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Temporary expanding integrated monitoring network
Assignee: Smiths Detection Inc
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Filing: 2002-08-07
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Granted: 2006-04-18
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Expires: 2022-08-07
Abstract
Abstract A system for monitoring an industrial process and taking action based on the results of process monitoring. Actions taken may include process control, paging, voicemail, and input for e-enterprise systems. The system includes an input module for receiving a plurality of parameters from a process for manufacture of a substance or object. The system also includes a library module. The library module includes a plurality of computer aided processes. Any one of the computer aided processes is capable of using each of the plurality of parameters to compare at least two of the plurality of parameters against a training set of parameters. The training set of parameters is generally predetermined. The computer aided process is also capable of determining if the at least two of the plurality of parameters are within a predetermined range of the training set of parameters. Additionally, the system includes an output module for outputting a result based upon the training set and the plurality of parameters.
Inventors
- 👤 Chang-Meng B. Hsiung
- 👤 Bethsabeth Munoz
- 👤 Ajoy Kumar Roy
- 👤 Michael Gregory Steinthal
- 👤 Steven A. Sunshine
- 👤 Michael Allen Vicic
- 👤 Shou-Hua Zhang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:37
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B15/00; G05B15/02; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/04; G05B19/042; G05B19/18; G05B19/4093; G05B19/418; G05B19/4185; G05B19/41855; G05B19/41865; G05B19/41875; G05B23/00; G05B23/02; G05B23/0205; G05B23/0218; G05B23/0221; G05B23/0224; G05B23/0227; G05B23/0235; G05B23/0243; G05B23/0254; G05B23/0259; G05B23/0286; G05B23/0294; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/31; G05B2219/31265; G05B2219/31337; G05B2219/31435; G05B2219/31457; G05B2219/32; G05B2219/32129; G05B2219/32194; G05B2219/32196; G05B2219/32201; G05B2219/32404; G05B2219/33; G05B2219/33209; G05B2219/35; G05B2219/35095; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A90/00; Y02A90/10; Y02P; Y02P90/00; Y02P90/02; Y02P90/80
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A method of expanding a pre-existing monitoring system, comprising: installing a plurality of sensors; coupling said plurality of sensors with said pre-existing monitoring system; integrating data from said plurality of sensors with data from pre-existing sensors to form integrated data; interpreting said integrated data to form a data interpretation; and generating an indication of a current status for a system being monitored using said data interpretation, wherein said plurality of sensors includes a first array of sensors and a second array of sensors which collectively receive inputs from an environment which said pre-existing monitoring system is monitoring, to respectively produce a first and a second physical stimuli signature of said environment, wherein said interpreting comprises: generating a model of a phenomenon; storing, as a storage module, said model of a phenomenon; applying, as an application module, said model to said integrated data; and generating a descriptor of a state of a phenomenon using said storage and said application modules.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
159 words
A method of expanding a pre-existing monitoring system, comprising: installing a plurality of sensors; coupling said plurality of sensors with said pre-existing monitoring system; integrating data from said plurality of sensors with data from pre-existing sensors to form integrated data; interpreting said integrated data to form a data interpretation; and generating an indication of a current status for a system being monitored using said data interpretation, wherein said plurality of sensors includes a first array of sensors and a second array of sensors which collectively receive inputs from an environment which said pre-existing monitoring system is monitoring, to respectively produce a first and a second physical stimuli signature of said environment, wherein said interpreting comprises: generating a model of a phenomenon; storing, as a storage module, said model of a phenomenon; applying, as an application module, said model to said integrated data; and generating a descriptor of a state of a phenomenon using said storage and said application modules.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said installing comprises installing sensors selected from the group consisting of chemical sensors, thermal sensors, mechanical sensors, radiation sensors, biological sensors and combinations thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
72 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said generating said model of a phenomenon comprises: acquiring initial data from said system at a first time; acquiring subsequent data from the system at a second time; assigning a first descriptor to the initial data and a second descriptor to the subsequent data; and constructing said model based on the initial data and the first descriptor and on the subsequent data and the second descriptor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said generating includes generating a model derived by a statistical analysis.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said generating includes generating a model based on physical phenomenon.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
76 words
