PERVASIVE SENSING

Class [009]
Electronic process variable transmitters for transmitting electronic signals to electronic signal receivers from electronic sensors sensing at least one of the parameters of pressure, temperature, level, and flow variables that are variables of industrial processes; field sensors for use in industrial processes and industrial facilities for monitoring and measuring flow, level, vibration, temperature, pressure, and process parameters, and communicating sensed conditions to control components; wireless electronic transmitters for transmitting signals from electronic sensors and wireless electronic receivers for receiving such transmitted electronic signals and communications computers for controlling industrial processes and for monitoring and controlling industrial facilities; wireless field sensors for sensing and communicating industrial process variables, namely, pressure, temperature, level, and flow of materials, to monitor and control the functioning of industrial process instruments; process management software for use in management, monitoring, and increasing reliability, efficiency and safety of industrial processes, industrial facilities and process instruments; electronic field devices for monitoring equipment in industrial facilities, namely, computers, alarm monitoring systems comprised of sensors for sensing parameter limits and events in industrial processes and microprocessors for receiving electronic signals regarding sensed parameter limits and events in industrial processes and activating alarms, micro-processor based hardware and software used to monitor the status of industrial machinery, namely, control valves, temperature sensors, pressure sensors, flow sensors, vibration sensors; electronic field sensors which transmit or receive information related to operation of industrial facilities, namely electronic sensors for sensing industrial facility temperature, humidity, and vibration and transmitting the sensed signals to control computers.