Patent ID: 8175839

Claim:
Apparatus for transmitting data from any selected one of a plurality of different transducer types, comprising: a plurality of transducer types, each one capable of monitoring only one associated condition whereby a first transducer of said plurality can monitor a totally different condition than any other one of said plurality, each transducer having different input and output requirements in regard to proper input operating signals and output signals, and wherein each transducer is adapted to measure a surrounding physical condition, identification means associated with each transducer for providing an identification of said transducer with respect to said monitored condition, a plurality of identical connector means, each one connected to one associated transducer, with each connector output coupled to said associated transducer according to said input and output requirements, a wireless interface unit attached to one of said plurality of transducer types having means responsive to said identification means for identifying the exact type of transducer attached and for supplying the proper input signal requirements to said attached transducer and including means for responding to said output signals according to said attached transducer and, transmitting means for transmitting a wireless signal to a remote location indicative of said transducer output signals and said transducer type.