Method and apparatus for collecting data
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1. A portable data collecting apparatus comprising:
- a measuring module measuring data and storing the measured data in a storage unit;
a communication module automatically transmitting the stored data to a wireless data transmitting/receiving station when an amount of the data stored in the storage unit is more than a first reference value; and
an authentication module performing an authentication procedure through communication with the wireless data transmitting/receiving station, wherein the authentication module transmits to the wireless data transmitting/receiving station an identifier corresponding to the data collecting apparatus and receives an authentication signal therefrom, andthe wireless data transmitting/receiving station determines whether the identifier is recorded in a database by referring to the database and, when the identifier is recorded in the database, generates the authentication signal and transmits the generated authentication signal to the communication module, thereby authorizing the transmission of the stored data from the storage unit to the wireless data transmitting/receiving station,wherein the measuring module, the storage unit, the communication module, and the authentication module, are all included within the portable data collecting apparatus.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for collecting data, and more particularly, a data collecting method and apparatus which automatically transmit data to a wireless data transmitting/receiving station when an amount of data stored in the data collecting apparatus is more than a predetermined first reference value. A data collecting apparatus includes: a measuring module measuring data and storing the measured data in a storage unit; and a communication module automatically transmitting the stored data to a wireless data transmitting/receiving station when the amount of data stored in the storage unit is more than a first reference value.
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1. A portable data collecting apparatus comprising:
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a measuring module measuring data and storing the measured data in a storage unit; a communication module automatically transmitting the stored data to a wireless data transmitting/receiving station when an amount of the data stored in the storage unit is more than a first reference value; and an authentication module performing an authentication procedure through communication with the wireless data transmitting/receiving station, wherein the authentication module transmits to the wireless data transmitting/receiving station an identifier corresponding to the data collecting apparatus and receives an authentication signal therefrom, and the wireless data transmitting/receiving station determines whether the identifier is recorded in a database by referring to the database and, when the identifier is recorded in the database, generates the authentication signal and transmits the generated authentication signal to the communication module, thereby authorizing the transmission of the stored data from the storage unit to the wireless data transmitting/receiving station, wherein the measuring module, the storage unit, the communication module, and the authentication module, are all included within the portable data collecting apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 22)
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11. A method of collecting data, the method comprising:
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collecting data using a measuring module of a portable data collecting apparatus and storing the collected data in a storage unit; and automatically transmitting the stored data from a communication module to a wireless data transmitting/receiving station when an amount of data stored in the storage unit is more than a first reference value, wherein the automatically transmitting the stored data comprises; transmitting an identifier of the data collecting apparatus from an authentication module to the wireless data transmitting/receiving station; determining whether the identifier is recorded in a database by referring to the database, and when the identifier is recorded in the database, generating an authentication signal and transmitting the generated authentication signal to the data collecting apparatus via the wireless data transmitting/receiving station; and automatically transmitting the stored data to the wireless data transmitting/receiving station when the data collecting apparatus receives the authentication signal, wherein the measuring module, the storage unit, the communication module, and the authentication module, are all included within the portable data collecting apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23)
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21. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for implementing a method of collecting data, the method comprising:
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collecting data using a measuring module of a portable data collecting apparatus and storing the collected data in a storage unit; and automatically transmitting the stored data from a communication module to a wireless data transmitting/receiving station when an amount of data stored in the storage unit is more than a first reference value, wherein the automatically transmitting the stored data comprises; transmitting an identifier of the data collecting apparatus from an authentication module to the wireless data transmitting/receiving station; determining whether the identifier is recorded in a database by referring to the database, and when the identifier is recorded in the database, generating an authentication signal and transmitting the generated authentication signal to the data collecting apparatus via the wireless data transmitting/receiving station; and automatically transmitting the stored data to the wireless data transmitting/receiving station when the data collecting apparatus receives the authentication signal, wherein the measuring module, the storage unit, the communication module, and the authentication module, are all included within the portable data collecting apparatus.
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