The term sensor as used herein broadly refers to generally any type of sensor that is capable of monitoring ambient or device state characteristics. Such sensors include, but are not limited to, sensors for temperature, humidity, pressure, volatile organic compound (VOC) detection, ambient light sensing, infrared sensing, accelerometer, magnetometer, gyroscope, GPS/GNSS receiver, radio frequency (RF) spectrum power sensing.
Reference herein to a remote computer system or to the cloud can include a variety of database architectures, data centers, remote servers or machines, remote APIs, and the internet in general.
FIG. 1A illustrates an exemplary multi sensor electronic device 100 in accordance with one or more embodiments. The device 100 has an outer case with a power button 108, which is used to turn on and off the device 100. The power button 108 can also be used to check the battery life of the device by pressing the button for a short time (e.g., less than a second). In one or more embodiments, a single multi-color (red, green, and blue) LED light 102 is used to indicate the status and the states of the device. The functionalities that the notification LED 102 can show include: battery power, cellular connectivity, GPS/GNSS connectivity, WPAN/WWAN connectivity, various malfunctions, an OK (all good) status, and other features of the device. The blinking of the LED 102 and its colors can be programmed to indicate these features and various other notifications. The power button 108 pushing sequence and pushing length can also be programmed such that these various states of the device can be checked, or device actions can be performed.