Mobile monitoring process with gas sensing technology

• US 10,271,116 B2
• Filed: 06/25/2016
• Issued: 04/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Karmic Energy LLC
• Original Assignee: Karmic Energy LLC
• Inventors: Davis, Jared, Darnell, Jr., Fred A., Crawford, Trent
• Primary Examiner(s): Phan, Hai
• Assistant Examiner(s): Balseca, Franklin D
• Application Number:
  US15/193,013
• Publication Number:
  US 20160381440A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,032 Days
• Field of Search: 34087001, 34087002, 34087007, 34087009
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 23/00 Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 23/804 containing circuits handling parameters other than liquid level
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/40 using a wireless architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/50 using a mobile data collecting device, e.g. walk by or drive by
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

A system and method for mobile monitoring is provided. The system may include a mobile communications unit and a plurality of global positioning system “GPS” enabled sensors each configured to wirelessly transmit geographic data, liquid level data, and gas sensing data to the mobile communications unit. The system may further include a database configured to store a location associated with the mobile communication unit, the database further configured to receive the geographic data and liquid level data from the plurality of GPS enabled sensors, the database also configured to store baseline site survey data corresponding to the locations associated with the mobile communications unit.

Claims

1. A mobile monitoring system comprising:

a mobile communications unit;

a plurality of global positioning system “

GPS”

enabled sensors each configured to wirelessly transmit geographic data, liquid level data, and gas sensing data to the mobile communications unit, wherein the plurality of GPS enabled sensors include a plurality of gas sensing chambers configured to be filled with an atmosphere sample to determine Chlorine data and Hydrogen Sulfide data of the gas sensing data, wherein a separate gas sensing chamber of the plurality of gas sensing chambers is used for each of the Chlorine data and the Hydrogen Sulfide data;

a database configured to store a location associated with the mobile communication unit, the database further configured to receive the geographic data and liquid level data from the plurality of GPS enabled sensors, the database also configured to store baseline site survey data corresponding to the location associated with the mobile communications unit; and

an application configured to display information associated with the mobile monitoring system at a user'"'"'s mobile device, wherein the information displayed includes a graphical visualization of a liquid level within at least one of a tank, barrel, or pond, and wherein a graphical user interface allows for a user-selectable display of one or more historical liquid levels and configured to automatically open and display information associated with at least one of the plurality of GPS enabled sensors based upon, at least in part, proximity of the user'"'"'s mobile device to the at least one of the plurality of GPS enabled sensors.

2. The mobile monitoring system of claim 1 wherein the liquid level is at least one of a storage tank level or a pond level.

3. The mobile monitoring system of claim 1 wherein the information includes at least one of the baseline site survey data, the liquid level, and one or more alarms triggered at the location.

4. The mobile monitoring system of claim 1 wherein the information is updated graphically in real-time.

5. The mobile monitoring system of claim 1 wherein the site survey data is received from an autonomous drone.

6. The mobile monitoring system of claim 5 further comprising:

generating, via the application, a three-dimensional map based upon, at least in part, the site survey data.

7. The mobile monitoring system of claim 1 wherein the mobile communications unit is solar-powered.

8. The mobile monitoring system of claim 7 wherein the mobile communications unit is configured to transmit information to a central command center.

9. The mobile monitoring system of claim 6 further comprising:

allowing, via the application, a visual comparison of the baseline site survey data with real-time updated data.

10. A mobile monitoring method comprising:

providing a mobile communications unit;

detecting geographic data, liquid level data, and gas sensing data from a plurality of global positioning system “

GPS”

enabled sensors, wherein the gas sensing data includes Chlorine data and Hydrogen Sulfide data, wherein the plurality of GPS enabled sensors include a plurality of gas sensing chambers configured to be filled with an atmosphere sample to determine the Chlorine data and Hydrogen Sulfide data, wherein a separate gas sensing chamber of the plurality of gas sensing chambers is used for each of the Chlorine data and the Hydrogen Sulfide data, wherein each of plurality of GPS enabled sensors includes a power switch configured to be automatically switched on when the GPS enabled sensor is installed in a container and configured to be automatically switched off when the GPS enabled sensor is uninstalled in the container;

wirelessly transmitting the geographic data, the liquid level data, and the gas sensing data from the plurality of global positioning system “

GPS”

enabled sensors to the mobile communications unit;

storing a location associated with the mobile communication unit at a database, the database further configured to receive the geographic data, the liquid level data, and the gas sensing data from the plurality of GPS enabled sensors, the database also configured to store baseline site survey data corresponding to the location associated with the mobile communications unit; and

displaying information associated with the mobile communications unit at an application at a user'"'"'s mobile device, wherein the information displayed includes a graphical visualization of a liquid level within at least one of a tank, barrel, or pond.

11. The mobile monitoring method of claim 10 wherein the liquid level is at least one of a storage tank level or a pond level.

12. The mobile monitoring method of claim 10 wherein the information includes at least one of the baseline site survey data, the liquid level, and one or more alarms triggered at the location.

13. The mobile monitoring method of claim 10 further comprising:

graphically updating the information in real-time.

14. The mobile monitoring method of claim 10 further comprising:

receiving the baseline site survey data from an autonomous drone.

15. The mobile monitoring method of claim 14 further comprising:

generating, via the application, a three-dimensional map based upon, at least in part, the site survey data.

16. The mobile monitoring method of claim 10 wherein the mobile communications unit is solar-powered.

17. The mobile monitoring method of claim 16 further comprising:

transmitting information from the mobile communications unit to a central command center.

18. The mobile monitoring method of claim 15 further comprising:

allowing, via the application, a visual comparison of the baseline site survey data with real-time updated data.

19. A mobile monitoring system comprising:

a mobile communications unit;

a plurality of global positioning system “

GPS”

enabled sensors each configured to wirelessly transmit geographic data, liquid level data, and gas sensing data to the mobile communications unit, wherein the plurality of GPS enabled sensors include a plurality of gas sensing chambers configured to be filled with an atmosphere sample to determine Chlorine data and Hydrogen Sulfide data of the gas sensing data, wherein a separate gas sensing chamber of the plurality of gas sensing chambers is used for each of the Chlorine data and the Hydrogen Sulfide data, wherein each of plurality of GPS enabled sensors includes a power switch configured to be automatically switched on when the GPS enabled sensor is installed in a container and configured to be automatically switched off when the GPS enabled sensor is uninstalled in the container;

a database configured to store a location associated with the mobile communication unit, the database further configured to receive the geographic data and liquid level data from the plurality of GPS enabled sensors, the database also configured to store baseline site survey data corresponding to the location associated with the mobile communications unit; and

an application configured to display information associated with the mobile monitoring system at a user'"'"'s mobile device, wherein the information displayed includes a graphical visualization of a liquid level within at least one of a tank, barrel, or pond, and wherein a graphical user interface allows for a user-selectable display of one or more historical liquid levels and configured to automatically open and display information associated with at least one of the plurality of GPS enabled sensors based upon, at least in part, proximity of the user'"'"'s mobile device to the at least one of the plurality of GPS enabled sensors.