REAL TIME RADIATION MONITORING SYSTEM AND PORTABLE TELEPOSITIONAL RADIATION DOSIMETER
First Claim
1. A telepositional dosimeter device for measuring radiation comprising an operational mode status, a software means, one or more communication means, a display means, a processing means, a memory means, an input means, a positioning and timing means, a notification means, a control logic means, and a power means, wherein said processing means is controlled by said control logic means and said device is portable.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system, device, computer program product and article for a telepositional dosimeter (TPD) and a radiation measurement system (RMS) having one or more TPDs capable of communicating environmental radiation measurements to a network, database or other data management technology. The present invention combines radiation measurement technology, wireless network and mobile communication technology, software, and related technologies to enable applications in various environments including the areas of environmental protection, homeland security, anti-terrorism, nuclear safety, radiation material handling and safety, and emergency response.
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64 Claims
- 1. A telepositional dosimeter device for measuring radiation comprising an operational mode status, a software means, one or more communication means, a display means, a processing means, a memory means, an input means, a positioning and timing means, a notification means, a control logic means, and a power means, wherein said processing means is controlled by said control logic means and said device is portable.
- 23. A radiation measurement system for measuring and detecting radiation at one or more target areas comprising one or more software-centric data centers each having data center software, one or more communication means providing communication linkage between said one or more data centers and one or more processor-controlled telepositional dosimeters (TPDs) of said system, whereby each TPD further comprises a processing means instructively coupled to one or more of a software means, one or more communication means, a display means, a memory means, an input means, a positioning and timing means, a notification means, a power means, and an operational mode status, wherein said radiation includes alpha radiation, beta radiation, gamma radiation, x-ray radiation, neutron emissions, and related dosimetry-types of radiation and particle detection of radiated particles and said one or more TPD is portable.
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46. A computer program product stored on a computer usable medium comprising:
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computer readable program means for causing a computer to analyze radiation measurement data from a radiation measurement means of one or more telepositional dosimeters and communicate a complete data set to one or more remote users;
the computer program product including program instructions for collecting, analyzing and transmitting data comprising;collecting radiation measurement data, collecting operation mode status data, collecting positioning and timing data, combining collected data, storing combined collected data, and transmitting stored combined collected data as a complete data set to one or more remote users. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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49. An article comprising:
- a machine-readable storage medium having a plurality of machine accessible instructions, which if executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform operations comprising;
collecting radiation measurement data, collecting operation mode status data, collecting positioning and timing data, combining collected data, storing combined collected data, and transmitting stored combined collected data as a complete data set to one or more remote users, wherein said article is capable of communication with one or more connected devices in communication therewith. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
- a machine-readable storage medium having a plurality of machine accessible instructions, which if executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform operations comprising;
- 55. A processor-controlled telepositional dosimetry machine couplable to a network having one or more of a display, a processor having logic, a memory coupled to said processor, a storage device in communication with said processor, an input device coupled with said processor, a positioning and timing module capable of providing location and time data in relation to real time radiation collection activities, a power supply providing power to at least said processor, operational mode status switching and indicator, TPD software, at least one networked communication pathway, and an alarm in communication with said operational mode status switching providing notification in response to a predetermined dose rate threshold.
- 60. A portable telepositional dosimeter (TPD) in communication with one or more remote networked devices through one or more communication pathways, wherein said TPD provides a complete data set of information across said one or more communication pathways to said one or more remote networked devices for collection at a remote networked storage database, wherein said TPD comprises processor-controlled logic means for instructing each coupled therewith including a display, a memory, a storage device, an input device, a positioning and timing module, an operational mode status switch, an alarm and TPD software, wherein said operational mode status switch comprises one or more modes of monitoring, searching security, and timer, wherein each mode is operable to activate or deactivate said alarm.
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