A plant measurement system is arranged to monitor plant and/or plant organ movements in real-time and relies on small scale digital sensor technology. The sensor is foreseen of an affixing means easily attached to a plant or plant organ to capture dynamic plant movements. The sensor module can be integrated in large plant monitoring setups and has wireless capabilities, enabling the use in remote locations. The system determines the orientation of its sensors to assess movements over time and can process the digital data of multiple sensor modules in real-time. These data are readily available for visualization of continuous plant and/or plant organ movements. The system can be applied for monitoring plant development, stress responses and adaptation responses to internal and external stimuli. Real-time plant information is provided to detect stress conditions and enable precise environmental control.

A plant measurement system is arranged to monitor plant and/or plant organ movements in real-time and relies on small scale digital sensor technology. The sensor is foreseen of an affixing means easily attached to a plant or plant organ to capture dynamic plant movements. The sensor module can be integrated in large plant monitoring setups and has wireless capabilities, enabling the use in remote locations. The system determines the orientation of its sensors to assess movements over time and can process the digital data of multiple sensor modules in real-time. These data are readily available for visualization of continuous plant and/or plant organ movements. The system can be applied for monitoring plant development, stress responses and adaptation responses to internal and external stimuli. Real-time plant information is provided to detect stress conditions and enable precise environmental control.

A device includes a signaling means and a motion sensor, and logic for activating or controlling the signaling means in response to a sensed motion according to an embedded logic. The device may be used as a toy, and may be shaped like a play ball or as a handheld unit. It may be powered from a battery, either chargeable from an AC power source directly or contactless by using induction or by converting electrical energy from harvested kinetic energy. The embedded logic may activate or control the signaling means, predictably or randomly, in response to sensed acceleration magnitude or direction, such as sensing the crossing of a preset threshold or sensing the peak value. The visual means may be a numeric display for displaying a value associated with the count of the number of times the threshold has been exceeded or the peak magnitude of the acceleration sensed.

A device includes a signaling means and a motion sensor, and logic for activating or controlling the signaling means in response to a sensed motion according to an embedded logic. The device may be used as a toy, and may be shaped like a play ball or as a handheld unit. It may be powered from a battery, either chargeable from an AC power source directly or contactless by using induction or by converting electrical energy from harvested kinetic energy. The embedded logic may activate or control the signaling means, predictably or randomly, in response to sensed acceleration magnitude or direction, such as sensing the crossing of a preset threshold or sensing the peak value. The visual means may be a numeric display for displaying a value associated with the count of the number of times the threshold has been exceeded or the peak magnitude of the acceleration sensed.

A sensor data acquisition method using a plurality of electronic devices includes receiving sample sensor data from each of the electronic devices for each predetermined period; generating reference data based on the sample sensor data; calculating a measurement accuracy of each of the electronic devices for each predetermined period based on at least one of the sample sensor data or the reference data; determining priority information of each of the electronic devices for each predetermined period based on at least one of the measurement accuracy or state information of each of the electronic devices; determining a measurement-activated electronic device and a measurement-deactivated electronic device based on the priority information; receiving sensor data from the measurement-activated electronic device for a time unit of a predetermined period; and determining whether to change the measurement-activated electronic device to another electronic device based on the priority information updated in each predetermined period.

A sensor data acquisition method using a plurality of electronic devices includes receiving sample sensor data from each of the electronic devices for each predetermined period; generating reference data based on the sample sensor data; calculating a measurement accuracy of each of the electronic devices for each predetermined period based on at least one of the sample sensor data or the reference data; determining priority information of each of the electronic devices for each predetermined period based on at least one of the measurement accuracy or state information of each of the electronic devices; determining a measurement-activated electronic device and a measurement-deactivated electronic device based on the priority information; receiving sensor data from the measurement-activated electronic device for a time unit of a predetermined period; and determining whether to change the measurement-activated electronic device to another electronic device based on the priority information updated in each predetermined period.

A method includes receiving, at a master agent, announcements from candidate consumer agents indicating the presence of the candidate consumer agents. Each announcement includes display parameters for a display of the corresponding candidate consumer agent. The method further includes receiving at the master agent content parameters from a producer agent, the content parameters defining characteristics of content to be provided by the consumer agent. A mosaic screen is configured based on the received announcements and the content parameters. This configuring of the mosaic screen includes selecting ones of the consumer agents for which an announcement was received and generating content distribution parameters based on the content parameters and the display parameters of the selected ones of the consumer agents. The generated content distribution parameters are provided to the consumer agent.

A method includes receiving, at a master agent, announcements from candidate consumer agents indicating the presence of the candidate consumer agents. Each announcement includes display parameters for a display of the corresponding candidate consumer agent. The method further includes receiving at the master agent content parameters from a producer agent, the content parameters defining characteristics of content to be provided by the consumer agent. A mosaic screen is configured based on the received announcements and the content parameters. This configuring of the mosaic screen includes selecting ones of the consumer agents for which an announcement was received and generating content distribution parameters based on the content parameters and the display parameters of the selected ones of the consumer agents. The generated content distribution parameters are provided to the consumer agent.

A bumper for a vehicle, comprising at least one part made of resilient material, having a curved front portion forming an inner cavity. The front portion has apertures enabling the cavity to be put into communication with the exterior of the resilient part. At least one marking fluid cell is provided inside the cavity. A fastener is provided to fasten the one part to the vehicle.

A bumper for a vehicle, comprising at least one part made of resilient material, having a curved front portion forming an inner cavity. The front portion has apertures enabling the cavity to be put into communication with the exterior of the resilient part. At least one marking fluid cell is provided inside the cavity. A fastener is provided to fasten the one part to the vehicle.