Automatic wireless data reporting system and method
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1. An instrumentation system for monitoring an environmental condition, the system comprising:
- an electronic data collection device for collecting environmental data at a first location, wherein the environmental data comprises data of the concentration of a predetermined substance in the atmosphere;
a computer processor located at the first location and operatively coupled to the data collection device, the computer processor receiving the collected environmental data from the electronic data collection device;
an information storage medium operatively coupled to the computer processor and having a computer program for converting the collected data into pictorial image data;
a first wireless communication element operatively coupled to the computer processor for transmitting the pictorial image data as a radio frequency signal;
a second wireless communication element for receiving the signal transmitted by the first wireless communication element; and
a server computer at a second location operatively coupled to the second wireless communication element.
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Abstract
Instrumentation systems and methods for monitoring an environmental condition at a location are disclosed. Embodiments of the invention include wireless communication elements which can transmit pictorial image data from a location being monitored to a server computer. Persons at one or more client computers can view a pictorial image generated from the pictorial image data from any suitable location at any suitable time.
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19 Claims
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1. An instrumentation system for monitoring an environmental condition, the system comprising:
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an electronic data collection device for collecting environmental data at a first location, wherein the environmental data comprises data of the concentration of a predetermined substance in the atmosphere;
a computer processor located at the first location and operatively coupled to the data collection device, the computer processor receiving the collected environmental data from the electronic data collection device;
an information storage medium operatively coupled to the computer processor and having a computer program for converting the collected data into pictorial image data;
a first wireless communication element operatively coupled to the computer processor for transmitting the pictorial image data as a radio frequency signal;
a second wireless communication element for receiving the signal transmitted by the first wireless communication element; and
a server computer at a second location operatively coupled to the second wireless communication element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19)
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10. A method for monitoring an environmental condition, the method comprising:
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electronically collecting environmental data values at a first location, wherein the environmental data comprises data of the concentration of a predetermined substance in the atmosphere;
electronically converting the collected environmental data values into pictorial image data;
transmitting the pictorial image data from a first wireless communication element to a second wireless communication element as a radio frequency signal;
transmitting the pictorial image data from the second wireless communication element to a server computer at a second location;
transmitting the pictorial image data from the server computer to a client computer optionally located at a third location; and
displaying a pictorial image from the pictorial image data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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