Patent ID: 9280681
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: G05B,G06F,G06Q,G08B,G08C,H04L,H04Q

Claim Text:
1. An environmental monitoring device, comprising: a sensor, coupled to a processor, that, during operation, provides secured sensor data comprising sensor data that is a measurement of an environmental condition in an external environment that includes the environmental monitoring device, wherein the environmental condition is a condition other than location or position of the sensor, and wherein the sensor data is secured by the sensor using one of an encryption of the sensor data and a secure hash of the sensor data; an antenna; an interface circuit, coupled to the antenna and the processor, that, during operation, communicates with an archive device that maintains an ongoing historical record for the external environment; the processor, wherein the processor includes a secure channel that, during operation, processes information and communicates the processed information using an encryption key associated with the secure channel; and a memory, coupled to the processor, which stores, in a trust zone associated with the secure channel, a program module that, during operation, is executed by the secure channel, the program module including: wherein the secure channel and the trust zone are isolated from a remainder of the processor and the memory except for a controlled interface so that the secure channel and the trust zone are in a secure region in which access to the secure channel and the trust zone is controlled via the controlled interface and direct access to the secure channel and the trust zone is prevented.