发明名称 Integrated flood and temperature sensor for use in a home network environment
摘要 Methods and systems for an integrated flood and temperature sensor may comprise sensing a presence of water in a premises by measuring a resistance between at least one pair of metal probes in an integrated flood and temperature sensor, sensing a temperature utilizing one or more temperature sensors, and sensing an orientation of the integrated flood and temperature sensor with respect to gravity utilizing one or more level sensors. The metal probes may be extendable. The metal probes may be gold plated. A tamper sensor may sense whether an enclosure for the integrated flood and temperature sensor has been tampered with. The presence of water may be sensed utilizing a remote probe. The integrated water and temperature sensor may communicate wirelessly with one or more external devices utilizing a wireless transceiver.
申请公布号 US9218732(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.12.22
申请号 US201414457278 申请日期 2014.08.12
申请人 Fibar Group S.A. 发明人 Fiedler Maciej;Arcichowski Bartlomiej;Hermanski Jakub;Kurowski Piotr;Pudlowski Adam
分类号 G08B19/00 主分类号 G08B19/00
代理机构 McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd. 代理人 McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
主权项 1. A method of environmental sensing for use with a) a portable integrated flood and temperature sensor comprising an enclosure enclosing therein a range tester, a plurality of retractable metal probes each extendable from the interior of the enclosure such that a portion of each probe comes in contact with a surface exterior to the enclosure, a temperature sensor, and a level sensor, and b) a wireless network device remote from and being wirelessly connected to said portable integrated flood and temperature sensor, the method comprising: measuring an electrical property at the surface with two or more of the plurality of retractable metal probes; determining with the portable integrated flood and temperature sensor a presence of water on the surface from the measured electrical property; sensing a temperature in the vicinity of said surface with the enclosed temperature sensor; determining an orientation of the integrated flood and temperature sensor with respect to gravity with the enclosed level sensor to confirm that the orientation permits the plurality of retractable metal probes to make contact with the surface; determining with the enclosed range tester if the wireless network device is in range of the range tester including transmitting a range testing signal from the range tester to the wireless network device; in response to the wireless network device being in range of the range tester, receiving from the wireless network device a link for communication with the wireless network; and in response to receiving from the wireless network device the link for communication with the wireless network device, selectively generating a signal indicative of at least one of the determined presence of water, the temperature, and the determined orientation for communication with the wireless network device based on the link.
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