Patent ID: 8384520

Claim:
A window panel comprising: one or more sensors for detecting and sending data, the one or more sensors being one of: electrical current sensors, voltage sensors, pressure sensors, temperature sensors, vibration sensors, accelerometers, inclinometers, mechanical actuation detectors, and counters; at least one electronic device positioned within the window panel, the at least one electronic device including: at least one electronic memory containing information readable remotely using an appropriate reading apparatus; and electronic means including a counter, the electronic means connected to the memory for receiving and processing said data to transmit and enter information to and in the memory, said information stored in the memory relating to the window panel or an electrical element incorporated in the window panel, wherein the information is transmitted to and entered in the memory by the electronic means in response to signals received in a programmed way by the one or more sensors for detecting and sending said data, the one or more sensors detect a first trigger event that causes the counter to accumulate a count corresponding to an operation of an apparatus on which the window panel is situated, and the one or more sensors detected a second trigger event that causes the counter to stop accumulating the count.