Remote monitoring system for instrumentation
First Claim
1. A remote monitoring system for instrumentation measuring certain characteristics of a process comprising:
- an instrument for providing a measurement of a process and providing output signals of measurement values;
means for storing a datum value representative of the measurement value of the last transmitted output signal Vn-1 ;
comparing means for comparing a current output signal Vn with the stored datum value Vn-1 of a previous output signal and providing a comparison value signal;
a transmitter connected to the instrument for wirelessly transmitting an output signal;
means for causing the transmitter to transmit a current output signal when the comparison value signal is equal to or greater than a predetermined stored value X in accordance with the following equation;
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X; and
a receiver means for receiving the transmitted current output signal to provide a measured result of the process.
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Abstract
A remote monitoring system for instrumentation that is capable of measuring certain characteristics of a process such as a pH value includes an instrument for providing a measurement output signal which can be stored. A comparison circuit can compare the output signal with a predetermined value. A transmitter can transmit when the output signal exceeds the predetermined value, and a receiver can receive the output signal and convert it into a measured result. The instrumentation can be pulled from the receiver and the output signals can be encoded to identify a particular instrument with distinct transmission time periods available in a plurality of transmitting channels.
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15 Claims
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1. A remote monitoring system for instrumentation measuring certain characteristics of a process comprising:
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an instrument for providing a measurement of a process and providing output signals of measurement values; means for storing a datum value representative of the measurement value of the last transmitted output signal Vn-1 ; comparing means for comparing a current output signal Vn with the stored datum value Vn-1 of a previous output signal and providing a comparison value signal; a transmitter connected to the instrument for wirelessly transmitting an output signal; means for causing the transmitter to transmit a current output signal when the comparison value signal is equal to or greater than a predetermined stored value X in accordance with the following equation;
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X; anda receiver means for receiving the transmitted current output signal to provide a measured result of the process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a remote monitoring system for a pH meter apparatus comprising a plurality of sensors for providing measurements of pH and providing output signals, a communication system comprising:
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means for storing a datum value representative of the measurement value of the last transmitted output signal Vn-1 ; comparing means for comparing a current output signal Vn with the stored datum value Vn-1 of a previous output signal and providing a comparison value signal; a transmitter connected to the sensor for wirelessly transmitting an output signal; means for causing the transmitter to transmit a current output signal when the comparison value signal is equal to or greater than a predetermined value X in accordance with the following equation;
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X; anda receiver means for receiving the transmitted current output signals from each transmitter; and means for processing the output signals from the receiver means to provide a pH value for each sensor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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