| abstract |
The invention provides a smart sensor ( 10 ) in the form of an adhesive bandage ( 32 ). The sensor ( 12 ) sticks to people and objects and wirelessly communicates with remote receivers ( 24 ). Internal detectors ( 12 ) sense conditions associated with movement or the environment of the sensor. Typically, sensors of the invention communicate by an RF transmitter or transceiver ( 16 ). Groups of sensors may be combined within a common canister that imparts date and time information and “power on” when dispensed. |