MONITORING AND ALERT SYSTEM FOR VENTILATED RACK SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A monitoring and alert system for use with a ventilated rack system, the system comprising:
- a primary component for monitoring the ventilated rack system, whereinthe primary component is arranged and configured to collect primary data, the primary data relating to one or more functions of the ventilated rack system;
the primary component is arranged and configured to cause one or more alerts to be sent to one or more users based on at least a portion of the collected primary data and one or more predetermined primary parameters.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to monitoring/alert systems, devices, and methods useable with animal housing units. Embodiments include a primary component, such as a system controller device, for monitoring maintenance and operational events in a housing unit and a secondary component, such as a environmental monitoring device for analyzing environmental conditions. For example, the system controller device monitors unit functions (e.g., relating to power, pre-filter(s), filter(s), fan(s), air pressure, air temperature, electrical connections, etc.) and causes alert(s) to be sent (e.g., via email or text message) if there is a malfunction or abnormal operational data. The environmental monitoring device collects environmental data (e.g., time, temperature, humidity, light, sound, carbon dioxide levels, or ammonia levels) and causes alert(s) to be sent if an abnormal environmental condition is detected. The primary and secondary components may function in connection with one another, other devices, a network, or as stand-alone devices.
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76 Claims
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1. A monitoring and alert system for use with a ventilated rack system, the system comprising:
a primary component for monitoring the ventilated rack system, wherein the primary component is arranged and configured to collect primary data, the primary data relating to one or more functions of the ventilated rack system; the primary component is arranged and configured to cause one or more alerts to be sent to one or more users based on at least a portion of the collected primary data and one or more predetermined primary parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A monitoring and alert system for monitoring and reporting environmental conditions, the system comprising:
a secondary component for analyzing and reporting environmental conditions proximate the secondary component, wherein the secondary component is arranged and configured to collect secondary data, the secondary data relating to one or more environmental conditions; the secondary component is arranged and configured to cause one or more alerts to be sent to one or more users based on at least a portion of the collected secondary data and one or more predetermined secondary parameters. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system controller device for monitoring one or more functions of a ventilated rack system, the system controller device comprising:
a control portion, wherein the control portion is arranged and configured to collect control data relating to the one or more functions of the ventilated rack system at a control sampling rate; and the control portion is arranged and configured to cause one or more alerts to be sent to one or more users based on at least a portion of the collected control data and one or more predetermined control parameters. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An environmental monitoring device for detecting, analyzing and reporting one or more environmental conditions proximate the environmental monitoring device, the environmental monitoring device comprising:
a monitor portion, wherein; the monitor portion is arranged and configured to collect and analyze environmental data relating to the one or more environmental conditions at an environmental sampling rate; and the monitor portion is arranged and configured to cause one or more alerts to be sent to one or more users based on at least a portion of the collected environmental data and one or more predetermined environmental parameters. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method of monitoring a ventilated animal housing system, the method comprising:
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providing a system controller device adapted and configured to monitor the ventilated animal housing system; collecting control data relating to one or more functions of the ventilated animal housing system; analyzing at least a portion of the collected control data in reference to one or more predetermined control parameters; causing one or more control alerts to be sent to one or more users in the event any portion of the collected control data triggers a control alert signal based on the one or more predetermined control parameters. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A method of analyzing and reporting environmental conditions, the method comprising:
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providing an environmental monitoring device adapted and configured to detect, analyze, and report one or more environmental conditions proximate the environmental monitoring device; collecting environmental data relating to one or more environmental conditions; analyzing at least a portion of the collected environmental data in reference to one or more predetermined environmental parameters; causing one or more environmental alerts to be sent to one or more users in the event any portion of the collected environmental data triggers an environmental alert signal based on the one or more predetermined environmental parameters. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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