Environmental monitoring device

US7148796B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• American Power Conversion Corporation · US

Inventors

• Ryan Joy · Austin, US
• Michael Primm · Austin, US
• Ronald Graczyk · Cedar Park, US
• David K. Smith · Georgetown, US
• Boyd E. Slade · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 14, 2004
• Grant date: Dec 12, 2006
• Expiry date: Apr 14, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01D21/02
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The disclosure is directed to a sensor device including processing circuitry, at least one sensor coupled to the processing circuitry, a serial data interface coupled to the processing circuitry and memory responsive to the processing circuitry. The memory includes a static unique identification number. The serial data interface provides access to retrieve the static unique identification number and sensed data measured with the at least one sensor from the memory.