Alert device
OwnerJoseph Donnaninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for detecting movement of an object of interest includes a battery, a vibration sensor in power communication with the battery, and an energy emitter in communication with the vibration sensor and configured to emit energy in response to the vibration sensor sensing vibration exceeding a threshold value to detect movement of the object of interest. A method for detecting movement of an object of interest is also provided.
Claims19
An apparatus for detecting movement of an object of interest that is displaced along a direction of the movement, the apparatus comprising:
- a battery;
- a vibration sensor in power communication with the battery;
- and
- an energy emitter in communication with the vibration sensor and configured to emit energy in response to the vibration sensor sensing vibration that meets or exceeds a threshold value commensurate with displacement of the object of interest to detect movement of the object of interest;
- wherein the battery, the vibration sensor, and the energy emitter are disposed in a base that is sealed from outdoor environmental elements using a sealing element.
A method for detecting movement of an object of interest that is displaced along a direction of the movement, the method comprising:
- using an alert device comprising a battery, a vibration sensor, and an energy emitter in communication with the vibration sensor and configured to emit energy in response to the vibration sensor sensing vibration that meets of exceeds a threshold value commensurate with displacement of the object of interest, wherein the battery, the vibration sensor, and the energy emitter are disposed in a base that is sealed from outdoor environmental elements using a sealing element;
- placing the alert device on an object of interest subject to movement or another object subject to vibration related to movement of the object of interest;
- sensing a vibration level that meets or exceeds the vibration threshold value;
- and
- emitting energy from the energy emitter in response to the vibration sensor sensing vibration that meets or exceeds the threshold value to detect movement of the object of interest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.