IP Library Granted Patent US 10,578,144
Granted Patent B2
US 10,578,144 · App. 16/385,066 · Granted Mar 3, 2020

IOT sensor

Inventors: Bao Tran (Saratoga, CA); Ha Tran (Saratoga, CA)
F16B31/025G01L5/24
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Patent No.
US 10,578,144
App. No.
16/385,066
Granted
Mar 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An Internet of Thing (IoT) device includes a head portion; an elongated stress sensor coupled to the head portion, the stress sensor coupled to a surface; a processor coupled to the stress sensor; and a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor.

Claims (26)

1. A device, comprising:

a head portion;

an elongated body;

a sensor coupled to the head portion, the sensor coupled to a surface of the elongated body;

a vibrator in the elongated body that vibrates at one or more patterns each with a selected frequency and amplitude;

a processor coupled to the sensor and the vibrator; and

a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the elongated body encloses the sensor.

3. The device of claim 1 , comprising a camera coupled to a graphical processing unit (GPU) and wirelessly coupled to the processor.

4. The device of claim 1 , comprising code to provide sensor data to communicate sensor data with one or more remote persons.

5. The device of claim 1 , comprising a camera coupled to the processor.

6. The device of claim 1 , comprising an electronic nose or electronic tongue coupled to the processor.

7. The device of claim 1 , comprising a cloud based image processing system running code to receive images from a camera and code to recognize an image.

8. The device of claim 1 , comprising a wireless mesh network coupled to the wireless transceiver to transfer data from node to node.

9. The device of claim 1 , comprising a tongue coupled to the head.

10. The device of claim 1 , comprising an energy scavenging unit, a piezoelectric transducer, a solar cell, or a wireless energy capture unit to supply power to the processor.

11. The device of claim 1 , comprising code to analyze and predict stress or vibration impact.

12. The device of claim 1 , comprising code to perform gaming based on vibration.

13. A system, comprising:

a mesh network; and

one or more devices, each device having a head portion, a sensor in an elongated body of the device, a vibrator in the elongated body that vibrates at one or more patterns each with a selected frequency and amplitude, a processor in the elongated body coupled to the sensor and the vibrator, and a wireless transceiver in the elongated body coupled to the mesh network.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the sensor is coupled to a surface to detect stress or vibration associated with the surface.

15. The system of claim 13 , comprising a camera in the elongated body and coupled to the processor.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the camera is coupled to a graphical processing unit (GPU).

17. The system of claim 15 , comprising a cloud based image processing system running code to receive images from the camera and code to recognize an image.

18. The system of claim 13 , wherein the sensor detects motion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2025
From: TRAN, BAO
To: ARBOR SYSTEMS LLC
Reel/Frame 073078/0900 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15947795 · Apr 7, 2018
Continuation 15144814 · May 3, 2016
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