EP0157477A1
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Data collection and storage apparatus
Assignee: OILFIELD INSPECTION SERVICES Ltd
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Filing: 1985-02-12
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-02-12
Abstract
Abstract There is described data collection and storage apparatus comprising a collector unit portable to various locations at which measurements are to be taken and which incorporates means for identifying the locations at which measurements are made and for recording the measurements made at those locations by probes associated with the apparatus. The information collected and stored in the collector unit may be accessed by a transmitter unit in which the information is stored, or transmitted to a processor. The apparatus may be used to monitor any desired characteristic but description is made particularly of monitoring characteristics such as thickness of members in a generally hostile environment (e.g. under-sea).
Inventors
- 👤 Allan James Cull
- 👤 Paul Dutton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 15:36
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/02; G06F3/0227
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
33 words
Data collection and storage apparatus comprising means for receiving data, means for identifying and storing that data and means for enabling data stored in the apparatus to be read therefrom for further processing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
33 words
Data collection and storage apparatus comprising means for receiving data, means for identifying and storing that data and means for enabling data stored in the apparatus to be read therefrom for further processing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
74 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, comprising a collector unit having a number of inputs to which data in the form of electrical signals may be fed from probes, local short term data storage for storing data read into the unit, means generating a signal identifying the data in the local store and means for feeding both the generated identifying signal and the stored data to a main memory for storage within the unit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 2, further including analog-to-digital converters for converting the output signals of analog probes to a form acceptable for digital storage within the unit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 2 or 3, wherein the local short term and main memories in the collector unit are random access memories.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
Apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 2, 3 and 4, further including a transmitter unit connectable to the collector unit, the transmitter unit being operable to access the main memory to read both the data stored therein monitored by the probes and the identifying signals generated within the unit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the transmitter unit records data accessed from the main memory in a digital electrical signal store.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 5 or claim 6, wherein the transmitter unit is operable to transmit data accessed from the main memory of the collector unit to a data processing apparatus.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the transmitter unit incorporates a Modem enabling data read from said main memory of the collector unit to be passed to a data processing apparatus via a telephone or other data transmission link.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
Apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 5 to 8, wherein the transmitter unit incorporates a printer by means of which a permanent record of data read from said main memory of the collector unit can be generated.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 9 further incorporating displays for displaying data read by the probes, and an indication of the location at which the probe is monitoring.
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