Remote data monitoring and collection system with multi-tiered analysis
First Claim
1. A multi-tiered data collection system for use with a remote server, the system comprising:
- a data input source;
a transceiver assembly comprising a memory, a controller and a wireless transceiver, the transceiver assembly being communicatively coupled to the data input source and configured to;
receive data from the data input source;
store the received data in the memory (“
more detailed data”
);
at a preset duty cycle, send a subset of the received data (“
less detailed data”
), via the wireless transceiver, to the remote server, wherein the less detailed data sent to the remote server is characterized by at least one of;
a lower resolution than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period, a lower sampling rate than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period, and having been received from a different set of the sensors than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period; and
responsive to a signal from the remote server fetch at least a portion of the more detailed data from the memory and send the fetched more detailed data to the remote server;
wherein the remote server is configured to;
receive the less detailed data sent by the transceiver assembly;
analyze the received less detailed data for an indication of an anomaly;
if the anomaly is indicated, send the signal to the transceiver assembly;
receive the more detailed data sent by the transceiver assembly; and
analyze the received more detailed data to verify the indicated anomaly.
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Abstract
A system collects and stores data from a source at a high resolution and/or a high data rate (“more detailed data”) and sends a low-resolution and/or downsampled version of the data (“less detailed data”) to a remote server via a wireless network. The server automatically analyzes the less detailed data to detect an anomaly, such as an arrhythmia, earthquake or failure of a structural member. A two-tiered analysis scheme is used, where the first tier is less specific than the second tier. If the first tier analysis detects or suspects the anomaly, the server signals the data collector to send more detailed data that corresponds to a time period associated with the anomaly. The more specific second tier analyzes the more detailed data to verify the anomaly. The server may also store the received data and make it available to a user, such as via a graphical or tabular display.
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Citations
31 Claims
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1. A multi-tiered data collection system for use with a remote server, the system comprising:
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a data input source; a transceiver assembly comprising a memory, a controller and a wireless transceiver, the transceiver assembly being communicatively coupled to the data input source and configured to; receive data from the data input source; store the received data in the memory (“
more detailed data”
);at a preset duty cycle, send a subset of the received data (“
less detailed data”
), via the wireless transceiver, to the remote server, wherein the less detailed data sent to the remote server is characterized by at least one of;
a lower resolution than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period, a lower sampling rate than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period, and having been received from a different set of the sensors than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period; andresponsive to a signal from the remote server fetch at least a portion of the more detailed data from the memory and send the fetched more detailed data to the remote server; wherein the remote server is configured to; receive the less detailed data sent by the transceiver assembly; analyze the received less detailed data for an indication of an anomaly; if the anomaly is indicated, send the signal to the transceiver assembly; receive the more detailed data sent by the transceiver assembly; and analyze the received more detailed data to verify the indicated anomaly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A multi-tiered data collection system for use with a remote server, the system comprising:
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a data input source; a transceiver assembly comprising a memory, a controller and a wireless transceiver, the transceiver assembly being communicatively coupled to the digital data input source and configured to; receive data from the data input source; store the received data in the memory (“
more detailed data”
);send a subset of the received data (“
less detailed data”
), via the wireless transceiver, to the remote server, wherein the less detailed data sent to the remote server is characterized by at least one of;
a lower resolution than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period, a lower sampling rate than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period, and having been received from a different set of the sensors than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period; andresponsive to a signal from the remote server based on an analysis by the remote server of the less detailed data indicating an anomaly in the results of the analysis, fetch at least a portion of the more detailed data from the memory and send the fetched more detailed data to the remote server, wherein the remote server is configured to; analyze the less detailed data according to a first analytic technique; and analyze the more detailed data according to a second analytic technique; wherein the second analytic technique has a higher specificity for the anomaly than the first analytic technique.
