Method for monitoring a public water treatment system
First Claim
1. A method for remote monitoring the daily operating performance parameters for a water treatment system employing an electronic control system comprising the steps of:
- a) accessing raw operating data from said electronic control system;
b) providing a storage means on a local computer for storing said raw operating data in an electronic format;
c) coupling said local computer to an Internet server computer;
d) transmitting said stored raw data using transmission methods to a remotely located Internet server computer;
e) storing said transmitted raw data on said Internet server computer;
f) accessing such data asynchronously from said Internet server computer;
g) manipulating said tansmitted and stored raw data into an analysis result and a report result; and
h) uploading said analysis result and said report result to an Internet web server in a format suitable for access and visualization with a web browser computer program.
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Abstract
A method of monitoring the daily operating performance parameters for water treatment processes through the collection of localized data. The data is manipulated to generate preconfigured performance, maintenance, and quality assurance reports and further provide automatic submission of data as required for regulatory review of certain water treatment systems such as potable water treatment. The data is collected from sensors located at an equipment site and transferred to a remote computer located by use of the Internet, further all data received and used for generation of reports is also accessible by Internet connection and be delivered directly to the regulatory agency without additional process.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for remote monitoring the daily operating performance parameters for a water treatment system employing an electronic control system comprising the steps of:
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a) accessing raw operating data from said electronic control system;
b) providing a storage means on a local computer for storing said raw operating data in an electronic format;
c) coupling said local computer to an Internet server computer;
d) transmitting said stored raw data using transmission methods to a remotely located Internet server computer;
e) storing said transmitted raw data on said Internet server computer;
f) accessing such data asynchronously from said Internet server computer;
g) manipulating said tansmitted and stored raw data into an analysis result and a report result; and
h) uploading said analysis result and said report result to an Internet web server in a format suitable for access and visualization with a web browser computer program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
I) comparing said analysis result with known optimum performance parameters;
j) determining differentials between said known optimum performance parameters and the analysis result; and
k) sending notifications to pre-determined recipients if known limits for said differentials are exceeded.
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21. The method of claim 1, further including the steps of:
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I) comparing said analysis result with known Federal and State EPA parameters;
j) determining differentials between said known Federal and State EPA parameters and the analysis result; and
k) sending notifications to pre-determined recipients if known limits for differentials are exceeded.
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22. The method of claim 1, further including the steps of:
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I) comparing said report result with know Federal and State EPA parameters;
j) determining the differential between said known Federal and State parameters and the report result; and
k) sending notifications to pre-determined recipients if known limits for said differentials are exceeded.
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23. The method of claim 16, wherein said software program utilizes mathematical normalization and prediction routines to produce said analysis result.
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24. The method of claim 1, further including the steps of converting said transmitted and stored raw operating data into visual graphs.
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25. The method of claim 1, further including the steps of converting said transmitted and stored raw operating data into statistical reports.
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26. The method of claim 1, further including the steps of converting said transmitted and stored raw operating data into a compliance calendar.
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