INTERCHANGEABLE WIRELESS SENSING APPARATUS FOR MOBILE OR NETWORKED DEVICES

摘要

One embodiment of this invention is an interchangeable sensing apparatus (ISA) comprising a common base unit (CBU), to which a sensor head from a class of sensor heads can be attached using a common or standard interface to produce a sensing apparatus suited for an application, whereas the CBU receives signals from the sensor head and transmits the signals, either through a wired or wireless connection, preferably wireless, to one or more devices.

主权项

1. An interchangeable sensing apparatus comprising a common base unit which comprises a first processor, a wireless communication module and a first interface; a power supply; two or more sensor heads that can be connected to the common base unit using the first interface whereas each of the sensor heads performs a distinctively different function and connecting it to the common base unit produces a networking sensing apparatus suited for an application, whereas a sensor head comprises a chip for signal collection or generation and a matching interface to the first interface and the signals from the chip is transmitted to or received from the first processor in the common base unit via the matching interface, and the wireless communication module, under the control of the first processor, transmits the signals to or receives the signals from one or more devices wirelessly.