Patent ID: 8424765
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A sensor system operable to detect the effects of environmental conditions on electronic equipment comprising a barcode canary sized to be embedded within said electronic equipment, said barcode canary including a barcode comprising printed barcode strips of conductive materials that change their material properties in response to changes in environmental conditions, wherein the change in material properties comprises at least one of a change in capacitance measured by the sensor system and a change in resistance measured by the sensor system, wherein said sensor system further includes a wireless module integrated with the barcode canary and operable to wirelessly communicate with an interrogator system that measures the change in material properties by interrogating the module of the barcode canary, and wherein the change in material properties of the barcode canary occurs more rapidly than a change in functional parameters of the electronic equipment in response to the same environmental conditions, thus enabling the barcode canary to function as a precursor operable to predict degradation of the electronic equipment due to the changes in environmental conditions.