Predictive and internet-based sampler control

• US 8,886,482 B2
• Filed: 06/07/2011
• Issued: 11/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hach Company (Veralto Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hach Company (Veralto Corp.)
• Inventors: Higgins, Timothy Alan, Ananthapadmanabhan, Ajit Kumar
• Primary Examiner(s): Kundu, Sujoy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ngon, Ricky
• Application Number:
  US13/154,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20110307203A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,253 Days
• Field of Search: 702/188, 702/183, 702/84, 702/1, 702/2, 702/81, 709/203, 340/870.16
• US Class Current: 702/84
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric

Abstract

Described is a system for remotely monitoring water quality at one or more locations via a web-enabled application. Embodiments of the present invention provide remote water sampler control with integrated predictive sampling. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a web-hosted application that allows for remote user control of one or more water samplers in combination with predictive sampling.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a plurality of sets of environmental instruments located at a plurality of respective locations, each set of environmental instruments comprising one or more environmental instruments at one of the respective locations,

one or more visual display devices for displaying environmental data from the selected one or more environmental instruments,

one or more servers in wireless communication with the plurality of sets of environmental instruments and the one or more visual display devices,

wherein each of the environmental instruments measure water quality for a water stream at the location of the environmental instrument, and

wherein the plurality of sets of environmental instruments comprise a first environmental instrument at a first location, a second environmental instrument at a second location, and a third environmental instrument at the first location,

wherein the first environmental instrument controls the second environmental instrument based on water quality measured by the first environmental instrument or the third environmental instrument,

wherein the plurality of environmental instruments are in communication with the one or more visual display devices via the one or more servers,

wherein the one or more servers comprise a web-enabled application for displaying water quality data measured by the plurality of sets of environmental instruments on the one or more visual display devices,

wherein the one or more visual display devices are each located remotely with respect to the plurality of sets of environmental instruments, and

wherein the one or more servers are located remotely from the plurality of sets of environmental instruments and the one or more visual display devices.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the servers displays the environmental data from one of the one or more environmental instruments in a web browser on at least one of the one or more visual display devices.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more servers push programs to one or more of the environmental instruments based on a request from a user, and wherein the one or more programs control the one or more environmental instruments.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sets of environmental instruments measure water quality data for a plurality of water streams.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more environmental instruments comprise a sampler.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more environmental instruments comprise a logger.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the first environmental instrument controls the second environmental instrument based on water quality measured by the first environmental instrument.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first environmental instrument controls the second environmental instrument based on water quality measured by the third environmental instrument.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the environmental instruments measure a water quality for a water stream at the location of the environmental instrument selected from the group of characteristics consisting of ion concentration, turbidity, potability, pH, dissolved solids, concentration of impurities, and conductivity.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the water quality characteristic includes ion concentration.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the water quality characteristic includes pH.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the water quality characteristic includes turbidity.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the water quality characteristic includes dissolved solids.