Remote monitoring and transparency regarding liquid volume
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1. A method for monitoring remote assets, the method comprising:
- sending a command over a wireless communication network interface to a control board, wherein the command instructs the control board to begin collecting data from a plurality of sensors at a plurality of remote assets at one or more locations, each sensor measuring data associated with at least one remote asset of the plurality of remote assets, wherein the control board receives sensor data from a set of sensors of the plurality of sensors and compiles the sensor data received from each of the set of sensors into a packet;
receiving the packet sent from the control board over the wireless communications network;
executing instructions stored in a memory of a server system, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor examines the packet to;
identify the set of sensors from the sensor data compiled into the packet,extract the sensor data from the packet,associate portions of the extracted sensor data with each one of the set of sensors, andgenerate a display of a sensor listing, the sensor listing cross-referencing the portions of the extracted sensor data associated with each one of the set of sensors;
storing the extracted sensor data and the association of the portions of the extracted sensor data with each of the set of sensors in the memory; and
initiating an alarm action based on at least one portion of the extracted sensor data corresponding to an alarm condition by sending one or more codes to the control board instructing the control board to remedy the alarm condition or to shut down equipment associated with the alarm condition.
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Abstract
A server system for remote monitoring includes a wireless communication interface, a processor, and a storage device. The wireless communication interface receives at least one data packet over wireless communications from a remote monitoring system. The processor processes the data packet including sensor information from a sensor coupled to the remote monitoring system. The storage device stores the sensor information.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring remote assets, the method comprising:
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sending a command over a wireless communication network interface to a control board, wherein the command instructs the control board to begin collecting data from a plurality of sensors at a plurality of remote assets at one or more locations, each sensor measuring data associated with at least one remote asset of the plurality of remote assets, wherein the control board receives sensor data from a set of sensors of the plurality of sensors and compiles the sensor data received from each of the set of sensors into a packet; receiving the packet sent from the control board over the wireless communications network; executing instructions stored in a memory of a server system, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor examines the packet to; identify the set of sensors from the sensor data compiled into the packet, extract the sensor data from the packet, associate portions of the extracted sensor data with each one of the set of sensors, and generate a display of a sensor listing, the sensor listing cross-referencing the portions of the extracted sensor data associated with each one of the set of sensors; storing the extracted sensor data and the association of the portions of the extracted sensor data with each of the set of sensors in the memory; and initiating an alarm action based on at least one portion of the extracted sensor data corresponding to an alarm condition by sending one or more codes to the control board instructing the control board to remedy the alarm condition or to shut down equipment associated with the alarm condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for monitoring remote assets, the system comprising:
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a communication interface that; sends a command over a wireless communication network to a control board, wherein the command instructs the control board to begin collecting data from a plurality of sensors at one or more remote locations, each sensor measuring data associated with at least one remote asset of a plurality of remote assets, wherein the control board receives sensor data from a set of sensors of the plurality of sensors and compiles the sensor data received from each of the set of sensors into a packet, and receives the packet sent from the control board over the wireless communications network; a memory; and a processor that executes instructions out of the memory, wherein the execution of the instructions by the processor examines the packet to; identify the set of sensors from the sensor data compiled into the packet, extract the sensor data from the packet, generate a display of a sensor listing, the sensor listing cross-referencing portions of the extracted sensor data associated with each one of the set of sensors, wherein the memory stores the extracted sensor data and the association of the portions of the extracted sensor data with each of the set of sensors, and initiate an alarm action based on at least one portion of the extracted sensor data corresponding to an alarm condition by sending one or more codes to the control board instructing the control board to remedy the alarm condition or to shut down equipment associated with the alarm condition. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for monitoring remote assets, the method comprising:
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sending a command over a wireless communication network to a control board, wherein the command instructs the control board to begin collecting data from a plurality of sensors at one or more remote locations, each sensor measuring data associated with at least one remote asset of a plurality of remote assets, wherein the control board receives sensor data from a set of sensors of the plurality of sensors and compiles the sensor data received from each of the set of sensors into a packet; receiving the packet sent from the control board over the wireless communications network; identifying the set of sensors from the sensor data compiled into the packet; extracting the sensor data from the packet; generating a display of a sensor listing, the sensor listing cross-referencing portions of the extracted sensor data associated with each one of the set of sensors; storing the extracted sensor data and the association of the portions of the extracted sensor data with each of the set of sensors in a memory; and initiating an alarm action based on at least one portion of the extracted sensor data corresponding to an alarm condition by sending one or more codes to the control board instructing the control board to remedy the alarm condition or to shut down equipment associated with the alarm condition. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method for monitoring a plurality of liquid volumes, the method comprising:
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receiving a command sent from a server over a wireless communication network to a control board; executing the command via a processor of the control board, wherein the command instructs the control board to begin collecting data from a plurality of sensors at one or more remote locations; receiving sensor data from a set of the plurality of sensors; compiling the sensor data received from each of the set of sensors into a packet; and sending the compiled packet over the wireless communication network to the server, wherein the server; identifies the set of sensors by examining the sensor data compiled into the packet, extracts the compiled sensor data from the packet, generates a display of a sensor listing, the sensor listing cross-referencing portions of the extracted sensor data associated with each one of the set of sensors, stores the extracted sensor data in memory, and initiates an alarm action based on at least one portion of the extracted sensor data corresponding to an alarm condition by sending one or more codes to the control board instructing the control board to remedy the alarm condition or to shut down equipment associated with the alarm condition.
