Apparatus and methods for transmitting unsolicited messages during seismic data acquisition
First Claim
1. An apparatus for acquiring seismic data, comprising:
- a circuit configured to receive signals from a seismic sensor;
a data storage device configured to store therein information about a plurality of attributes relating to the acquisition of seismic data; and
a processor configured to utilize the information in the data storage device to;
determine a value of each attribute when the apparatus is deployed to receive signals from the seismic sensor;
generate a message indicative of an alarm condition when the determined value of any attribute in the plurality of attributes meets a criterion set for that attribute;
send each generated message wirelessly to a remote unit; and
use a filter provided to the processor for a particular attribute to refrain from sending or generating a message for the particular attribute.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for seismic data acquisition is provided, which, in one aspect, define a plurality of attributes relating to acquisition of seismic data by the apparatus, determine a value of each attribute when the apparatus is deployed for acquiring seismic data, generate a message for each attribute whose determined value meets a selected criterion, and transmit wirelessly each generated message to a remote unit without solicitation of such a message by the remote unit. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus for acquiring seismic data, comprising:
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a circuit configured to receive signals from a seismic sensor; a data storage device configured to store therein information about a plurality of attributes relating to the acquisition of seismic data; and a processor configured to utilize the information in the data storage device to; determine a value of each attribute when the apparatus is deployed to receive signals from the seismic sensor; generate a message indicative of an alarm condition when the determined value of any attribute in the plurality of attributes meets a criterion set for that attribute; send each generated message wirelessly to a remote unit; and use a filter provided to the processor for a particular attribute to refrain from sending or generating a message for the particular attribute. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of acquiring seismic data, comprising:
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defining a plurality of attributes relating to acquisition of seismic data by a field service unit; determining a value of each attribute when the field service unit is deployed at a field location; generating a message for each attribute whose determined value meets a selected criterion; transmitting wirelessly each generated message to a remote unit without solicitation of such a message by the remote unit; and blocking transmission of a particular generated message using a filter provided to the field service unit relating to the particular generated message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium accessible to a processor containing a computer program embedded therein, wherein the computer program comprises:
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instructions to receive signals from a seismic sensor; instructions to determine a value for each of a plurality of attributes relating to acquisition of the seismic data; instructions to generate a message for each attribute in the plurality of attributes when the determined value of that attribute meets a selected criterion set for that attribute; instructions to cause wireless transmission of each generated message to a remote unit without prior solicitation of such alarms by the remote unit; and instructions to block transmission of a particular generated message using a filter provided to the field service unit relating to the generated message. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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