Atmospheric Pressure Sensor
AssigneeTransducers Direct LLC
InventorsRobert W Matthes, David A Topmiller
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Abstract
An atmospheric pressure sensor is disclosed which comprises an atmospheric pressure sensing element, a processing unit, and an interface unit. The atmospheric pressure sensing element is operable to measure the atmospheric pressure, and the processing unit is electrically coupled to the atmospheric pressure sensing element and is operable to read the measured atmospheric pressure from the atmospheric pressure sensing element. The processing unit is operable to generate a message if the measured atmospheric pressure meets one or more criteria. And the interface unit is electrically coupled to the processing unit and is operable to electrically receive the message from the processing unit and transmit the message to a receiving device.
Claims20
An atmospheric pressure sensor comprising an atmospheric pressure sensing element, a processing unit, and an interface unit, wherein:
- the atmospheric pressure sensing element is operable to measure the atmospheric pressure;
- the processing unit is electrically coupled to the atmospheric pressure sensing element and is operable to read the measured atmospheric pressure from the atmospheric pressure sensing element;
- the processing unit is operable to generate a message if the measured atmospheric pressure meets one or more criteria;
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- the interface unit is electrically coupled to the processing unit and is operable to electrically receive the message from the processing unit and transmit the message to a receiving device.
A method for transmitting a message from an atmospheric pressure sensor, wherein:
- the atmospheric pressure sensor comprises an atmospheric pressure sensing element, a processing unit, and an interface unit,
- the atmospheric pressure sensing element is electrically coupled to the processing unit;
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- the interface unit is electrically coupled to the processing unit, and the method comprises:
- measuring the atmospheric pressure by the atmospheric pressure sensing element;
- reading the measured atmospheric pressure by the processing unit from the atmospheric pressure sensing element;
- generating a message by the processing unit if the measured atmospheric pressure meets one or more criteria;
- sending the message by the processing unit to the interface unit;
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- transmitting the message by the interface unit to a receiving device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.