WO2019103702A2

WO2019103702A2 - Portable and chargeable a moisture, temperature and light recording device

Info

Publication number: WO2019103702A2
Application number: PCT/TR2018/000029
Authority: WO
Inventors: Muhammed GÖKGÖL
Original assignee: Gentek Elektroni̇k San. Ti̇c. A.Ş
Priority date: 2017-04-11
Filing date: 2018-04-10
Publication date: 2019-05-31
Also published as: WO2019103702A4; WO2019103702A3; TR201705393A2

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable and rechargeable moisture, temperature and light recorder which can be used for making and recording these measurements for raw materials and end products for which moisture, temperature and light measurements have to be made during transport or storage periods, with at least one battery charge circuit (8) for storing the energy required for the operation of the device in the battery (9), a regulator circuit (10) for keeping the voltage from the battery charge circuit (8) constant, a flash memory unit (3) for storing the received data, a GSM module (4) for transmitting the data stored in the flash storage unit (3) to the base station (12), at least one temperature sensor (5) for measuring the temperature of the environment, (7), or humidity sensor (6) or light sensor (6), which allows the user to understand whether the cover (1.1) of the casing body (1) (2) for processing the data received from at least one of the microprocessor (7), a microprocessor (11) for transmitting the data evaluated in the server (2) to the computer or the mobile device, the server (13) to which the signals transmitted from the base station (12) are transmitted and the data transmitted from the server (13) to the mobile application (15) or the desktop application (16) or the website access (17) which can access the data stored in the database (14).

Description

PORTABLE AND CHARGEBLE A MOISTURE, TEMPERATURE AND

LIGHT RECORDING DEVICE

Technological Field

The present invention is about a portable and rechargeable moisture, temperature and light recording device which can be used for making and recording these measurements for raw materials and end products for which moisture, temperature or light measurements have to be made during transport and storage periods.

Current State of Technology Measurements of humidity, temperature and light during transport and storage periods are required for cold and air-conditioned systems, especially in the food sector, for products and raw materials protected during transportation. Therefore, there is a need for improved devices that can measure these continuously. This is necessary for the safety measure for both suppliers and producers. There are many systems and devices used for this purpose, and improvements are being made on them. It is also evident that the problems arising in the direction of these developments need to be addressed.

Temperature, humidity, light measurement recording devices are systems that can only be used once. Once the measurements are recorded with these systems they are given back to the relevant company after delivery is complete. With this fact, the recorded measurement datas are deleted in order to become ready for new measurement. In this case, however, it is necessary to carry out continuous operation of these measurements. In addition, since the devices are powered by battery like structures, the device can not measure at all or can not measure correctly when the battery is depleted. For this reason, a development becomes necessary in this respect. Conventionally produced and used tape recorders have an LCD screen, and the recorded data is displayed on this screen and can be followed up from here. In addition, the data stored on the device is held in a storage unit (more likely a SD card). Although storage units differ, they are often fragile due to their built nature and may cause loss of data. For this reason it is necessary to use different storage units to avoid this situation.

Patent application number EP 3067842 discloses a "data recording device and a method for the realization of the tracking and monitoring of goods for transport and tracking of goods which require the maintenance of certain values". The relevant application refers to a measuring method with an LCD screen and an SD card that record during transportation.

The patent application WO2011120074 discloses“Method and system for monitoring a transported product”. This system also uses an RFID tag to monitor the vehicle in transit. It is not possible to measure any temperature or humidity during monitoring. RFID tag can only be use to position the vehicle.

The above-mentioned patent applications describe devices that measure during transport. The mentioned devices are used for the purpose of determining the location of the vehicle during transportation. There is no data on an energy unit that can be charged with the battery in both systems. In this case, there is no information on a portable measuring instrument which allows the use of the present techniques more than once.

As a result, there is a need for a new technology that can overcome these disadvantages that are above-mentioned as the device being used only once and their brakage problems. Description of the Invention

The present invention is a portable and rechargeable moisture, temperature and light recorder that is capable of being disposable of the aforementioned device and overcoming the disadvantages of disruption due to brakage, recording and reporting of these measurements for raw materials and end products for which moisture or temperature measurements have to be made during transport and storage periods.

The device according to the invention allows the device to be used more than once by means of the battery system. For such devices that need to record at specific intervals, making this development is a significant improvement. Due to the battery system, the recharged battery provides the energy needed to operate the device.

The mentioned device uses flash storage as a storage device. In this way, it is possible to transfer data to each computer as well as to provide more protection than other storage units. Since the loss of data is a common problem, it has become a necessity to switch to flash storage system in order to prevent this problem.

Moreover, no screen has been placed on the invention. The data recorded by the sensors is stored directly in the device. There are also different ways of transferring the recorded data and transferring them with any one of them.

It is possible to determine the measurement range that the sensors will record. There are no constraints in this range. Therefore this provides, the temperature, humidity, light measurement to be carried out at the desired frequency and is adjusted according to the desire of the user. Reporting of the data obtained from the measurements is also done in this way.

