Combined hardware and software architecture for remote monitoring
First Claim
1. A system for the remote monitoring of equipment, said system comprising:
- (a) a central server having non-volatile storage capability;
(b) at least one local controller having at least one data connection to the equipment being monitored and in data communication with said central server, said data communication comprising bi-directional data transmission via a general purpose wide area network;
(c) at least one end user computer in data communication with said central server, said data communication comprising data transmission via a general purpose wide area network;
(d) wherein said local controller periodically transmits data to said central server via said data communication and said data is stored by said central server using said non-volatile storage capability.
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Abstract
A system for the monitoring of remote equipment or processes such as oil and gas wells. The system utilizes a local controller at each site which transmits data to a central server over a wide area network. Preferably, the local controller will be connected to the wide area network via a wireless radio frequency connection. The central server then provides the stored data to users via served web pages or custom software viewable on any compatible computer attached to the network. The users of the system can also enter data values into web pages on the viewing computer to be transferred through the system to the local controller to alter its operation or that of the equipment to which it is attached.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for the remote monitoring of equipment, said system comprising:
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(a) a central server having non-volatile storage capability;
(b) at least one local controller having at least one data connection to the equipment being monitored and in data communication with said central server, said data communication comprising bi-directional data transmission via a general purpose wide area network;
(c) at least one end user computer in data communication with said central server, said data communication comprising data transmission via a general purpose wide area network;
(d) wherein said local controller periodically transmits data to said central server via said data communication and said data is stored by said central server using said non-volatile storage capability. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for the remote monitoring of equipment, said system comprising:
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(a) a web server software application providing data storage, data retrieval and web page serving services;
(b) at least one local controller client, communicating with said web server, adapted to retrieve monitor data from the monitored equipment and to transmit said data to said web server for storage;
(c) at least one display client, communicating with said web server, adapted to retrieve said monitor data from said web server and display it visually. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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