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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
May. 12, 2017
Shockwatch, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Clinton A. Branch, Graham, TX (US);
Byron P. Smith, Graham, TX (US);
ShockWatch, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A wireless environmental sensor or monitoring device includes a processor unit, a monitor module for monitoring and collecting data corresponding to an environmental parameter, a radio module configured to enable wireless communication of the data to a remote system, and logic executable by the processor unit to: monitor wireless communication connectivity between the radio module and the remote system; and responsive to detecting a loss of wireless communication connectivity with the remote system, automatically enable a wireless access point (AP) mode of the radio module to initiate a broadcast of a local wireless network identifier to enable a client device to wirelessly locate and connect to the sensor device.