During the transportation, a navigation unit is not necessary to be installed in the device to track where the vehicle is. The use of LBS (Location Based Service) is considered suitable for this. However, it is also possible to use GPS (Global Positioning System) instead of this preferred system for simple structure. An infrastructure has been created to allow user, to store data for long periods of time and to be reported later. On this account, the data of the users shall be registered and accessible on the system for at least two years

Portable and rechargeable battery enables the device to be used more than once for the measurements of temperature, humidity and light metering devices unlike the device that is big and unportable. Description of the Figures

The invention will be further described in the appended drawings so that the features of the invention will be more clearly understood and appreciated, but it is not intended to limit the invention to those particular embodiments. On the contrary, it is intended to cover all alternatives, modifications and equivalents that may be included within the scope of the invention defined by the appended claims. It should be understood that the details shown are only provided for the purpose of describing preferred embodiments of the present invention and are provided to both form the methods as well as to provide the most convenient and straightforward definition of the principles and conceptual features of the invention. In these drawings;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device.

Figure 2 is an open perspective view of the device

Figure 3 The front view of the device

Figure 4 is the open rear view of the device

Figure 5 is a schematic view of the operation of the system.

The figures to aid in the understanding of this invention are numbered as indicated in the accompanying figure and are given below along with their names. Description of the References;

1. Device Protection Box

1.1 Cover

1.1.1 Connection input

2. Microprocessor

3. Flash storage

4. GSM module

5. Temperature sensor

6. Humidity sensor

7. Light sensor

8. Battery charging circuit

9. Battery

10. Regulator circuit

11. Connection socket

12. Base station

13. Server

14. Database

15. Mobile application

16. Desktop application

17. Website access

Description of the Invention: The invention relates to a portable and rechargeable humidity and temperature recorder, characterized in that: at least one battery charge circuit (8) for storing the energy required for the operation of the device in the battery (9), a regulator circuit (10) for keeping the voltage from the battery charge circuit (8) constant, a flash storage unit (3) for storing the received data, a GSM module (4) for transmitting the data stored in the flash storage unit (3) to the base station (12), at least one temperature sensor (5) for measuring the temperature of the environment, a humidity sensor (6) and a light sensor(7), which allows the user to read the data received from at least one of the microprocessor (2), which is connected by a connection input (1.1.1) that is protected by a cover (1.1) of the device protection box (1) for transmitting the data by a base station (12) to be evaluated in the server (13) to the computer data base (14) or the mobile application (15) or the desktop application (16) or to be viewed by the webside access (17). (FIG. 2, FIG 3, and FIG 5).

The invention has at least one battery charging circuit (6) which enables the use of the energy required for the operation of the system by the battery (9). The invention has a flash storage unit (3) for storing the processed data in the microprocessor (2) (FIG. 2, FIG 3, and FIG. 5).

The invention has a microprocessor (2) which enables processing data from the temperature sensor (5) or the humidity sensor (6) or the light sensor (7). The invention has a GSM module (4) which allows the values processed by the microprocessor (2) measured by the temperature sensor (5) or the humidity sensor (6) or the light sensor (7) to be transferred to the base station (12). (FIG.2, FIG.3 and FIG.5)

The invention comprises a protection body of the device (1) with a cover (1.1) having a connection inlet (1.1.1) on its upper part. The invention has a connection socket (11) associated with the connection input (1.1.1) (FIG 1).

The invention has LBS or GPS which allows the location of the recording device to be determined. The invention has a temperature sensor (5) which allows measurement at a temperature range of -40 ° C to + 85 ° C. The invention is the quad band of the GSM module (4). The invention is chosen as the micro USB of the connector (11) (FIG 2, FIG 3, FIG 5). Detailed Description of the Invention:

The invention is a portable recorder capable of performing at least one of the humidity, temperature and light measurements of the environment. The device has a device protection box (1) which consists of different circuits and parts and which keeps these parts (FIG 1).

In order to prevent the device from being protected from outside influences and from being tampered with, the parts are placed in the container (1). This device protection box (1) protects the device. At the same time, there are no exposed parts or circuits that would be damaged and is prevented from causing the device to malfunction (FIG 1).

The microprocessor (2) will be used with the purpose of recording the data from each of the device, the temperature sensor (5) or the humidity sensor (6) or the light sensor (7). The data from the sensors will be recorded both by the microprocessor (2) and to the corresponding location (FIG. 2).

The device can be produced with different sensors depending on the measurements to be made. These sensors; temperature sensor (5) and / or humidity sensor (6) and / or light sensor (7) (FIG. 2)

The temperature sensor (5) is used for the purpose of measuring the temperature of the environment. This sensor is mainly used in the food industry to transport and store products that are affected by temperature changes. In case of deterioration in the products, it will be possible to detect the temperature change at which stage by using the information recorded with this sensor. (FIG 2) The humidity sensor (6) is also used for the purpose of measuring the humidity. Since moisture is an important parameter in terms of product quality in different sectors, it is necessary to measure them in different areas. Therefore, it is also possible to use the device with the humidity sensor (6) in different sectors. If the food sector is specifically assessed, both moisture and temperature are important, so using a device with both a temperature sensor (5) and a humidity sensor (5) would be more appropriate (FIG.2).

