Mobile monitoring system
First Claim
1. A mobile monitoring system, comprising:
- a) a transportable base unit having an enclosure;
b) an extendable tower assembly attachable to the base unit;
c) a power distribution unit;
d) monitoring equipment;
e) networking equipment housed in said enclosure for allowing users to wirelessly access said monitoring equipment using a web browser; and
f) a solar power system attachable to the base unit and the power distribution unit.
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Abstract
A self-contained, solar-powered mobile monitoring system is independent of external power sources and remotely accessible using a web browser. The system may include a mobile enclosure that houses a power regulator and batteries, which allow for the distribution and collection of electricity generated by solar panels mounted to the top of the enclosure. Also attachable to the mobile enclosure are weather sensors and an extendable tower. A camera is mountable to the top of the tower to allow for video monitoring, and a mobile camera is further provided for site-specific monitoring. Houseable inside the enclosure is monitoring equipment that collects video from the tower and mobile cameras, and weather data from the weather sensors. Networking equipment housed inside the enclosure make these data wirelessly accessible to local computer users by virtue of an omni-directional antenna mounted to the extendable tower. The data also is transmitted wirelessly to an Internet connection, whereupon the data are routed to a network operations center to allow access by off-site, remote users.
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1. A mobile monitoring system, comprising:
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a) a transportable base unit having an enclosure;
b) an extendable tower assembly attachable to the base unit;
c) a power distribution unit;
d) monitoring equipment;
e) networking equipment housed in said enclosure for allowing users to wirelessly access said monitoring equipment using a web browser; and
f) a solar power system attachable to the base unit and the power distribution unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A network for accessing and controlling a mobile monitoring system, said network comprising:
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a) networking equipment housed in an enclosure of said mobile monitoring system for allowing users to access monitoring components of said mobile monitoring system using a web browser;
b) a remote user station;
c) a jobsite user station;
d) a network operations center; and
e) wireless networking equipment inside the enclosure for operatively connecting the monitoring components to;
i. a local-area-network, allowing users at said jobsite user station to access and control selected parts of the monitoring system, and ii. an internet connection, allowing authorized users at said remote user station to access and control selected parts of the monitoring system via the internet. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A monitoring method, comprising:
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a) providing a wireless link to networking equipment housed in an enclosure of a mobile monitoring system for allowing users to access monitoring components of said system from a remote user station, a jobsite user station, and a network operations center;
b) accessing and controlling by local-area-network users at said jobsite user station of selected parts of the monitoring system via a local-area-network;
c) accessing and controlling by users at said remote user station and said network operations center of selected parts of the monitoring system via the internet. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A monitoring system, comprising:
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a) means for providing a wireless link to networking equipment housed in an enclosure of a mobile monitoring system for allowing users to access monitoring components of said system using a web browser from a remote user station, a jobsite user station, and a network operations center;
b) means for users at said jobsite user station to access and control selected parts of the monitoring system via a local-area-network, and means for users at said remote user station and network operations center to access and control selected parts of the monitoring system via the internet. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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