Apparatus for remotely monitoring controllable devices
First Claim
1. A remotely monitored installation comprising:
- a plurality of controllable equipment, each of said equipment including control means activated in response to a control information sequence, said control information including information concerning duration of operation, said control means comprising means for transmitting the sequence of control information for controlling the operation; and
a portable control device held by a person responsible for controlling said equipment by inputting at least said control information sequence, said portable control device comprising;
memorizing means;
means for receiving said sequence of control information from said equipment and for storing at least a portion of said sequence of control information in said memorizing means, whereby at least a portion of the control information relating to each of said equipment in association with information identifying said equipment are memorized, said memorized information including at least the information representative of the operating duration of said equipment;
means for generating time information;
means for initializing the time information to a time base related to each of said equipment being controlled, thereby obtaining elapsed time information measured from the initial time base;
means for comparing said operating duration with the elapsed time information; and
means for issuing an alarm signal as a function of the result of said comparison.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an installation for remote monitoring of a plurality of controllable equipment, in particular hospital equipment. Each of the equipment includes control means activated in response to a sequence of information. The installation also includes a portable control device. The portable control device includes a means for memorizing at least a portion of the control information relating to each equipment in association with information identifying the equipment, with the information sequence including information concerning the operating duration of the equipment. The portable control device further includes means for generating time information, and means for comparing the operating duration with elapsed time information and for transmitting an alarm signal as a function of the result of the comparison.
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15 Claims
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1. A remotely monitored installation comprising:
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a plurality of controllable equipment, each of said equipment including control means activated in response to a control information sequence, said control information including information concerning duration of operation, said control means comprising means for transmitting the sequence of control information for controlling the operation; and a portable control device held by a person responsible for controlling said equipment by inputting at least said control information sequence, said portable control device comprising; memorizing means; means for receiving said sequence of control information from said equipment and for storing at least a portion of said sequence of control information in said memorizing means, whereby at least a portion of the control information relating to each of said equipment in association with information identifying said equipment are memorized, said memorized information including at least the information representative of the operating duration of said equipment; means for generating time information; means for initializing the time information to a time base related to each of said equipment being controlled, thereby obtaining elapsed time information measured from the initial time base; means for comparing said operating duration with the elapsed time information; and means for issuing an alarm signal as a function of the result of said comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A remotely monitored installation comprising:
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a plurality of controllable equipment, each of said equipment comprising; control means activated in response to a control information sequence, said control information including information concerning duration of operation and input by a person responsible for monitoring and controlling said equipment; a receiver device associated with each of the equipment for receiving said control information; means for transmitting said received control information to said control means; and a portable control device held by the person responsible for monitoring said equipment condition, said portable control device comprising; means for generating said sequence of control information for controlling the operation of each of said equipment; means for transmitting said sequence of control information to the receiver device; memorizing means for memorizing at least a portion of the sequence of the control information relating to each of said equipment in association with information identifying each of said equipment, said sequence of memorized information including at least the information representative of the operation duration of said equipment; means for generating time information; means for initializing the time information to a time base related to each of said equipment being controlled, thereby obtaining elapsed time information measured from the initial time base; means for comparing said operating duration with the elapsed time information; and means for an issuing an alarm signal as a function of said comparison. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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