Server System for Remote Monitoring
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1. A server system for remote monitoring of environmental conditions, the server system comprising:
- a communication interface for cost-controlled communication over a wireless communications network with a microprocessor controlled control board at a remote location, the communication interface configured to receive packets which include sensor data;
a processor configured to;
process the packets which include sensor data received from the control board, wherein the packets have a predetermined maximum byte length based on control board report settings that control communication costs, andidentify the sensor associated with the sensor data; and
a storage device configured to store received sensor data according to the identification of the associated sensor.
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Abstract
A server system for remote monitoring includes a wireless communication interface, a processor, and a storage device. The wireless communication interface receives at least one data packet over wireless communications from a remote monitoring system. The processor processes the data packet including sensor information from a sensor coupled to the remote monitoring system. The storage device stores the sensor information.
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1. A server system for remote monitoring of environmental conditions, the server system comprising:
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a communication interface for cost-controlled communication over a wireless communications network with a microprocessor controlled control board at a remote location, the communication interface configured to receive packets which include sensor data; a processor configured to; process the packets which include sensor data received from the control board, wherein the packets have a predetermined maximum byte length based on control board report settings that control communication costs, and identify the sensor associated with the sensor data; and a storage device configured to store received sensor data according to the identification of the associated sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for operating a server system for remote monitoring of environmental conditions, the method comprising:
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receiving at least one packet which includes sensor data through a cost-controlled communication interface over a wireless communications network, the at least one packet sent from a control board at a remote location; transmitting instructions over the wireless communications network to the control board for configuring control board report settings that control communication costs; executing instructions stored in a memory of the server system, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor identifies the sensor associated with the sensor data in the received packet; and storing the sensor data in memory according to the identification of the associated sensor. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program being executable by a computer processor to perform a method for remote monitoring of environmental conditions by a plurality of sensors, the method comprising:
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receiving at least one packet which includes sensor data through a cost-controlled communication interface over a wireless communications network, the at least one packet sent from a control board at a remote location; transmitting instructions over the wireless communications network to the control board for configuring control board report settings that control communication costs; identifying a sensor associated with the sensor data in the received packet; and storing the sensor data in memory according to the identification of the associated sensor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A remote monitoring system for monitoring environmental conditions by a sensor, the system comprising:
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a communication interface for cost-controlled communication with a server system over a wireless communications network; a sensor interface communicatively coupled to a sensor, the sensor interface configured to; calibrate a sensor for data measurement by updating calibration information of the sensor, and receive sensor data regarding data measurement from the sensor; and a microprocessor controlled control board configured to; configure control board report settings that control communication costs, the configuration according to instructions received at the communications interface, update calibration information of the sensor based on the instructions received at the communications interface, and process the sensor data received at the sensor interface to form at least one data packet, wherein the at least one data packet has a predetermined maximum byte length based on the control board report settings that control communication costs, wherein the at least one data packet is transmitted from the communication interface to the system server. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method for operating a remote monitoring system for monitoring environmental conditions by a plurality of sensors, the method comprising:
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calibrating a sensor for data measurement by updating calibration information of the sensor; receiving sensor data from the sensor through a sensor interface; receiving instructions through a communication interface to configure report settings that control communication costs; executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor processes sensor data to form at least one data packet, wherein the at least one data packet has a predetermined maximum byte length based on the configured report settings that control communication costs; and transmitting the at least one data packet through the communication interface.
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17. A computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a computer processor to perform a method for operating a remote monitoring system for monitoring environmental conditions by a plurality of sensors, the method comprising:
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calibrating a sensor for data measurement by updating calibration information of the sensor; receiving sensor data from the sensor through a sensor interface; receiving instructions through a communication interface to configure report settings that control communication costs; processing sensor data to form at least one data packet, wherein the at least one data packet has a predetermined maximum byte length based on the configured report settings that control communication costs; and transmitting the at least one data packet through the communication interface.
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18. An apparatus for remotely monitoring environmental conditions by a plurality of sensors, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensor configured to; measure data concerning an environmental condition at a remote site, process the measured sensor data, and transmit the processed sensor data to a control board; a memory device configured to store calibration information for the sensor; a control board including a microprocessor, the control board configured to; receive the processed sensor data from a sensor, process the processed sensor data, process the twice-processed sensor data to form at least one data packet, wherein the data packet has a predetermined maximum byte length based on control board report settings that control communication costs, and transmit the at least one packet to a server system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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