Internet linked environment data collection system and method
First Claim
1. An environmental monitoring system comprising:
- (a) a lighter-than-air platform having a data acquisition means and a telecommunications device for transmitting data from said data acquisition means;
(b) a telecommunications station for communicating with said telecommunications device and transmitting data received from said data acquisition means to a remote location; and
(c) a computer at a remote location from said lighter-than-air platform for viewing data received from said telecommunications station.
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Abstract
An environmental data collection system and method is provided having an internet link for providing an additional level of security for a remotely controlled data collection platform having a security alarm for protecting the platform and the environmental subject of the study. A novel lighter-than-air platform having a novel snorkel for detachably securing, mooring and providing buoyancy control is provided for the collection of data in the form of real time audio and video linked to the internet and subscribers. The novel snorkel is flexible and retractable into the novel airship to provide remote buoyancy control of the airship together with silently operating electrical motors for allowing the novel airship to be remotely controlled and moved at will to track and monitor wildlife and make environmental measurements necessary for the protection of the environment, wildlife and the operation of the novel airship. Detachable securing means provide an anti-tethering feature of the novel airship and allow the collection of data from both, an aerial perspective and a ground perspective, while providing for the collection of data from either the surface of the earth or below the surface of the water while transmitting the data to scientists, environmentalists and subscribers through the internet.
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80 Claims
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1. An environmental monitoring system comprising:
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(a) a lighter-than-air platform having a data acquisition means and a telecommunications device for transmitting data from said data acquisition means;
(b) a telecommunications station for communicating with said telecommunications device and transmitting data received from said data acquisition means to a remote location; and
(c) a computer at a remote location from said lighter-than-air platform for viewing data received from said telecommunications station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An airship comprising:
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(a) a lighter-than-air aircraft;
(b) a detachable anchor means for controlling positive buoyancy to maintain said lighter-than-air aircraft at a predetermined maximum altitude;
(c) a ballast ballonet for controlling negative buoyancy to maintain said lighter-than-air aircraft at a predetermined minimum altitude;
(d) a ground proximity system for providing distance information between the ground and said lighter-than-air aircraft; and
(e) a ballast release mechanism for maintaining said lighter-than-air aircraft in a position intermediate said predetermined maximum altitude and said predetermined minimum altitude. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. An airship snorkel device comprising:
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(a) a flexible conduit having a first end and a second end;
(b) means for extending and retracting said flexible conduit; and
(c) a water pump for pumping a liquid in said flexible conduit. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A method of monitoring an environment comprising:
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(a) establishing a remote-controlled observation platform for providing data;
(b) utilizing a communications link to control said remote-controlled observation platform;
(c) providing a security system to protect said remote-controlled observation platform and the subject of study providing said data;
(d) utilizing a telecommunications link connected to the internet to assist in providing said security system; and
(e) establishing a ground station link between said remote-controlled observation platform and said telecommunications link connected to said internet. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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