Remote monitoring
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1. Apparatus for detection of presence of an obstruction blocking access to an emergency exit, the apparatus comprising:
- an image sensor positioned to face an access area to the emergency exit and configured to capture an image of the access area;
an image recognition module configured torecognize at least whether the access area is obstructed, andgenerate a first signal indicative of an obstructed state when the access area is recognized as obstructed; and
communications circuitry configured toreceive a second signal including a programmable time interval between image captures,receive, from a remote central station, a third signal including an immediate image capture command, andbased on the second signal, transmit to the remote central station a fourth signal including an indication of the obstructed state; and
based on the third signal, transmit to the remote central station a fifth signal including the image of the access area captured by the image sensor.
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Abstract
Remote monitoring and inspection of measurement devices, emergency equipment, parking spaces, and other items is accomplished by using an image sensor (e.g., a CMOS sensor) to capture an image containing information about the monitored item. A signal containing information about the image (e.g., data representing the captured image or data indicating the state of the captured image) is transmitted to a remote central station.
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1. Apparatus for detection of presence of an obstruction blocking access to an emergency exit, the apparatus comprising:
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an image sensor positioned to face an access area to the emergency exit and configured to capture an image of the access area; an image recognition module configured to recognize at least whether the access area is obstructed, and generate a first signal indicative of an obstructed state when the access area is recognized as obstructed; and communications circuitry configured to receive a second signal including a programmable time interval between image captures, receive, from a remote central station, a third signal including an immediate image capture command, and based on the second signal, transmit to the remote central station a fourth signal including an indication of the obstructed state; and based on the third signal, transmit to the remote central station a fifth signal including the image of the access area captured by the image sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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