Base station for gathering data from localized sensors
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a sensor to be operatively coupled to field equipment, the sensor having a radio frequency transmitter to send a signal to a base station, the base station having a housing comprising;
a first radio frequency interface to receive the signal from the sensor;
a first controller to collect data from the signal and store the data in a memory; and
a second radio frequency interface to communicate the data to a portable device;
a second controller operatively coupled to the first controller to relay the data to an asset management system; and
a local control panel operatively coupled to the base station to send additional data to the base station, wherein the first controller stores the additional data in the memory.
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Abstract
A base station for gathering data from localized sensors is described. An example apparatus includes a sensor to be operatively coupled to field equipment, the sensor having a radio frequency transmitter to send a signal to a base station, the base station having a radio frequency interface to receive the signal from the sensor and a first controller to collect data from the signal and store the data in a memory. The apparatus further includes a second controller operatively coupled to the first controller to relay the data to an asset management system and a local control panel operatively coupled to the base station to send additional data to the base station, wherein the first controller stores the additional data in the memory.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a sensor to be operatively coupled to field equipment, the sensor having a radio frequency transmitter to send a signal to a base station, the base station having a housing comprising; a first radio frequency interface to receive the signal from the sensor; a first controller to collect data from the signal and store the data in a memory; and a second radio frequency interface to communicate the data to a portable device; a second controller operatively coupled to the first controller to relay the data to an asset management system; and a local control panel operatively coupled to the base station to send additional data to the base station, wherein the first controller stores the additional data in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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collecting, via a sensor, data relating to first field equipment; transmitting the data to a base station using an ultra-high frequency interface of the base station for storage in a memory of the base station; accessing, via a mobile device, the data in the memory of the base station using a high frequency interface of the base station or a local control panel operatively coupled to the base station via a bus, the local control panel located remotely from the base station; and relaying the data to an asset management system via a controller of the base station. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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a first radio frequency identification interface to receive data from a sensor of a process control system; a controller to collect the data received by the radio frequency identification interface; a second radio frequency identification interface to communicate data to a portable device; and a memory to store the data, wherein the data may be retrieved via the second radio frequency identification interface, a local control panel coupled to the memory via bus, and an asset management system of the process control system communicatively coupled to the controller. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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