IP Library Patent Application 15194920
Patent Application
App. No. 15/194,920

ARRAY OF INTERCONNECTED SENSORS

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15/194,920
Abstract

In an example, there is disclosed an apparatus, having a geometry detector; an ambient environment sensor to detect an ambient environment variable; a network interface; and one or more logic elements, including at least one hardware logic element, providing a data engine to: identify a neighbor apparatus via the geometry detector; build an individual positional profile based at least in part on the identifying; and report the ambient environment variable.

Claims (48)

1 . An apparatus, comprising:

a mechanical structure having a geometry detector;

an ambient environment sensor to detect an ambient environment variable;

a network interface; and

one or more logic elements, including at least one hardware logic element, comprising a data engine to:

identify via the geometry detector a neighbor apparatus;

build an individual positional profile based at least in part on the identifying; and

report the ambient environment variable.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the data engine is further to report the individual positional profile.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the data engine is further to share data in a peer-to-peer fashion.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the data engine is further to detect a change in position, and to provide an updated report.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the data engine is further to:

store a report;

detect that a network connection has become available; and

transmit the report.

6 . An inflatable carrier having disposed thereon at least one of the apparatus of claim 1 .

7 . A flexible carrier having disposed thereon at least one of the apparatus of claim 1 .

8 . A sprayable medium having disposed therein at least one of the apparatus of claim 1 .

9 . An adhesive medium having disposed therein at least one of the apparatus of claim 1 .

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an impeller to seek a boundary of a container.

11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a trusted execution environment (TEE), wherein the data engine is further to provide attestation.

12 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the mechanical structure is formed of a material that is degradable in a medium after a period of usefulness.

13 . One or more tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums having stored thereon executable instructions for providing a data engine to:

identify, via a geometry detector, a neighbor apparatus;

detect an ambient environment variable via an ambient environment sensor;

build an individual positional profile based at least in part on the identifying; and

report the ambient environment variable.

14 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the data engine is further to report the individual positional profile.

15 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the data engine is further to share data in a peer-to-peer fashion.

16 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the data engine is further to detect a change in position, and to provide an updated report.

17 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the data engine is further to:

store a report;

detect that a network connection has become available; and

transmit the report.

18 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the data engine further comprises a trusted execution environment (TEE), and wherein the data engine is further to provide attestation.

19 . A method of providing a data engine on a sensor apparatus, comprising:

identifying, via a geometry detector, a neighbor apparatus;

detecting an ambient environment variable via an ambient environment sensor;

building an individual positional profile based at least in part on the identifying; and

reporting the ambient environment variable.

20 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising reporting the individual positional profile.

21 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising comparing data in a peer-to-peer fashion.

22 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising detecting a change in position, and to provide an updated report.

23 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

storing a report;

detecting that a network connection has become available; and

transmitting the report.

24 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising providing attestation within a trusted execution environment.

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