The method of claim 3 , wherein the indication of the current status for a system being monitored corresponds to a predicted descriptor characteristic of a state of the system being monitored, the method further comprising: applying said model of a phenomenon to said integrated data to identify a predicted descriptor characteristic of the state of the system being monitored; and consulting a knowledge based system and providing an output based upon the predicted descriptor characteristic.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said coupling comprises: installing a short-range transceiver node, to connect with said plurality of sensors; installing a local hub, to connect with said short-range transceiver node; and installing a long-range transceiver hub to connect with said pre-existing monitoring system, wherein said long-range transceiver hub is configured to exchange data with said local hub.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
123 words
A method of expanding a pre-existing monitoring system, comprising: installing a plurality of sensors; coupling said plurality of sensors with said pre-existing monitoring system; integrating data from said plurality of sensors with data from pre-existing sensors to form integrated data; interpreting said integrated data to form a data interpretation; and generating an indication of a current status for a system being monitored using said data interpretation, wherein said plurality of sensors includes a first array of sensors and a second array of sensors which collectively receive inputs from an environment which said pre-existing monitoring system is monitoring, to respectively produce a first and a second physical stimuli signature of said environment, and wherein said system being monitored is a hydrocarbon processing monitoring system.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
123 words
A method of expanding a pre-existing monitoring system, comprising: installing a plurality of sensors; coupling said plurality of sensors with said pre-existing monitoring system; integrating data from said plurality of sensors with data from pre-existing sensors to form integrated data; interpreting said integrated data to form a data interpretation; and generating an indication of a current status for a system being monitored using said data interpretation, wherein said plurality of sensors includes a first array of sensors and a second array of sensors which collectively receive inputs from an environment which said pre-existing monitoring system is monitoring, to respectively produce a first and a second physical stimuli signature of said environment, and wherein said system being monitored is a hydrocarbon processing monitoring system.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
143 words
A method of expanding a pre-existing monitoring system, comprising: expanding a pre-existing monitoring system, comprising: installing a plurality of sensors; coupling said plurality of sensors with said pre-existing monitoring system; integrating data from said plurality of sensors with data from Dre-existing sensors to form integrated data; interpreting said integrated data to form a data interpretation; generating an indication of a current status for a system being monitored using said data interpretation; and receiving user inputs regarding which of said plurality of sensors are to be activated and at which times said plurality of sensors are to be operational, wherein said plurality of sensors includes a first array of sensors and a second array of sensors which collectively receive inputs from an environment which said pre-existing monitoring system is monitoring, to respectively produce a first and a second physical stimuli signature of said environment.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
143 words
A method of expanding a pre-existing monitoring system, comprising: expanding a pre-existing monitoring system, comprising: installing a plurality of sensors; coupling said plurality of sensors with said pre-existing monitoring system; integrating data from said plurality of sensors with data from Dre-existing sensors to form integrated data; interpreting said integrated data to form a data interpretation; generating an indication of a current status for a system being monitored using said data interpretation; and receiving user inputs regarding which of said plurality of sensors are to be activated and at which times said plurality of sensors are to be operational, wherein said plurality of sensors includes a first array of sensors and a second array of sensors which collectively receive inputs from an environment which said pre-existing monitoring system is monitoring, to respectively produce a first and a second physical stimuli signature of said environment.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
137 words
A method of expanding a pre-existing monitoring system, comprising: installing a plurality of sensors; coupling said plurality of sensors with said pre-existing monitoring system; integrating data from said plurality of sensors with data from pre-existing sensors to form integrated data; interpreting said integrated data to form a data interpretation; and generating an indication of a current status for a system being monitored using said data interpretation, wherein said plurality of sensors includes a first array of sensors and a second array of sensors which collectively receive inputs from an environment which said pre-existing monitoring system is monitoring, to respectively produce a first and a second physical stimuli signature of said environment, and wherein said plurality of sensors include: at least one physical sensor; and at least one virtual sensor that corresponds to a model of a phenomenon.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
137 words
A method of expanding a pre-existing monitoring system, comprising: installing a plurality of sensors; coupling said plurality of sensors with said pre-existing monitoring system; integrating data from said plurality of sensors with data from pre-existing sensors to form integrated data; interpreting said integrated data to form a data interpretation; and generating an indication of a current status for a system being monitored using said data interpretation, wherein said plurality of sensors includes a first array of sensors and a second array of sensors which collectively receive inputs from an environment which said pre-existing monitoring system is monitoring, to respectively produce a first and a second physical stimuli signature of said environment, and wherein said plurality of sensors include: at least one physical sensor; and at least one virtual sensor that corresponds to a model of a phenomenon.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
