System for remote data collecting, method implemented in this system and data collector device
First Claim
1. System for remote data collection comprising:
- a plurality of local collection sites, each site comprising at least one means for collecting data, said data collecting means comprising a microcontroller;
data acquisition devices connected to said data collection means and comprising said microcontroller, said data collection means collecting and storing data from said data acquisition devices;
a first local communication network for each local collection site, said first local communication network connecting said data acquisition devices to the data collecting means of said local collection sites;
a central site comprising central monitoring and processing means and at least one means for receiving and transmitting data, said data receiving and transmitting means being connected to said central monitoring and to said processing means,a second communication network connecting said local collection sites and said central site;
said data receiving and transmitting means receiving data transferred from said plurality of local collection sites via said second communication network and transmitting said received data to said central monitoring and processing means for processing;
said data collecting means having means for simultaneously sending a collective data capture command to said data acquisition devices, to thereby cause said data acquisition devices to acquire data at a same time instant, said data acquisition devices further comprising means for transmitting said acquired data in an asynchronous manner to said data collecting means.
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Abstract
At each local data collection site, the local collection devices are arranged so as to identify and collect the data originating from acquisition devices, which data is transported on a first communication network serving the local site, and containing a local storage device for storing this data. The central site contains a device for transferring, via a second communication network, the data stored in each local site in the local collection device to the central monitoring and processing device, each data transfer being asynchronously initiated by the local collection device concerned at a moment in time or within a time interval which has been determined beforehand and communicated by the central monitoring and processing device.
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1. System for remote data collection comprising:
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a plurality of local collection sites, each site comprising at least one means for collecting data, said data collecting means comprising a microcontroller; data acquisition devices connected to said data collection means and comprising said microcontroller, said data collection means collecting and storing data from said data acquisition devices; a first local communication network for each local collection site, said first local communication network connecting said data acquisition devices to the data collecting means of said local collection sites; a central site comprising central monitoring and processing means and at least one means for receiving and transmitting data, said data receiving and transmitting means being connected to said central monitoring and to said processing means, a second communication network connecting said local collection sites and said central site; said data receiving and transmitting means receiving data transferred from said plurality of local collection sites via said second communication network and transmitting said received data to said central monitoring and processing means for processing; said data collecting means having means for simultaneously sending a collective data capture command to said data acquisition devices, to thereby cause said data acquisition devices to acquire data at a same time instant, said data acquisition devices further comprising means for transmitting said acquired data in an asynchronous manner to said data collecting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 23)
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13. Method of remotely collecting data from a plurality of local collection sites, each site comprising at least one means for collecting data, each data collecting means comprising at least one data acquisition device connected to said data collection means and comprising said microcontroller, a first local communication network for each local collection site, said first local communication network connecting said data acquisition devices to said data collecting means of said local collection sites, a central site comprising central monitoring and processing means, and a second communication network connecting said local collection sites and said central site, said method comprising the steps of:
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at each of said plurality of local collection sites, capturing data by said data acquisition devices; collecting, via said first local communication network, said captured data from said data acquisition devices; storing said collected data in storage means connected to said data collection means; and at said central site, transferring said stored data to said central site; processing said transferred data; said data capturing steps in each data acquisition device being simultaneously initiated by a collective data capture command sent by said data collection means, to thereby cause said data acquisition devices to acquire data at a same time instant, and said steps of collecting data from each data acquisition devices to said data collection means being asynchronously initiated. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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