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22. A multi-tiered data collection system for use with a remote server, the system comprising:
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a digital data input source; a transceiver assembly comprising a memory, a controller and a wireless transceiver, the transceiver assembly being communicatively coupled to the digital data input source and configured to; receive data from the digital data input source; store the received data in the memory (“
more detailed data”
);send a subset of the received data (“
less detailed data”
), via the wireless transceiver, to the remote server, wherein the less detailed data sent to the remote server is characterized by at least one of;
a lower resolution than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period, a lower sampling rate than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period, and having been received from a different set of the sensors than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period; andresponsive to a signal from the remote server based on an analysis by the remote server of the less detailed data indicating an anomaly in the results of the analysis, fetch at least a portion of the more detailed data from the memory and send the fetched more detailed data to the remote server, wherein the remote server is configured to; display a first user interface configured to accept at least one user-specified criterion; and automatically analyze the received more detailed data to verify the indicated anomaly, based on at least a portion of the more detailed data meeting the user-specified criterion.
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23. A multi-tiered method for remote monitoring of data, the method comprising:
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receiving data; storing the received data in a memory (“
more detailed data”
);at a preset duty cycle, sending a subset of the received data (“
less detailed data”
) to a remote server wirelessly, wherein the less detailed data sent to the remote server is characterized by at least one of;
a lower resolution than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period, a lower sampling rate than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period, and having been received from a different set of the sensors than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period; andresponsive to a signal from the remote server based on an analysis by the remote server of the less detailed data indicating an anomaly in the results of the analysis, fetching at least a portion of the more detailed data from the memory and sending the fetched more detailed data to the remote server, wherein the remote server is configured to verify the anomaly by analyzing the more detailed data. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A multi-tiered method for remote monitoring of data, the method comprising:
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receiving data; storing the received data in a memory (“
more detailed data”
);wirelessly sending a subset of the received data (“
less detailed data”
) to a remote server, wherein the less detailed data sent to the remote server is characterized by at least one of;
a lower resolution than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period, a lower sampling rate than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period, and having been received from a different set of the sensors than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period; andresponsive to a signal from the remote server based on an analysis by the remote server of the less detailed data indicating an anomaly in the results of the analysis, fetching at least a portion of the more detailed data from the memory and sending the fetched more detailed data to the remote server, wherein; analyzing the less detailed data comprises analyzing the less detailed data according to a first analytic technique; analyzing the more detailed data comprises analyzing the more detailed data according to a second analytic technique; and the second analytic technique has a higher specificity for the anomaly than the first analytic technique.
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28. A multi-tiered data collection system for use with a remote server, the system comprising:
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a digital data input source; a transmitter assembly comprising a memory, a controller and a wireless transmitter, the transmitter assembly being communicatively coupled to the digital data input source and configured to; receive data from the digital input source; store the received data in the memory (“
more detailed data”
);at a preset duty cycle transmit a subset of the received data (“
less detailed data”
) to the remote server, wherein the less detailed data is characterized by at least one of;
a lower resolution than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period, a lower sampling rate than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period, and having been received from a different set of the sensors than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period; andresponsive to a signal from the remote server based on an analysis by the remote server of the less detailed data indicating an anomaly in the results of the analysis, automatically fetch at least a portion of the more detailed data from the memory and send the fetched more detailed data to the remote server, wherein the remote server is configured to analyze the more detailed data to verify the indicated anomaly. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A multi-tiered data collection system for use with a remote server, the system comprising:
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a digital data input source; a transmitter assembly comprising a memory, a controller and a wireless transmitter, the transmitter assembly being communicatively coupled to the digital data input source and configured to; receive data from the digital input source; store the received data in the memory (“
more detailed data”
);automatically analyze a subset of the received data (“
less detailed data”
) for an indication of an anomaly, wherein the less detailed data is characterized by at least one of;
a lower resolution than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period, a lower sampling rate than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period, and having been received from a different set of the sensors than the more detailed data stored in the memory for a corresponding time period; andif the anomaly is indicated, automatically fetch at least a portion of the more detailed data from the memory and send the fetched more detailed data to the remote server, wherein; the transmitter assembly is configured to analyze the less detailed data according to a first analytic technique; and the remote server is configured to analyze the more detailed data according to a second analytic technique; and wherein the second analytic technique has a higher specificity for the anomaly than the first analytic technique.
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Specification