System and method for simultaneously displaying weather data and monitored device data
First Claim
1. A monitoring station for remotely monitoring the status of a device within a predetermined area and the amount of precipitation within said predetermined area, said station being operable to receive status data corresponding to a device, said monitoring station comprising:
- a first memory having image data stored therein, said image data including map data corresponding to a map of said predetermined area, and device data corresponding to said device;
a data input port for receiving data;
a second memory coupled to said data input port, said second memory storing weather data input from said data input port;
a processor for processing said image data and said weather data to create a composite image corresponding to weather data superimposed on said map data; and
a display for displaying said composite image.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a monitoring station within a telecommunication system having a plurality of substations, wherein a user may monitor a single screen having the weather data superimposed onto substation map data. More particularly, each substation provides respective status data to the monitoring station. The status data and pre-existing map data are combined and used to create an image of the map of a predetermined area. Weather data is then retrieved in order to generate an image of precipitation corresponding to the map of the predetermined area. After acquiring both the map data, including the status data of each substation, and the weather data, a composite image is created by superimposing the map data and the weather data. The composite image is then displayed on a single display for the user to view.
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27 Claims
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1. A monitoring station for remotely monitoring the status of a device within a predetermined area and the amount of precipitation within said predetermined area, said station being operable to receive status data corresponding to a device, said monitoring station comprising:
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a first memory having image data stored therein, said image data including map data corresponding to a map of said predetermined area, and device data corresponding to said device;
a data input port for receiving data;
a second memory coupled to said data input port, said second memory storing weather data input from said data input port;
a processor for processing said image data and said weather data to create a composite image corresponding to weather data superimposed on said map data; and
a display for displaying said composite image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of remotely monitoring the status of a device within a predetermined area and the amount of precipitation within said predetermined area, said method comprising the steps of:
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retrieving image data from a first memory, said image data including map data corresponding to a map of said predetermined area, and device data corresponding to said device;
retrieving weather data from a second memory;
processing, with a processor, said image data and said weather data to create a composite image corresponding to weather data superimposed on said map data; and
displaying, with a display device, said composite image. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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15. A display system comprising:
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a first memory having image data stored therein, said image data including map data corresponding to a map of a predetermined area, and device data corresponding to a device;
a data input port for receiving data;
a second memory coupled to said data input port, said second memory storing weather data input from said data input port;
a processor for processing said image data and said weather data to create a composite image corresponding to weather data superimposed on said map data; and
a display for displaying said composite image.
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23. A method of displaying data comprising the steps of:
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retrieving image data from a first memory, said image data including map data corresponding to a map of a predetermined area, and device data corresponding to a device;
retrieving weather data from a second memory;
processing, with a processor, said image data and said weather data to create a composite image corresponding to weather data superimposed on said map data; and
displaying, with a display device, said composite image.
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