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US 2021/0084392 A1Published application
Intelligent POE Sensor Architecture, System and Method
AssigneeSensor 42 LLC
InventorsDavid Smith, Alan LeVezu, Karl LeVezu, David Norris, JR.
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Abstract
Embodiments of Power Over Ethernet sensors providing processed signals directly to User devices or via a sensor processing system. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
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A sensor apparatus including:
- a plurality of sensors, each sensor including a plurality of selectable modes of operation for measuring a physical attribute and providing a signal representative of the measured physical attribute based on the selected mode of operation;
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- a communications module transceiving data signals including:
- receiving digital data signals via a wired connection,
- receiving power sufficient to operate the sensor apparatus via the digital data signals, the received digital data signals selecting the mode of operation of one of the plurality of selectable modes of operation for one of the plurality of sensors, and
- sending digital data signals representing the measured physical attribute of the one of the plurality of sensors based on the selected mode of operation of the plurality of selectable modes of operation for the one of the plurality of sensors.
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A method of measuring one of a plurality of physical attributes at a location unable to receive wireless sensors, including:
- employing a sensor apparatus at a desired location, the sensor apparatus including:
- a plurality of sensors, each sensor including a plurality of selectable modes of operation for measuring a physical attribute and providing a signal representative of the measured physical attribute based on the selected mode of operation;
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- at the communications module receiving digital data signals via a wired connection from a device,
- at the communications module receiving power sufficient to operate the sensor apparatus via the digital data signals,
- at the communications module receiving digital data signals selecting the mode of operation of one of the plurality of selectable modes of operation for one of the plurality of sensors from the device, and
- at the communications module sending digital data signals representing the measured physical attribute of the one of the plurality of sensors based on the selected mode of operation of the plurality of selectable modes of operation for the one of the plurality of sensors to the device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.