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Expert system for monitoring, recording and controlling remote equipment that minimizes wireless telephone airtime

US7228129B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 2002
Grant dateJun 5, 2007
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Expiry dateApr 5, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08C2201/51
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for remote monitoring and control of remotely located equipment that minimizes wireless airtime includes an interface device coupled with the remote equipment. The interface device selectively communicates over a wireless network with a central server and/or a user device. Wireless communication with the interface device is field configurable by a user to be selectively triggered base on user specified operational conditions. Communication by the interface device may be with one of a first protocol and a second protocol based on user specified operating conditions to optimize wireless airtime. The first protocol includes a user configured data string to select information to be transmitted based on the user specified operating conditions. The second protocol includes a user configurable datafile selectively transmitted over a voice channel of the wireless network based on the user specified operating conditions. Messages communicated with the first and second protocol may be selectively utilized to generate an alert message to the user device based on a user configured message profile.

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