Patents Assigned to Pearl Automation Inc.
  • System and method for sensor module power management
    Patent number: 9656621
    Abstract: A method for power management for a retrofit sensor system for a vehicle, the retrofit sensor system including a sensor module that includes a sensor, an energy storage module, an energy harvester, and a wireless communication module. The method includes: determining a driving state predictive of a driving event; operating the sensor module in a mid-power mode; receiving a trigger; operating the sensor module in a high-power mode; wirelessly transmitting data at the sensor module; and operating the sensor module in a low-power mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Pearl Automation Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Curtis, Saket Vora, Brian Sander, Joseph Fisher, Bryson Gardner, Tyler Mincey, Ryan Du Bois, Rishabh Bhargava, Patrick Carroll, Brian Sutton