SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING REMOTE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A system for remote data collection, assembly, storage, event detection and reporting and control, comprising:
- a computer configured to execute at least one computer program that formats and stores select information for retrieval upon demand from a remotely located device, said computer integrated with a wide area network (WAN);
a plurality of transceivers dispersed geographically at defined locations, each transceiver electrically interfaced with a sensor and configured to receive select information and identification information transmitted from another nearby wireless transceiver electrically interfaced with a sensor in a predetermined signal type and further configured to wirelessly retransmit in the predetermined signal type the select information, the identification information associated with the nearby wireless transceiver, and transceiver identification information associated with the transceiver making retransmission;
at least one gateway connected to the wide area network configured to receive and translate the select information, the identification information associated with the nearby wireless transceiver, and transceiver identification information associated with one or more retransmitting transceivers, said gateway further configured to further transmit the translated information to the computer over the WAN and wherein at least one of said plurality of transceivers is also electrically interfaced with an actuator to control an actuated device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to a system for monitoring a variety of environmental and/or other conditions within a defined remotely located region. Such a system may be configured to monitor utility meters in a defined area. The system is implemented by using a plurality of wireless transmitters, wherein each wireless transmitter is integrated into a sensor adapted to monitor a particular data input. The system also includes a plurality of transceivers that are dispersed throughout the region at defined locations. The system uses a local gateway to translate and transfer information from the transmitters to a dedicated computer on a network. The dedicated computer, collects, compiles, and stores the data for retrieval upon client demand across the network. The computer further includes means for evaluating the received information and identifying an appropriate control signal, the system further including means for applying the control signal at a designated actuator. Other aspects, features, and embodiments are also claimed and described.
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12 Claims
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1. A system for remote data collection, assembly, storage, event detection and reporting and control, comprising:
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a computer configured to execute at least one computer program that formats and stores select information for retrieval upon demand from a remotely located device, said computer integrated with a wide area network (WAN); a plurality of transceivers dispersed geographically at defined locations, each transceiver electrically interfaced with a sensor and configured to receive select information and identification information transmitted from another nearby wireless transceiver electrically interfaced with a sensor in a predetermined signal type and further configured to wirelessly retransmit in the predetermined signal type the select information, the identification information associated with the nearby wireless transceiver, and transceiver identification information associated with the transceiver making retransmission; at least one gateway connected to the wide area network configured to receive and translate the select information, the identification information associated with the nearby wireless transceiver, and transceiver identification information associated with one or more retransmitting transceivers, said gateway further configured to further transmit the translated information to the computer over the WAN and wherein at least one of said plurality of transceivers is also electrically interfaced with an actuator to control an actuated device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for collecting information, providing data services, and controlling remote systems, comprising:
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adaptively configuring at least one transmitter electrically interfaced with a sensor and an actuator wherein the transmitter generates an information signal consisting of a transmitter identification code and an information field, wherein the information signal is received by another nearby transmitter electrically interfaced with one or both of a sensor and an actuator and repeated in the same signal type as received to additional transmitters each electrically interfaced with one or both of a sensor and an actuator for communicating the information signal to a gateway, the gateway providing access to a WAN; translating the information signal within the gateway into a WAN compatible data transfer protocol; transferring the information signal via the WAN to a computer wherein the computer is configured to manipulate and store data provided in the information signal; and
granting client access to the computer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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