Data acquisition system and method
First Claim
1. A self-contained data acquisition apparatus, comprising:
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a data interface configured to receive sensor data that is indicative of an operational state of an external operational unit;
a network interface configured to communicate with an external network; and
logic configured to analyze said sensor data and to transmit a control signal to said operational unit for automatically controlling operation of said operational unit based on said sensor data, said logic comprising a web server configured to store said sensor data into said memory and, when requested, to communicate said sensor data, via said network interface, over said network to a remote host via hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP).
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Abstract
A data acquisition apparatus acquires sensor data indicative of an operational state of an external operational unit and provides the sensor data to a remote host. To achieve this functionality, the data acquisition apparatus utilizes memory, a first data interface, a second data interface, and logic. The first data interface is configured to receive sensor data that is indicative of an operational state of an external operational unit, and the second data interface is configured to communicate with a remote host. The logic is configured to store the sensor data in the memory and, when requested, to communicate the sensor data to the remote host via the first data interface.
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18 Claims
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1. A self-contained data acquisition apparatus, comprising:
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memory;
a data interface configured to receive sensor data that is indicative of an operational state of an external operational unit;
a network interface configured to communicate with an external network; and
logic configured to analyze said sensor data and to transmit a control signal to said operational unit for automatically controlling operation of said operational unit based on said sensor data, said logic comprising a web server configured to store said sensor data into said memory and, when requested, to communicate said sensor data, via said network interface, over said network to a remote host via hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A data acquisition apparatus, comprising:
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memory;
a first data interface configured to receive sensor data that is indicative of an operational state of an external operational unit;
a second data interface configured to communicate with a remote host; and
logic configured to store said sensor data in said memory and, when requested, to communicate said sensor data to said remote host via said first data interface. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method, comprising the steps of:
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providing a self-contained data acquisition apparatus having a data interface and a network interface;
communicating sensor data to said data interface, said sensor data indicative of an operational state of an operational unit that is external to said self-contained data acquisition apparatus;
storing said sensor data within said self-contained data acquisition apparatus;
automatically analyzing said sensor data;
automatically transmitting a control signal from said self-contained data acquisition apparatus based on said analyzing step;
automatically controlling operation of said operational unit based on said control signal transmitted from said self-contained data acquisition apparatus; and
communicating said sensor data from said network interface over a network to a remote host. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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