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Automated acquisition and notification system

  • US 20060187032A1
  • Filed: 01/06/2006
  • Published: 08/24/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A scalable monitoring system for monitoring at least one receptacle array that includes a plurality of receptacles, the system comprising:

  • a scalable acquisition platform communicatively coupled with the plurality of receptacles, the acquisition platform having a configurable architecture comprising;

    a first processor;

    a first primary communication channel having a primary node set of at least one primary node; and

    at least one secondary communication channel having a secondary node set set of at least one secondary node, wherein the first primary communication channel is interfaced with the processor, and the at least one secondary communication channel is interfaced with the first primary communication channel via the primary node set;

    a plurality of sensors of at least one type, each sensor configured to monitor at least a presence of selectively-definable subject material within a corresponding at least one of the plurality of receptacles, wherein the plurality of sensors communicate with the scalable acquisition platform via the secondary node set;

    a system database that maintains database records of information related to each receptacle of the plurality of receptacles including at least state information of the presence of the subject material; and

    a dynamic system configuration definition that associates at least one of the plurality of sensors with at least one of the database records, and that associates the primary nodes with selected of the at least one secondary communication channel;

    wherein the scalable acquisition platform utilizes the dynamic system configuration definition to enable the scalable monitoring system to be selectively configured to accommodate a variety of receptacle array configurations with addition or removal of sensors, with addition or removal of communication channels, with adjustment of communication channel node associations or sensor-communication node associations, or with adjustment of sensor-database record associations.

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