Environmental condition surveillance and methods thereof
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1. A system, comprising:
- a sensor positioned internal to a monitored climate-controlled environment, wherein the sensor is configured to provide an output based on a condition within the monitored climate-controlled environment;
a sensor manager positioned external to the monitored climate-controlled environment and in communication with the sensor, wherein the sensor manager is configured to receive the output from the sensor via a first communication link;
an access point, distinct from and in communication with the sensor manager via a second communication link, wherein the access point is configured to receive environmental data from the sensor manager, and the access point is in direct communication with at least one other sensor manager;
an environmental surveillance computing system in communication with the access point via a third communication link, wherein the environmental surveillance computing system is configured to;
receive the environmental data from access point,store the received environmental data,provide a visualization of the environmental data, anddetect for an occurrence of a reference environmental condition within the monitored climate-controlled environment;
an actuator positioned outside of the monitored climate-controlled environment and controlled by the environmental surveillance computing system, the environmental surveillance computing system is further configured to activate the actuator to trigger an alarm proximate to the monitored climate-controlled environment in response to detection of the reference environmental condition within the monitored climate-controlled environment; and
based on a determination that communications between the environmental surveillance computing system and the access point are interrupted, the access point is configured to;
detect for occurrence of the reference environmental condition within the monitored climate-controlled environment;
assume control of the actuator from the environmental surveillance computing system, andactivate the actuator to trigger the alarm in response to detection of the reference environmental condition.
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Abstract
A surveillance platform for the sensing, measuring, monitoring and controlling equipment and environments, such as food storage and retailing environments, data center environments, and other environments in which equipment performance, operating status, and environmental condition monitoring is desirable, is provided. The surveillance platform can facilitate reporting, visualizing, acknowledging, analyzing, calculating, event generating, notifying, trending, and tracking, of operational events occurring within the environment. Such techniques can be used to protect articles such as food articles, medical articles, computing devices and equipment, artifacts, documents, and the like.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a sensor positioned internal to a monitored climate-controlled environment, wherein the sensor is configured to provide an output based on a condition within the monitored climate-controlled environment; a sensor manager positioned external to the monitored climate-controlled environment and in communication with the sensor, wherein the sensor manager is configured to receive the output from the sensor via a first communication link; an access point, distinct from and in communication with the sensor manager via a second communication link, wherein the access point is configured to receive environmental data from the sensor manager, and the access point is in direct communication with at least one other sensor manager; an environmental surveillance computing system in communication with the access point via a third communication link, wherein the environmental surveillance computing system is configured to; receive the environmental data from access point, store the received environmental data, provide a visualization of the environmental data, and detect for an occurrence of a reference environmental condition within the monitored climate-controlled environment; an actuator positioned outside of the monitored climate-controlled environment and controlled by the environmental surveillance computing system, the environmental surveillance computing system is further configured to activate the actuator to trigger an alarm proximate to the monitored climate-controlled environment in response to detection of the reference environmental condition within the monitored climate-controlled environment; and based on a determination that communications between the environmental surveillance computing system and the access point are interrupted, the access point is configured to; detect for occurrence of the reference environmental condition within the monitored climate-controlled environment; assume control of the actuator from the environmental surveillance computing system, and activate the actuator to trigger the alarm in response to detection of the reference environmental condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for monitoring an environment, comprising:
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a sensor manager positioned external to a monitored environment, comprising; a sensor interface, an energy harvester, and a network interface; a plurality of sensors positioned internal to the monitored environment and remote from the sensor manager, wherein the plurality of sensors are communicatively coupled to the sensor manager via the sensor interface and are configured to provide environmental data to the sensor manager based on at least one condition sensed within the monitored environment; an access point distinct from and communicatively coupled to the sensor manager via the network interface, wherein the access point is configured to receive the environmental data from the sensor manager, and the access point is in direct communication with at least one other sensor manager; an environmental surveillance computing system communicatively coupled to the access point, wherein the environmental surveillance computing system is configured to; receive the environmental data from the access point, and detect for an occurrence of a reference environmental condition within the monitored environment; an actuator positioned outside of the monitored environment and controlled by the environmental surveillance computing system, the environmental surveillance computing system is further configured to activate the actuator to trigger an alarm proximate to the monitored environment in response to detection of the reference environmental condition within the monitored environment; based on a determination that communications between the environmental surveillance computing system and the access point are interrupted, the access point is configured to; store additional environmental data from the sensor manager during the interruption, detect for occurrence of the reference environmental condition within the monitored environment, assume control of the actuator from the environmental surveillance computing system, activate the actuator to trigger the alarm in response to detection of the reference environmental condition, and based on another determination that communications between the environmental surveillance computing system and the access point is no longer interrupted; provide the additional environmental data to the environmental surveillance computing system, and the environmental surveillance computing system is further configured to provide a visualization based on the additional environmental data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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