SYSTEM FOR MONITORING UNDERWATER CHARACTERISTICS
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring underwater characteristics, said system comprising:
- a housing;
means for detecting one or more characteristics of water disposed in or on said housing;
a buoy;
means for transmitting data disposed in said buoy;
an anchor for tethering said housing to a bottom of a body of water;
means for transmitting data collected by said means for detecting to said means for transmitting data disposed in said buoy; and
,a second anchor for tethering said buoy to said housing.
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Abstract
A system is provided herein by which underwater characteristics may be easily checked for evaluation. The system may be configured to include: a housing; an arrangement for detecting a characteristic of the water disposed in or on the housing; a buoy; an arrangement for transmitting data disposed in the buoy; an anchor for tethering the housing to a bottom of a body of water; an arrangement for transmitting data collected by the detecting arrangement to the arrangement for transmitting data disposed in the buoy; and, a second anchor for tethering the buoy to the housing. Advantageously, with the subject invention, the level of clarity of water, and/or other water characteristics, may be detected and transmitted to a remote location so as to be accessible over a network of computers, such as the Internet.
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1. A system for monitoring underwater characteristics, said system comprising:
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a housing; means for detecting one or more characteristics of water disposed in or on said housing; a buoy; means for transmitting data disposed in said buoy; an anchor for tethering said housing to a bottom of a body of water; means for transmitting data collected by said means for detecting to said means for transmitting data disposed in said buoy; and
,a second anchor for tethering said buoy to said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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