Monitoring system
First Claim
1. A monitoring system to enable a facility to monitor variables for out-of-limit conditions and to signal in response to such an out-of-limit condition, the system comprising:
- at least one monitoring panel located for receiving input from one or more variables at a given location within the facility to receive and respond to data associated with an out-of-limit condition;
said at least one monitoring panel recognizing the existence of an out-of-limit condition so as to determine the nature of the out-of-limit condition, such as underpressure or overpressure, and provide the information regarding such condition so as to enable such a condition to be remedied; and
said at least one monitoring panel being selected provided with one or more circuit modules which can be selectively configured for sensing different conditions in the facility.
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Abstract
A monitoring system to enable a facility to monitor variables for out-of-limit conditions and to signal in response to such an out-of-limit condition, including one or more monitoring panels or so-called alarm panels located for sensing one or more variables at one or more given location within a facility such as a hospital or laboratory to sense and respond to data associated with out-of-limit condition. The one or more panels recognize the existence of an out-of-limit condition so as to determine the nature of the out-of-limit condition, such as underpressure or overpressure, and provide the information regarding such condition so as to enable such a condition to be remedied. One or more panels are selectively provided with one or more circuit modules which can be selectively configured for sensing different conditions in the facility, and the modules provide an assembly of grouped modular configuration with each module monitoring multiple possible variables.
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1. A monitoring system to enable a facility to monitor variables for out-of-limit conditions and to signal in response to such an out-of-limit condition, the system comprising:
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at least one monitoring panel located for receiving input from one or more variables at a given location within the facility to receive and respond to data associated with an out-of-limit condition;
said at least one monitoring panel recognizing the existence of an out-of-limit condition so as to determine the nature of the out-of-limit condition, such as underpressure or overpressure, and provide the information regarding such condition so as to enable such a condition to be remedied; and
said at least one monitoring panel being selected provided with one or more circuit modules which can be selectively configured for sensing different conditions in the facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A monitoring system to enable a facility to monitor variables for out-of-limit conditions and to signal in response to such an out-of-limit condition, the system comprising:
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at least one monitoring panel located for receiving input from one or more variables at a given location within the facility to receive and respond to data associated with an out-of-limit condition;
said at least one monitoring panel recognizing the existence of an out-of-limit condition so as to determine the nature of the out-of-limit condition, such as underpressure or overpressure, and provide the information regarding such condition so as to enable such a condition to be remedied; and
said at least one monitoring panel being selected provided with one or more circuit modules which can be selectively configured for sensing different conditions in the facility;
wherein each of said panels comprises;
a control module for providing data communications with a central facility if present; and
at least one module for collecting data from a plurality of variables for out-of-limit conditions and for communicating said out-of-limit condition to said control module;
wherein the multiple possible variables include gas pressures, temperatures or switch status in the facility;
wherein each of said monitoring panels comprises a facility for communication with a central facility to communicate information about the existence of out-of-limit conditions of said possible variables. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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