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18. A system for monitoring a plurality of liquid volumes, the system comprising:
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a communication interface that receives a command sent from a server over a wireless communication network to a control board; and a sensor interface communicatively coupled to a plurality of sensors at one or more remote locations, each sensor measuring data associated with at least one asset of a plurality of assets, the sensor interface configured to receive sensor data from the plurality of assets at the one or more remote locations; a memory; a processor that executes instructions out of the memory based on the received command, wherein execution of the received command by the processor; begins collection of data from the plurality of sensors at the one or more remote locations, and compiles the sensor data received from a set of sensors of the plurality of sensors into a packet, wherein the communication interface sends the compiled packet over the wireless communication network to the server, and wherein the server; identifies the set of sensors by examining the sensor data compiled into the packet, extracts the compiled sensor data from the packet, generates a display of a sensor listing, the sensor listing cross-referencing portions of the extracted sensor data associated with each one of the set of sensors, wherein the memory stores the extracted sensor data, and initiates an alarm action based on at least one portion of the extracted sensor data corresponding to an alarm condition by sending one or more codes to the control board instructing the control board to remedy the alarm condition or to shut down equipment associated with the alarm condition. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for monitoring remote assets, the method comprising:
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receiving a command sent from a server over a wireless communication network to a control board; executing the command to begin collecting data from a plurality of sensors at one or more remote locations; receiving sensor data from a set of the plurality of sensors; compiling the received sensor data received from each of the set of sensors into a packet; and sending the compiled packet over the wireless communication network to the server, wherein the server; identifies the set of sensors by examining the sensor data compiled into the packet, extracts the compiled sensor data from the packet, and generates a display of a sensor listing, the sensor listing cross-referencing portions of the extracted sensor data associated with each one of the set of sensors, stores the extracted sensor data in memory; and initiates an alarm action based on at least one portion of the extracted sensor data corresponding to an alarm condition by sending one or more codes to the control board instructing the control board to remedy the alarm condition or to shut down equipment associated with the alarm condition.
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21. A system for monitoring a plurality of remote liquid volumes, the system comprising:
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a server that; receives an access request from a user regarding measurements of sensor data at one or more remote locations, and sends a command over a wireless communication network, wherein execution of the command begins collection of data associated with remote assets; a plurality of sensors at the one or more remote locations that sense the data associated with the remote assets; and a control board associated with the plurality of sensors, wherein the control board; receives the command from the server via the wireless communication network, executes the command to begin collecting data from the plurality of sensors, wherein the data from the plurality of sensor is collected by computing hardware at the control board, compiles sensor data associated with a set of sensors of the plurality of sensors into a packet, and sends the packet over the wireless communication network to the server, wherein the server; identifies the set of sensors by examining the sensor data compiled into the packet, extracts the compiled sensor data from the packet, generates a display of a sensor listing, the sensor listing cross-referencing portions of the extracted sensor data associated with each one of the set of sensors, stores the extracted sensor data in memory, and initiates an alarm action based on at least one portion of the extracted sensor data corresponding to an alarm condition by sending one or more codes to the control board instructing the control board to remedy the alarm condition or to shut down equipment associated with the alarm condition.
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