Data collection system having a data collector
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1. A system for collecting data in a room, said system comprising:
- a plurality of sensor devices positioned at various locations in the room;
at least one data storage device configured to store the detected at least one condition;
an interface mechanism for enabling communication of the stored at least one condition, wherein the plurality of sensor devices are wired to an interface apparatus comprising the interface mechanism;
a data collector separate from the plurality of sensor devices for interfacing with the interface mechanism to receive the stored at least one condition from the at least one data storage device; and
a computer system interfaced with at least one unload location, wherein the data collector is configured to be positioned near the at least one upload location to communicate the stored at least one condition to the computer system through the at least one upload location, and wherein the plurality of sensor devices are not in direct communication with the computer system.
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Abstract
A system for collecting data in a room. The system includes a plurality of sensor devices positioned at various locations in the room. The sensor devices include a sensor configured to detect at least one condition and a controller configured to control the sensor. The system also includes at least one data storage device configured to store the detected at least one condition and an interface mechanism for enabling communication of the stored at least one condition. The system further includes a data collector for interfacing with the interface mechanism to receive the stored at least one condition from the at least one data storage device.
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1. A system for collecting data in a room, said system comprising:
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a plurality of sensor devices positioned at various locations in the room; at least one data storage device configured to store the detected at least one condition; an interface mechanism for enabling communication of the stored at least one condition, wherein the plurality of sensor devices are wired to an interface apparatus comprising the interface mechanism; a data collector separate from the plurality of sensor devices for interfacing with the interface mechanism to receive the stored at least one condition from the at least one data storage device; and a computer system interfaced with at least one unload location, wherein the data collector is configured to be positioned near the at least one upload location to communicate the stored at least one condition to the computer system through the at least one upload location, and wherein the plurality of sensor devices are not in direct communication with the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for collecting data in a room, said method comprising:
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positioning a plurality of sensor devices in various locations of the room wherein the plurality of sensor devices are wired to at least one interface apparatus; detecting at least one condition with the plurality of sensor devices; storing the detected at least one condition in a data storage device; interfacing the data storage device with a data collector through the at least one interface apparatus, wherein the data collector is separate from the plurality of sensor devices; transferring the at least one condition stored in the data storage device to the data collector; moving the data collector to a location near an unload location of a computer system; and communicating the at least one condition from the data collector to the computer system through interface with the upload location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for collecting data in a room, said system comprising:
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means for positioning a plurality of means for detecting at least one condition in various locations of the room; means for storing the at least one condition detected by the means for detecting; means for interfacing the means for storing with a data collector, wherein the means for interfacing is wired to the plurality of means for detecting, and wherein the data collector is separate from the plurality of means for detecting at least one condition; means for transferring the stored at least one condition to the data collector; and means for communicating the at least one condition from the data collector to a means the controlling at least one environmental condition in the room, wherein the plurality of means for detecting at least one condition is not in direct communication with the means for controlling at least one environmental condition in the room. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer readable storage medium on which is embedded one or more computer programs, said one or more computer programs implementing a method for collecting data in a room, said one or more computer programs comprising a set of instructions for;
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detecting at least one condition with a plurality of sensor devices, said plurality of sensor devices being wired to at least one interface apparatus; storing the detected at least one condition in a data storage device; interfacing the data storage device with a data collector through the at least one interface apparatus, wherein the data collector is separate from the plurality of sensor devices; transferring the stored at least one condition to the data collector; moving the data collector to a location near an upload location of a computer system; and communicating the at least one condition from the data collector to the computer system through interface with the unload location. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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