The device protection box (1) uses the system light sensor (7) to check whether the cover (1.1) is opened or not. Due to this light sensor (7), detecting whether an external interference is made to the system in the protection box (1). In addition, the light sensor (7) also provides the understanding that when the cover (1.1) of the housing box (1) is opened, the centering light emitter (1.1) is turned on. (FIG 2).

The battery (9) in the device is rechargeable and predicts long-term use. The rechargeable battery (9) charges the device battery. This can be done by means of the battery charging circuit (8). The battery charge circuit (8) also allows the battery (9) to store the energy and use it when necessary. The regulator circuit (10) is added to the device since the battery charge circuit (8) is a circuit operating with the voltage generation and the voltage from the battery charge circuit (8) must be kept constant. The regulator circuit (10) keeps the voltage at the same value so that the device operates smoothly and at the same time the life of the battery (9) is prolonged. (FIG. 3)

It is possible to use different temperature sensors (5) to operate at different temperature ranges, while the temperature range that the temperature sensor (5) can measure varies from -40 ° C to + 85 ⁰ C (FIG 2).

The values measured by the temperature sensor (5) or the humidity sensor (6) or the light sensor (7) are processed by the microprocessor (2). The processed data is stored in the flash storage unit (3). The data stored in the flash storage unit (3) is transmitted to the base station (12) via the GSM module (4) located in the device. The data received from the base station (12) is recorded in the server (13). The data stored in the server (13) is recorded in the database (14) using a special software. The mobile application (12) or the desktop application (13) or the web site access (14) is used so that the data stored in the database (14) can be accessed at any time. The user will be able to access any place and time when using any of them It is possible to save user data for a long time. As long as there are enough recording systems for this, it is possible to record and store for longer periods starting from two years. At the same time, it is possible to record according to how frequently the data is stored by the user. Flash storage will be used as the storage unit. Unlike SD storage systems, flash storage systems are preferred because they are more secure. In this way data loss is prevented.

The quad band was selected for the GSM module (4). The quad band was chosen because of the widespread use of the operating frequency.

Claims

The invention is about to a portable and rechargeable humidity, temperature and light recorder, characterized in that:

- A device protection box (1) for retaining parts contained in the system,

- At least one battery charging circuit (8) for storing the energy required for the operation of the device,

- A regulator circuit (10) for keeping the voltage from the battery charge circuit (8) constant,

- A flash storage unit (3) for storing the received data,

- A GSM module (4) for transferring the data held in the flash storage (3) to the base station (12)

- At least one temperature sensor (5) for measuring the temperature of the environment,

- At least one humidity sensor (6) for measuring the present in the environment,

- At least one light sensor (7) for determining whether the cover (1) of the housing body (1) has been opened or not,

- A microprocessor (2) for processing the data received from at least one of the temperature sensor (5) or the humidity sensor (6) or the light sensor (7)

- A connection socket ( 11 ) for transferring the evaluated data to the computer or the mobile device, the microprocessor (2) performing the functions of the system,

- The server (13) to which the signals from the base station (12) are transmitted,

- The server (13) evaluates and records the incoming signals so that the stored data (14) and

- A mobile application (15) or desktop application (16) or website access (17) that can access the data stored in the database (14).

2. As mentioned in Claim 1 a portable and rechargeable humidity, temperature and light recorder is characterized in that it has at least one battery charging circuit (6) which enables the use of the energy required for the operation of the system by having the battery (9).

3. As mentioned in Claim 1 portable and rechargeable moisture, temperature and light recorder is characterized in that the microprocessor (2) has a flash storage unit (3) which stores the processed data.

4. As mentioned in Claim 1 a portable and rechargeable humidity, temperature and light recorder is characterized in that it has a microprocessor (2) which enables processing from the temperature sensor (5) or the humidity sensor (6) or the light sensor (7).

5. As mentioned in Claim 1 portable and rechargeable moisture, temperature and light recorder is characterized in that the values measured by the temperature sensor (5) or the humidity sensor (6) or the light sensor (7) have the GSM module (4) which allows the values processed by the microprocessor (2) to be transmitted to the base station (12).

6. As mentioned in Claim 1 portable and rechargeable moisture, temperature and light recorder is characterized in that it has a device protection box (1) containing a cover (1.1) with a connection inlet (1.1.1).

7. As mentioned in Claim 1 portable and rechargeable moisture, temperature and light recorder is characterized in that has a connection socket (11) associated with the connection input (1.1.1).

8. As mentioned in Claim 1 portable and rechargeable moisture, temperature and light recorder is characterized in that the fact that the recorder has LBS or GPS which determines the location of the recorder.

9. As mentioned in Claim 1 portable and rechargeable moisture, temperature and light recorder is characterized in that having a temperature sensor (5) which enables measurement at a temperature range from -40 ° C to + 85 ° C.

10. As mentioned in Claim 1 portable and rechargeable moisture, temperature and light recorder is characterized in that characterizes the GSM module (4) as a quad band.

11. As mentioned in Claim 1 portable and rechargeable moisture, temperature and light recorder is characterized in that fact that the connector ( 11) is micro-USB.