US 12,336,075 B2
Portable remote sensing device and system
David Curtis Gaw, Golden, CO (US); and John Daley, Golden, CO (US)
Assigned to Sensera Systems, Inc., Golden, CO (US)
Filed by Sensera Systems, Inc., Golden, CO (US)
Filed on Oct. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/382,960.
Application 18/382,960 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/475,077, filed on Sep. 14, 2021, granted, now 11,956,554.
Application 17/475,077 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/384,886, filed on Apr. 15, 2019, abandoned.
Application 16/384,886 is a continuation of application No. 14/298,784, filed on Jun. 6, 2014, granted, now 10,261,023, issued on Apr. 16, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/896,573, filed on Oct. 28, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2024/0130024 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H05B 47/125 (2020.01); G01N 21/84 (2006.01); G01V 8/10 (2006.01); H04M 1/24 (2006.01); H04M 1/72454 (2021.01); H04M 1/73 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01); H05B 47/13 (2020.01)
CPC H05B 47/125 (2020.01) [G01N 21/84 (2013.01); G01V 8/10 (2013.01); H04M 1/24 (2013.01); H04M 1/72454 (2021.01); H04M 1/73 (2013.01); H04W 52/0254 (2013.01); G01N 2201/062 (2013.01); G01N 2201/0693 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.02); H04W 84/042 (2013.01); H05B 47/13 (2020.01); Y02D 30/70 (2020.08)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A remote sensing device comprising,
an enclosure;
a smartphone operating system having a kernel that resides within the smartphone operating system, wherein the kernel includes a plurality of device drivers;
a smartphone processor disposed within the enclosure managed by the smartphone operating system;
a smartphone memory communicatively coupled to the smartphone processor, in which the memory is disposed within the enclosure and managed by the smartphone operating system;
a sensor module communicatively coupled to the smartphone processor and the smartphone memory, in which the sensor module is disposed within the enclosure and managed by the smartphone operating system;
a separate microcontroller disposed within the enclosure managed by the smartphone operating system, in which the microcontroller includes a power management module;
a battery electrically coupled to the separate microcontroller, wherein the battery powers the smartphone processor, the smartphone memory, and the sensor module;
a solar panel electrically coupled to the separate microcontroller, in which the power management module associated with the separate microcontroller charges the battery;
a wireless communication module that is communicatively coupled to a wide area network, in which the wireless communication module is disposed within the enclosure and managed by the smartphone operating system; and
wherein the wireless communication module receives an over-the-air (OTA) update for a device driver associated with the sensor module.