Multipurpose event detection sensor and payload alert system
AssigneeBmmpr
InventorsMarko Mandaric, Heath Clement Oyama
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are generally directed towards providing a multipurpose event detection sensor and a communications means for delivering a payload notification. In particular, embodiments of the present invention are configured to provide a system comprising a sensor capable of detecting events, such as vibrations of varying forms and amplitude, generating an alert based on certain parameters of those events and transmitting that alert to a remote system via a communications means.
Claims18
An event detecting sensor and alert system, the system comprising:
- a plurality of event sensors including a first sensor and a second sensor;
- a processor;
- and
- a communications means,
- wherein said plurality of event sensors, said processor and said communications means are operably connected and are configured to:
- detect, via said plurality of event sensors, an occurrence of an event,
- wherein a difference in detection times of detecting said event by the respective first and second sensors is used to determine at least one of a severity and a direction of said event.
A method for providing an event detecting sensor and alert system, the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting, via a plurality of event sensors including a first sensor and a second sensor, an occurrence of an event,
- wherein a difference in detection times of detecting said event by the respective first and second sensors is used to determine at least one of a severity and a direction of said event.
An event detecting sensor and alert system, the system comprising:
- a plurality of event sensors including a first sensor and a second sensor;
- a processor;
- and
- a communications means,
- wherein said plurality of event sensors, said processor and said communications means are operably connected and are configured to:
- detect, via said plurality of event sensors, an occurrence of an event and receive event data associated with said detected event,
- wherein a difference in detection times of detecting said event by the respective first and second sensors is used to determine at least one of a severity and a direction of said event;
- analyze said event data to determine if a magnitude of said event exceeds a predetermined threshold;
- generate an event message payload when a detected magnitude of said event exceeds said predetermined threshold, and wherein said event message payload comprises relevant information about said event, including which sensor detected said event, the severity of said event, and direction of said event;
- and
- transmit, via said communications means, said event message payload to a remote processing system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.