Monitoring system
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1. A system that monitors and controls devices across an accessible network, comprising:
- a sensor that detects a characteristic at a location;
a memory configured to store data related to the characteristic;
a programmable logic coupled to the sensor, where the programmable logic is configured to compare the stored data to a second set data stored in the memory; and
a data center configured to receive data related to the comparison through the accessible network.
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Abstract
A system monitors and controls devices that may sense and report a location'"'"'s physical characteristics through a distributed network. Based on sensed characteristics, the system may determine and/or change a security level at a location. The system may include a sensor, an access device, and a data center. The sensor detects or measures a condition at a location. The access device communicates with the sensor and the data center. The data center communicates with devices in the system, manages data received from the access device, and may transmit data to the access device.
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1. A system that monitors and controls devices across an accessible network, comprising:
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a sensor that detects a characteristic at a location;
a memory configured to store data related to the characteristic;
a programmable logic coupled to the sensor, where the programmable logic is configured to compare the stored data to a second set data stored in the memory; and
a data center configured to receive data related to the comparison through the accessible network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system that monitors and controls devices over a publicly accessible distributed network, comprising:
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a programmable network access device configured to receive data related to a security level;
a programmable logic that statistically analyzes the data related to the security level;
a display coupled to the programmable network access device; and
a data center coupled to the programmable network access device through the publicly accessible distributed network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of monitoring a predetermined location across a publicly accessible distributed network, comprising:
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autopolling sensors to collect data representing a characteristic at a location;
storing the data related to the characteristic in a memory;
comparing the stored data to a second set of data;
detecting a changing security level when the compared data matches or exceeds one or more values of the second set of data; and
transmitting the stored data and a notification signal to a data center through a publicly accessible distributed network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A system that monitors and controls devices over a publicly accessible distributed network, comprising:
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means for sensing a physical characteristic at a location;
means for detecting a changing security level based on the sensed physical characteristic; and
means for transmitting the changing security level to a data center. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A signal-bearing medium having software that monitors and controls a device across a publicly accessible distributed network, comprising:
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a sensor that converts data representing the physical characteristics of a location into electrical signals;
a signal analysis logic that analyzes the electrical signals;
a transceiver coupled to the signal analysis logic that communicates across the publicly accessible distributed network with a data center; and
a programmable logic that detects a changing security level based on the analyzed data and communications from the data center.
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