Monitoring System Supporting Proximity Based Actions
First Claim
1. A monitoring system, comprising:
- a discoverable wireless device;
a proximity monitor configured to automatically discover the discoverable wireless device in response to the discoverable wireless device being within a wireless range of the proximity monitor;
a monitoring server communicatively connected to the proximity monitor via a communications network, the monitoring server being configured to;
i) receive from the proximity monitor proximity information associated with the discoverable wireless device, andii) transmit an instruction signal based on the received proximity information to an electrical component located remotely from the proximity monitor, the instruction signal causing the electrical component to modify an operating parameter of the electrical component.
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Abstract
A monitoring system includes a discoverable wireless device, a proximity monitor, and a monitoring server. The proximity monitor is configured to automatically discover the discoverable wireless device in response to the discoverable wireless device being within a wireless range of the proximity monitor. The monitoring server is communicatively connected to the proximity monitor via a communications network. The monitoring server is configured to i) receive proximity information associated with the discoverable wireless device from the proximity monitor, and ii) transmit an instruction signal based on the received proximity information to an electrical component located remotely from the proximity monitor. The instruction signal causes the electrical component to modify an operating parameter of the electrical component.
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1. A monitoring system, comprising:
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a discoverable wireless device; a proximity monitor configured to automatically discover the discoverable wireless device in response to the discoverable wireless device being within a wireless range of the proximity monitor; a monitoring server communicatively connected to the proximity monitor via a communications network, the monitoring server being configured to; i) receive from the proximity monitor proximity information associated with the discoverable wireless device, and ii) transmit an instruction signal based on the received proximity information to an electrical component located remotely from the proximity monitor, the instruction signal causing the electrical component to modify an operating parameter of the electrical component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A discoverable wireless device monitoring system for controlling a plurality of electrical components, the system comprising:
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a discoverable wireless device; a plurality of proximity monitors, each proximity monitor being configured to automatically discover the discoverable wireless device in response to the discoverable wireless device being within a respective wireless range of each one of the plurality of proximity monitors, at least one of the plurality of proximity monitors being configured to determine a distance of the discoverable wireless device from a first one of the plurality of electrical components in response to the discoverable wireless device being within at least two of the respective wireless ranges of the plurality of proximity monitors, the at least one proximity monitor being configured to transmit an instruction signal based on the determined distance to the first electrical component, the instruction signal causing the first electrical component to modify an operating parameter of the first electrical component. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of controlling a plurality of electrical components, comprising:
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monitoring for a presence of discoverable wireless devices; determining that a first one of the discoverable wireless devices is positioned within a wireless range of two or more proximity monitors; estimating a location of the first discoverable wireless device with respect to a first one of the plurality of electrical components; determining that the estimated location of the first discoverable wireless device is less than a predetermined distance from the first electrical component; and in response to the determining that the estimated location is less than the predetermined distance, transmitting an instruction signal from at least one of the two or more proximity monitors to the first electrical component to cause the first electrical component to modify an operating parameter of the first electrical component, thereby switching the first electrical component from an ON state to a SAFETY state. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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