DISTRIBUTED IMAGING ARRAY SYSTEM
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1. An astronomical activity monitoring and imaging system comprising:
- a satellite adapted to transmit broadcast data;
a plurality of distributed remotely-reprogrammable observing devices adapted to receive said broadcast data by said satellite based on a user configuration comprising customized selections of events of interest;
an atmospheric sensor adapted to provide atmospheric data and coupled to each of the observing devices; and
a server adapted to receive astronomical activity monitoring and imaging information from said observing devices and transmit said broadcast data to said satellite for reprogramming of said observing devices,wherein said broadcast data comprises reprogramming instructions for said plurality of distributed remotely-reprogrammable observing devices and scripted content to query or provide information regarding newly observed atmospheric events that relate to said events of interest defined by said user configuration.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method for astronomical activity monitoring and imaging using a plurality of distributed remotely-reprogrammable observing devices communicating with a server, and providing astronomical activity monitoring and imaging information. In one embodiment the observing devices may also have sensors coupled to provide atmospheric data that further characterizes the astronomical activity monitoring and imaging information. Furthermore, remote reprogramming of observing device by broadcast data transmitted by a satellite is provided.
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25 Claims
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1. An astronomical activity monitoring and imaging system comprising:
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a satellite adapted to transmit broadcast data; a plurality of distributed remotely-reprogrammable observing devices adapted to receive said broadcast data by said satellite based on a user configuration comprising customized selections of events of interest; an atmospheric sensor adapted to provide atmospheric data and coupled to each of the observing devices; and a server adapted to receive astronomical activity monitoring and imaging information from said observing devices and transmit said broadcast data to said satellite for reprogramming of said observing devices, wherein said broadcast data comprises reprogramming instructions for said plurality of distributed remotely-reprogrammable observing devices and scripted content to query or provide information regarding newly observed atmospheric events that relate to said events of interest defined by said user configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for astronomical activity monitoring and imaging, said method comprising:
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generating a broadcast data for reprogramming of a remotely-reprogrammable observing device based on atmospheric data; receiving broadcast data transmitted by a satellite at a plurality of distributed remotely-reprogrammable observing devices; monitoring and imaging astronomical activity by said plurality of observing devices based on a user configuration comprising customized selections of events of interest; receiving the atmospheric data generated by sensors coupled to each of the observing devices; and transmitting the received astronomical activity monitoring and imaging information to a server for processing, wherein said broadcast data comprises reprogramming instructions for said plurality of distributed remotely-reprogrammable observing devices and scripted content to query or provide information regarding newly observed atmospheric events that relate to said events of interest defined by said user configuration. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A reprogrammable apparatus for astronomical activity monitoring and imaging, said apparatus comprising:
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a microprocessor; a telescope adapted to position itself based on microprocessor instructions; an antenna adapted to receive broadcast data; a wireless data modem adapted to communicate with a server; at least one atmospheric sensor adapted to sense information on atmospheric parameters; and a user interface adapted to allow user inputs of replies to queries generated by said server, wherein said broadcast data comprises reprogramming instructions for said at least one atmospheric sensor and scripted content to query or provide information regarding newly observed atmospheric events that relate to events of interest defined by a user configuration stored in said microprocessor.
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