Commercial communication system
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1. A device for transmitting a signal indicating an occurrence of an event to a remotely located receiver, the device comprising:
- an event detector;
a microprocessor in data communication with the event detector;
a memory device coupled to the microprocessor; and
a first transmitter coupled to the microprocessor;
wherein, the memory device stores a set of instructions that cause the microprocessor to cooperate with the event detector, the first transmitter, and the memory device to carry out the following acts monitoring the event detector for an indication of an occurrence of an event;
incrementing a count variable if an occurrence of an event is indicated by the event indicator; and
transmitting the count variable to the remotely located receiver, when a clock value exceeds a threshold.
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a commercial communications system for detecting an event, and communicating the detection of the event to a controller.
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1. A device for transmitting a signal indicating an occurrence of an event to a remotely located receiver, the device comprising:
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an event detector;
a microprocessor in data communication with the event detector;
a memory device coupled to the microprocessor; and
a first transmitter coupled to the microprocessor;
wherein, the memory device stores a set of instructions that cause the microprocessor to cooperate with the event detector, the first transmitter, and the memory device to carry out the following acts monitoring the event detector for an indication of an occurrence of an event;
incrementing a count variable if an occurrence of an event is indicated by the event indicator; and
transmitting the count variable to the remotely located receiver, when a clock value exceeds a threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of transmitting a signal indicating an occurrence of an event to a remotely located receiver, the method comprising:
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monitoring an event detector for an indication of an occurrence of an event;
incrementing a count variable if an occurrence of an event is indicated by the event indicator; and
transmitting the count variable to the remotely located receiver, when a clock value exceeds a threshold. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A remote terminal unit for transmitting a signal indicating an occurrence of an event to a remotely located receiver, the unit comprising:
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a microprocessor coupled a parallel input/output (I/O) port and to a serial I/O port;
a memory unit coupled to the microprocessor; and
a transmitter in data communication with the microprocessor;
wherein the memory device stores a set of instructions that cause the microprocessor to cooperate with the transmitter, the serial I/O port, the parallel I/O port, and the memory device to carry out the following acts monitor the parallel and serial I/O ports;
create a message frame in response to a pin within the parallel I/O port changing state;
create a message frame in response to a data message received via the serial I/O port;
communicate the message frame to the transmitter for transmission to the remotely located receiver;
wherein the message frame includes a value identifying a device coupled to the pin that changed state within the parallel I/O port or identifying an alarm condition associated with a computer coupled to the serial I/O port. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of transmitting a signal indicating an occurrence of an event to a remotely located receiver, the method comprising:
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monitoring parallel and serial I/O ports;
creating a first message frame in response to a pin within the parallel I/O port changing state;
creating a second message frame in response to a data message received via the serial I/O port;
communicating the message frame to a transmitter for transmission to the remotely located receiver;
wherein the first message frame includes a value identifying a device coupled to the pin that changed state within the parallel I/O port. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A data concentrator comprising:
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a microprocessor in data communication with a plurality of latches;
a memory device coupled to the microprocessor;
a serial I/O port in data communication with the microprocessor;
wherein the memory device stores a set of instructions that cause the microprocessor to cooperate with the latches, the serial I/O port, and the memory device to carry out the following acts detecting a change of state on one of the pins within one of the plurality of latches;
entering a data message into a buffer, the data message including a value identifying a device coupled to the pin on which the change of state was detected;
communicating the data message via the serial I/O port. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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