149 words
A method of expanding a pre-existing monitoring system, comprising: installing a plurality of sensors; coupling said plurality of sensors with said pre-existing monitoring system; integrating data from said plurality of sensors with data from pre-existing sensors to form integrated data; interpreting said integrated data to form a data interpretation; and generating an indication of a current status for a system being monitored using said data interpretation, wherein said plurality of sensors includes at least one array of sensors which receives inputs from an environment which said pre-existing monitoring system is monitoring, to respectively produce a physical stimuli signature of said environment, wherein said interpreting comprises: generating a model of a phenomenon; storing, as a storage module, said model of a phenomenon; applying, as an application module, said model to said integrated data; and generating a descriptor of a state of a phenomenon using said storage and said application modules.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
149 words
A method of expanding a pre-existing monitoring system, comprising: installing a plurality of sensors; coupling said plurality of sensors with said pre-existing monitoring system; integrating data from said plurality of sensors with data from pre-existing sensors to form integrated data; interpreting said integrated data to form a data interpretation; and generating an indication of a current status for a system being monitored using said data interpretation, wherein said plurality of sensors includes at least one array of sensors which receives inputs from an environment which said pre-existing monitoring system is monitoring, to respectively produce a physical stimuli signature of said environment, wherein said interpreting comprises: generating a model of a phenomenon; storing, as a storage module, said model of a phenomenon; applying, as an application module, said model to said integrated data; and generating a descriptor of a state of a phenomenon using said storage and said application modules.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
133 words
A method of expanding a pre-existing monitoring system, comprising: expanding a pre-existing monitoring system, comprising: installing a plurality of sensors; coupling said plurality of sensors with said pre-existing monitoring system; integrating data from said plurality of sensors with data from pre-existing sensors to form integrated data; interpreting said integrated data to form a data interpretation; generating an indication of a current status for a system being monitored using said data interpretation; and receiving user inputs regarding which of said plurality of sensors are to be activated and at which times said plurality of sensors are to be operational, wherein said plurality of sensors includes at least one array of sensors which receives inputs from an environment which said pre-existing monitoring system is monitoring, to respectively produce a physical stimuli signature of said environment.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
133 words
A method of expanding a pre-existing monitoring system, comprising: expanding a pre-existing monitoring system, comprising: installing a plurality of sensors; coupling said plurality of sensors with said pre-existing monitoring system; integrating data from said plurality of sensors with data from pre-existing sensors to form integrated data; interpreting said integrated data to form a data interpretation; generating an indication of a current status for a system being monitored using said data interpretation; and receiving user inputs regarding which of said plurality of sensors are to be activated and at which times said plurality of sensors are to be operational, wherein said plurality of sensors includes at least one array of sensors which receives inputs from an environment which said pre-existing monitoring system is monitoring, to respectively produce a physical stimuli signature of said environment.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of expanding a pre-existing monitoring system, comprising: installing a plurality of sensors; coupling said plurality of sensors with said pre-existing monitoring system; integrating data from said plurality of sensors with data from pre-existing sensors to form integrated data; interpreting said integrated data to form a data interpretation; and generating an indication of a current status for a system being monitored using said data interpretation, wherein said plurality of sensors includes at least one array of sensors which receives inputs from an environment which said pre-existing monitoring system is monitoring, to respectively produce a physical stimuli signature of said environment, and wherein said plurality of sensors include: at least one physical sensor; and at least one virtual sensor that corresponds to a model of a phenomenon.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of expanding a pre-existing monitoring system, comprising: installing a plurality of sensors; coupling said plurality of sensors with said pre-existing monitoring system; integrating data from said plurality of sensors with data from pre-existing sensors to form integrated data; interpreting said integrated data to form a data interpretation; and generating an indication of a current status for a system being monitored using said data interpretation, wherein said plurality of sensors includes at least one array of sensors which receives inputs from an environment which said pre-existing monitoring system is monitoring, to respectively produce a physical stimuli signature of said environment, and wherein said plurality of sensors include: at least one physical sensor; and at least one virtual sensor that corresponds to a model of a phenomenon.
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