Dual sensitivity mode system for monitoring processes and sensors
First Claim
1. A method of analyzing a data source, comprising the steps of:
- training a system using a desired data signal, the training including the step of calculating at least two levels of alarm sensitivity and associated pattern recognition parameters using a pattern recognition methodology;
activating a first mode of pattern recognition alarm sensitivity to monitor the data source at a first pattern recognition level of sensitivity;
upon activating the first mode of pattern recognition alarm sensitivity also activating a second mode of pattern recognition alarm sensitivity to continue to simultaneously monitor the data source at a second level of pattern recognition sensitivity;
generating a first alarm signal upon the first mode of pattern recognition sensitivity detecting an alarm condition; and
generating a second alarm signal upon the second mode of pattern recognition sensitivity detecting an alarm condition.
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Abstract
A method and system for analyzing a source of data. The system and method involves initially training a system using a selected data signal, calculating at least two levels of sensitivity using a pattern recognition methodology, activating a first mode of alarm sensitivity to monitor the data source, activating a second mode of alarm sensitivity to monitor the data source and generating a first alarm signal upon the first mode of sensitivity detecting an alarm condition and a second alarm signal upon the second mode of sensitivity detecting an associated alarm condition. The first alarm condition and second alarm condition can be acted upon by an operator and/or analyzed by a specialist or computer program.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of analyzing a data source, comprising the steps of:
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training a system using a desired data signal, the training including the step of calculating at least two levels of alarm sensitivity and associated pattern recognition parameters using a pattern recognition methodology; activating a first mode of pattern recognition alarm sensitivity to monitor the data source at a first pattern recognition level of sensitivity; upon activating the first mode of pattern recognition alarm sensitivity also activating a second mode of pattern recognition alarm sensitivity to continue to simultaneously monitor the data source at a second level of pattern recognition sensitivity; generating a first alarm signal upon the first mode of pattern recognition sensitivity detecting an alarm condition; and generating a second alarm signal upon the second mode of pattern recognition sensitivity detecting an alarm condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of analyzing a data source, comprising the steps of:
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training a system using a data signal from at least one of an on-line data signal and an archived data signal, the training including the step of using a SPRT pattern recognition methodology to determine at least two different levels of SPRT pattern recognition alarm sensitivity with each of the levels having an associated SPRT pattern recognition parameter; activating a first mode and simultaneously a second mode of SPRT pattern recognition alarm sensitivity to continue to monitor simultaneously the data source using the at least two different levels of SPRT pattern recognition alarm sensitivity; and generating a first alarm if the first mode of SPRT pattern recognition alarm sensitivity detects an alarm condition and generating a second alarm if the second mode of SPRT pattern recognition alarm sensitivity detects an alarm condition. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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