Monitoring systems and methods for fluid testing
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1. A system for monitoring a fluid, comprising:
- monitoring means for monitoring a fluid and generating a variable based on said monitoring, and for generating a preliminary identifier if the variable is indicative of a detection condition;
confirming means for testing the fluid and for determining whether the detection condition has occurred based on new data; and
reporting means for reporting the detection condition to a remote communication device if the confirming means determines that the detection condition has occurred.
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Abstract
Various sensor unit configurations are disclosed within the context of a fluid quality monitoring system. The distribution of sensor units can be accomplished using existing product distribution channels to sell, distribute and install sensor units so that a fluid distribution monitoring system can be established at relatively low cost, on a wider basis, and by locating sensor units at the most desirable location from problem detection standpoint, the location of the end user.
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1. A system for monitoring a fluid, comprising:
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monitoring means for monitoring a fluid and generating a variable based on said monitoring, and for generating a preliminary identifier if the variable is indicative of a detection condition;
confirming means for testing the fluid and for determining whether the detection condition has occurred based on new data; and
reporting means for reporting the detection condition to a remote communication device if the confirming means determines that the detection condition has occurred. - 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, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system for monitoring a fluid, comprising:
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a first sensor configured to be exposed to a fluid;
a second sensor configured to be exposed to the fluid;
a processing unit coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor, the processing unit being configured to operate in conjunction with the first sensor to monitor the fluid, generate a variable based on said monitoring, generate a preliminary identifier if the variable is indicative of a detection condition, and operate in conjunction with the second sensor to determine whether the detection condition has occurred based on new data; and
a communication unit configured to report the detection condition to a remote communication device if at least one processing unit confirms that the detection condition has occurred. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A system for monitoring a fluid, comprising:
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a sensor configured to be exposed to a fluid;
a processing unit coupled to the sensor, wherein the processing unit is configured to operate in conjunction with the sensor to monitor the fluid, generate a variable based on said monitoring, generate a preliminary identifier if the variable is indicative of a detection condition, and initiate a recalibration of the sensor in response to the preliminary identifier, and operate in conjunction with the recalibrated sensor to determine whether the detection condition has occurred based on new data; and
a communication unit configured to report the detection condition to a remote communication device if the processing unit confirms that the detection event has occurred. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A method of monitoring a fluid, comprising:
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monitoring a fluid with a measuring system;
generating a variable based on said monitoring;
generating a preliminary identifier if the variable is indicative of a detection condition;
testing the fluid with the measurement system and determining whether the detection condition has occurred based on new data; and
reporting the detection condition if said testing confirms that the detection condition has occurred. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108)
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109. A method of monitoring a fluid, comprising:
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exposing a sensor to a fluid;
operating a processing unit coupled to the sensor to monitor the fluid, generate a variable based on said monitoring, generate a preliminary identifier if the variable is indicative of a detection condition, and initiate a recalibration of the sensor in response to the preliminary identifier, and operate in conjunction with the recalibrated sensor to determine whether the detection condition has occurred based on new data; and
reporting the detection condition to a remote location if the processing unit confirms that the detection event has occurred. - View Dependent Claims (110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116)
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117. A recalibration system in a system for monitoring a fluid in a fluid distribution system, comprising:
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a first sensor at a first location in a fluid distribution system;
a second sensor at a second location in a fluid distribution system;
a reporting means for reporting measurement from said first and said second sensor to a recalibration circuit, said recalibration circuit receiving an indication of which of said first and second sensors is to be relied upon, and recalibrating the other of the first and second sensors based on the measurements of the indicated sensor. - View Dependent Claims (118, 119, 120, 121)
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