Methods and arrangements for sensors
Generally, smart sensors, logic to process messages from smart sensors, and smart sensor systems are described herein. Embodiments may comprise logic such as hardware and/or code to communicate events as messages via a messaging system to post the messages to a messaging account. The messaging system may be a texting service like Twitter™ that captures the messages and then re-broadcasts the messages, e.g., immediately as a tweet or a cellular text message. In some embodiments, the smart sensor comprises a communications module with a Twitter™ application program interface (API) on a communications platform with a software/hardware framework to interconnect with one or more pluggable monitors with sensors. In other embodiments, the communications module may be integrated with one or more monitors. Further embodiments comprise a smart-device, which can provide status updates and event notifications to a user.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a first sensor to produce first data indicative of humidity in an environment, the first sensor to communicate via an Internet;
a second sensor to produce second data indicative of temperature in the environment, the second sensor to communicate via the Internet;
logic to:
aggregate data based on the first data and the second data; and
select a message associated with an event in response to detection that the first data is indicative of an event associated with the first data meeting a threshold; and
a communication module to transmit the message and the aggregated data to a messaging service via the Internet.
2. The apparatus as defined in claim 1 , wherein the logic is to detect the event when a value from the first sensor satisfies the threshold.
3. The apparatus as defined in claim 2 , wherein the message indicates that the value satisfies the threshold.
4. The apparatus as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first sensor is separate from the second sensor.
5. The apparatus as defined in claim 1 , wherein the messaging service is an electronic mail service.
6. The apparatus as defined in claim 1 , wherein the logic is to provide a user interface for the user to configure a user account for the messaging service.
7. The apparatus as defined in claim 1 , wherein the messaging service is a webpage-based messaging service.
8. At least one storage device or storage disk comprising instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor of an electronic device to at least:
aggregate data based on:
first data from a first sensor, the first sensor to communicate via an Internet, the first data indicative of humidity in an environment, and
second data from a second sensor, the second data indicative of temperature in the environment, the second sensor to communicate via the Internet;
select a message associated with an event in response to detection that the first data is indicative of an event associated with the first data meeting a threshold; and
transmit the message and the aggregated data to a messaging service via the Internet.
9. The at least one storage device or storage disk as defined in claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor of the electronic device to detect the event when a value from the first sensor satisfies the threshold.
10. The at least one storage device or storage disk as defined in claim 9 , wherein the message indicates that the value satisfies the threshold.
11. The at least one storage device or storage disk as defined in claim 8 , wherein the first sensor is separate from the second sensor.
12. The at least one storage device or storage disk as defined in claim 8 , wherein the messaging service is an electronic mail service.
13. The at least one storage device or storage disk as defined in claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor of the electronic device to provide a user interface for the user to configure a user account for the messaging service.
14. The at least one storage device or storage disk as defined in claim 8 , wherein the messaging service is a webpage-based messaging service.
15. At method comprising:
aggregating data based on:
first data from a first sensor, the first sensor to communicate via an Internet, the first data indicative of humidity in an environment, and
second data from a second sensor, the second data indicative of temperature in the environment, the second sensor to communicate via the Internet;
selecting a message associated with an event in response to detection that the first data is indicative of an event associated with the first data meeting a threshold; and
transmitting the message and the aggregated data to a messaging service via the Internet.
16. The method as defined in claim 15 , further including detecting the event when a value from the first sensor satisfies the threshold.
17. The method as defined in claim 16 , wherein the message indicates that the value satisfies the threshold.
18. The method as defined in claim 15 , wherein the first sensor is separate from the second sensor.
19. The method as defined in claim 15 , wherein the messaging service is an electronic mail service.
20. The method as defined in claim 15 , further including providing a user interface for the user to configure a user account for the messaging service.
21. The method as defined in claim 15 , wherein the messaging service is a webpage-based messaging service.