SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REMOTE MONITORING

• US 20160070010A1
• Filed: 08/19/2011
• Published: 03/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cornell University
• Original Assignee: Cornell University
• Inventors: CALUPCA, Thomas, CLARK, Christopher W., FLADUNG, Sam, KEMPF, Amanda, ROBBINS, Matthew, Spaulding, SPAULDING
• Granted Patent: US 9,939,540 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 31/002 Detecting animals in a given area
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 1/001 Acoustic presence detection
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 1/01 Measuring or predicting earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 1/22 Transmitting seismic signals to recording or processing apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 2210/14 Signal detection

Abstract

A system that detects signals and transmits data regarding certain detected signals for further analysis is disclosed. The detected signals may be analyzed to determine whether any of the detected signals correspond to a source. The system may transfer in near-real time data and information regarding the data to one or more client devices. Methods for detecting signals and transmitting data associated with the detected signals are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A system for remote monitoring of a location to identify sources generating detection signals to provide an output to an external client device, comprising:

a data detection device monitoring an area and configured to receive and capture the detection signals generated by sources located in the area;

said data detection device ranking the detection signals in a priority set;

a communication infrastructure including at least two different modes of communication links; and

a processing device connected to the communication infrastructure and configured to receive the priority set of ranked detection signals transmitted by said communication infrastructure,

wherein said communication infrastructure transmits the priority set over one of the at least two different modes of communication links, and if transmission is interrupted, then said communication infrastructure switches transmission to another of the at least two modes of communication links.