Temporary wireless sensor network system
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring, facilitation of trouble-shooting and problem diagnosis in an Industrial Process, the method comprising:
- (a) Installing a plurality of temporary, removable sensors on an Industrial Process;
(b) collecting operational or environmental data associated with the Industrial Process via the plurality of sensors;
(c) communicating the data from the sensors to a Wireless-Node for transmitting the collected data;
(d) communicating the data from the Wireless-Node to a Base-Station located remotely from the sensors;
(e) communicating the data to a general-purpose computer having loaded in memory computer software code portions for controlling the flow of data from the Wireless-Nodes and for storing, querying, reporting, visualizing and analyzing the data for relationships or anomalies among the data; and
(f) removing the plurality of sensors from the Industrial Process.
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Abstract
The invention is an integrated temporary wireless network system for controlling, collecting, processing, and responding to data generated by a plurality of sensors configured for measuring data associated with operation of, and the environment related to, commercial, industrial and manufacturing operations, processes and equipment located within a fixed geographic area; a plurality of Wireless-Nodes, one coupled to each sensor, configured and adapted for wirelessly transmitting the data, via a Repeater if necessary, to a Base-Station, configured for receiving the data and connected to a primary computer; a CPU coupled with the primary computer and; a memory operatively connected to the CPU, the memory containing a program adapted to be executed by the CPU and the CPU and memory cooperatively adapted to perform data flow control from the plurality of Wireless-Nodes, data storage, and diagnostic analysis of the transmitted sensor data.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring, facilitation of trouble-shooting and problem diagnosis in an Industrial Process, the method comprising:
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(a) Installing a plurality of temporary, removable sensors on an Industrial Process;
(b) collecting operational or environmental data associated with the Industrial Process via the plurality of sensors;
(c) communicating the data from the sensors to a Wireless-Node for transmitting the collected data;
(d) communicating the data from the Wireless-Node to a Base-Station located remotely from the sensors;
(e) communicating the data to a general-purpose computer having loaded in memory computer software code portions for controlling the flow of data from the Wireless-Nodes and for storing, querying, reporting, visualizing and analyzing the data for relationships or anomalies among the data; and
(f) removing the plurality of sensors from the Industrial Process. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for evaluating the need and/or benefit for new permanent data sensors and/or sensing locations in an Industrial Process, the method comprising:
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(a) Installing a plurality of temporary, removable sensors on an Industrial Process;
(b) collecting operational or environmental data associated with the Industrial Process via the plurality of sensors;
(c) communicating the data from the sensors to a Wireless-Node for transmitting the collected data;
(d) communicating the data from the Wireless-Node to a Base-Station located remotely from the sensors;
(e) communicating the data to a general-purpose computer having loaded in memory computer software code portions for controlling the flow of data from the Wireless-Nodes and for storing, querying, reporting, visualizing and analyzing the data;
(f) assessing the benefit or business value of the temporary sensors or alternate sensing locations; and
(g) removing the plurality of sensors from the Industrial Process or its related hardware. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. A system for monitoring, facilitation of trouble-shooting and problem diagnosis in an Industrial Process comprising:
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(a) a plurality of sensors for collecting operational or environmental data associated with an Industrial Process, wherein each sensor is temporarily and removably connected to an Industrial Process;
(b) a Wireless-Node in communication with each of the sensors for transmitting the collected data;
(c) a Repeater located remotely from the sensors and Wireless-Nodes for receiving the collected data from the Wireless-Nodes and for re-transmitting the collected data;
(d) a Base-Station located remotely from the sensors, the Wireless-Nodes, and the Repeater for receiving the collected data; and
(e) communicating the data to a general-purpose computer having loaded in memory computer software code portions for controlling the flow of data from the Wireless-Nodes and Repeaters for pre-processing the collected data for further processing. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A data processing system for collecting, processing, and responding to a plurality of data generated by a plurality of pieces of Industrial Equipment located within a fixed geographic area, comprising:
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(a) a plurality of sensors configured for measuring data useful for operating pieces of Industrial Equipment;
(b) a Wireless-Node operatively connected to at least a portion of the plurality of sensors and configured and adapted for wirelessly transmitting the data from the sensors;
(c) a Base-Station configured for receiving the data transmitted and for passing the data to a primary computer;
(d) a CPU coupled with the primary computer and;
(e) a memory operatively connected to said CPU, said memory containing a program adapted to be executed by said CPU and said CPU and memory cooperatively adapted to perform diagnostic analysis of the data transmitted from the Base-Station. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for monitoring, facilitation of trouble-shooting and problem diagnosis in an Industrial Process comprising:
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(a) collecting operational or environmental data associated with an Industrial Process unit via a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor is temporarily and removably connected to an Industrial Process;
(b) communicating the data from the sensors to a Wireless-Node for transmitting the collected data;
(c) communicating the data from the Wireless-Node to a Base-Station located remotely from the sensors;
(d) communicating the data from the Base-Station to a first general purpose computer having loaded in memory computer software code portions for controlling the flow of data from the Wireless-Nodes and computer software code for storing and querying this data, (e) communicating the temporary sensor data from the first general-purpose computer to a second general-purpose computer having loaded in memory computer software code portions for integrating the collected data from the first general-purpose computer with data collected from an existing wired process-control system, thereby producing an aggregated data and analyzing the aggregated data for relationships or anomalies among the aggregated data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method for collecting, processing, and responding to a plurality of data generated by a plurality of pieces of Industrial Equipment located within a fixed geographic area, comprising:
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(a) measuring data useful for operating pieces of Industrial Equipment via plurality of temporary, removable sensors;
(b) wirelessly transmitting the data via a plurality of Wireless-Nodes, one coupled to each sensor;
(c) receiving the data by at least one wireless Repeater;
(d) re-transmitting the data via the wireless Repeater;
(e) receiving the data by a Base-Station; and
(f) communicating the data via a wired network to a primary computer comprising a CPU coupled with the primary computer and a memory operatively connected to said CPU, said memory containing a program adapted to be executed by said CPU and said CPU and memory cooperatively adapted to perform diagnostic analysis of the data communicated from the Base-Station. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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