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring device comprising: at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor operative to collect environment/experimental data; and a sensor selector cover operable to provide access to at least a first one of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor and to simultaneously prevent access to at least a second one of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring device according to claim 1 and wherein said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor is operative to collect environment/experimental data pertaining to at least one of temperature, air quality, chemical composition, light intensity and barometric pressure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) A sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring device according to claim 2 and also comprising GPS locator functionality. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) A sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring device according to claim 3 and wherein said device is also operative to associate said environment/experimental data with corresponding geographic coordinates provided by said GPS locator functionality. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring device according to claim 1 and wherein said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor is formed on an outer circumferential surface of said device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring device according to claim 1 and also comprising an extendible stand formed on a bottom surface thereof, said stand operable for generally semi-vertical mounting of said device on a horizontal surface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring device according to claim 1 and also comprising sensor activation buttons operable for activating corresponding ones of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) A sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring device according to claim 7 and wherein each of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor is generally aligned with a corresponding one of said activation buttons. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) A sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring device according to claim 5 and also comprising a display operable for displaying sensor readings of activated ones of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) A sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring device according to claim 9 and wherein said sensor selector cover is rotatably mounted on said outer circumferential surface of said device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) A sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring device according to claim 10 and wherein said sensor selector cover comprises a generally rectangular aperture formed therewithin, whereby rotating said sensor selector cover relative to said device is operative to align said aperture with at least a first one of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor thereby providing access thereto and thereby simultaneously preventing access to at least a second one of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring device according to claim 11 and also comprising at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor socket, said socket enabling connection of an external environment/experiment monitoring sensor thereto. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) A sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring device according to claim 12 and wherein rotating said sensor selector cover relative to said device is also operative to align said aperture with at least a first one of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor socket thereby providing access thereto and thereby simultaneously preventing access to at least one of: one of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor; and a second one of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor socket. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) A sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring device according to claim 12 and wherein rotating said sensor selector cover relative to said device is also operative to align said aperture with at least a first one of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor thereby providing access thereto and thereby simultaneously preventing access to at least one of: a second one of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor; and one of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor socket. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) A sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring device according to claim 12 and wherein said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor socket is formed on an outer circumferential surface of said device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) A sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring device according to claim 12 and also comprising sensor activation buttons operable for activating corresponding ones of said external environment/experiment monitoring sensors connected to said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor socket. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) A sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring device according to claim 16 and wherein each of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor socket is generally aligned with a corresponding one of said activation buttons. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) A sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring device according to claim 17 and wherein said display is also operable for displaying sensor readings of activated ones of said external environment/experiment monitoring sensors connected to said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor socket. ### Claim 19 A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system comprising: an environment/experiment data aggregating subsystem; and a plurality of portable sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring devices communicating with said environment/experiment data aggregating subsystem, each of said devices comprising: at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor operative to collect environment/experimental data, and wherein at least some of said plurality of portable sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring devices comprise GPS locator functionality. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 19 and wherein said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor is operative to collect environment/experimental data pertaining to at least one of temperature, air quality, chemical composition, light intensity and barometric pressure. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 20 and also comprising a sensor selector cover operable to provide access to at least a first one of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor and to simultaneously prevent access to at least a second one of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 21 and wherein said at least some of said devices comprising GPS locator functionality are operative to associate said environment/experimental data with corresponding geographic coordinates provided by said GPS locator functionality. ### Claim 23 (depends on 19) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 19 and wherein said environment/experiment data aggregating subsystem resides on a computer. ### Claim 24 (depends on 19) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 19 and wherein said environment/experiment data aggregating subsystem is operative to aggregate said environment/experimental data from said plurality of portable sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring devices communicating therewith. ### Claim 25 (depends on 19) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 19 and wherein said environment/experiment data aggregating subsystem is operative to aggregate said environment/experimental data from said plurality of portable sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring devices generally concurrently with said collection of said environment/experimental data by said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor. ### Claim 26 (depends on 19) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 19 and wherein said environment/experiment data aggregating subsystem is operative to aggregate said environment/experimental data from said plurality of portable sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring devices non-concurrently with said collection of said environment/experimental data by said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor. ### Claim 27 (depends on 23) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 23 and wherein communication between at least some of said plurality of portable sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring devices and said computer is wired. ### Claim 28 (depends on 23) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 23 and wherein communication between at least some of said plurality of portable sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring devices and said computer is wireless. ### Claim 29 (depends on 23) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 23 and wherein said computer is connectable to a data projector. ### Claim 30 (depends on 29) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 29 and wherein communication between said computer and said data projector is wired. ### Claim 31 (depends on 29) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 29 and wherein communication between said computer and said data projector is wireless. ### Claim 32 (depends on 23) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 23 and wherein said computer is operative to employ said environment/experimental data aggregated from said plurality of portable sensor-selectable environment/experiment monitoring devices to perform a comparative analysis of environment/experimental data aggregated from different ones of said devices. ### Claim 33 (depends on 19) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 19 and wherein said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor is formed on an outer circumferential surface of each of said devices. ### Claim 34 (depends on 19) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 19 and wherein each of said devices also comprises an extendible stand formed on a bottom surface thereof, said stand operable for generally semi-vertical mounting of said device on a horizontal surface. ### Claim 35 (depends on 19) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 19 and wherein each of said devices also comprises sensor activation buttons operable for activating corresponding ones of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor. ### Claim 36 (depends on 35) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 35 and wherein each of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor is generally aligned with a corresponding one of said activation buttons. ### Claim 37 (depends on 33) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 33 and wherein each of said devices also comprises a display operable for displaying sensor readings of activated ones of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor. ### Claim 38 (depends on 37) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 37 and wherein said sensor selector cover is rotatably mounted on said outer circumferential surface of said device. ### Claim 39 (depends on 38) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 38 and wherein said sensor selector cover comprises a generally rectangular aperture formed therewithin, whereby rotating said sensor selector cover relative to said device is operative to align said aperture with at least a first one of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor thereby providing access thereto and thereby simultaneously preventing access to at least a second one of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor. ### Claim 40 (depends on 39) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 39 and wherein each of said devices also comprises at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor socket, said socket enabling connection of an external environment/experiment monitoring sensor thereto. ### Claim 41 (depends on 40) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 40 and wherein rotating said sensor selector cover relative to said device is also operative to align said aperture with at least a first one of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor socket thereby providing access thereto and thereby simultaneously preventing access to at least one of: one of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor; and a second one of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor socket. ### Claim 42 (depends on 40) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 40 and wherein rotating said sensor selector cover relative to said device is also operative to align said aperture with at least a first one of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor thereby providing access thereto and thereby simultaneously preventing access to at least one of: a second one of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor; and one of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor socket. ### Claim 43 (depends on 40) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 40 and wherein said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor socket is formed on an outer circumferential surface of each of said devices. ### Claim 44 (depends on 40) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 40 and wherein each of said devices also comprises sensor activation buttons operable for activating corresponding ones of said external environment/experiment monitoring sensors connected to said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor socket. ### Claim 45 (depends on 44) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 44 and wherein each of said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor socket is generally aligned with a corresponding one of said activation buttons. ### Claim 46 (depends on 44) A collaborative environment/experiment monitoring system according to claim 44 and wherein said display is also operable for displaying sensor readings of activated ones of said external environment/experiment monitoring sensors connected to said at least one selectable environment/experiment monitoring sensor socket.