CIRCUIT MONITORING DEVICE
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1. A device for monitoring the status of a circuit based on a measurable parameter of the circuit, the device comprising:
- measurement means to measure the parameter of the circuit;
comparison means to compare the measured parameter to at least one threshold value and to assign a status based on a result of the comparison;
transmission means to communicate the status over a network and to limit all communications over the network to only the status; and
output means to present an indication of the assigned status.
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Abstract
The circuit monitoring device is disclosed. The device is for monitoring circuit resistance. At configurable thresholds digital flags are triggered, the device can be used as a Security/Building management system. The device uses open technology is fully scaleable and allows programmable logic controllers to be used as security management systems. Using a soft logic option a PC could take the place of the PLC.
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1. A device for monitoring the status of a circuit based on a measurable parameter of the circuit, the device comprising:
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measurement means to measure the parameter of the circuit; comparison means to compare the measured parameter to at least one threshold value and to assign a status based on a result of the comparison; transmission means to communicate the status over a network and to limit all communications over the network to only the status; and output means to present an indication of the assigned status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus for monitoring a circuit comprising:
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a circuit monitor to measure a parameter of the circuit; a processor to convert the measured parameter to a status signal; a transmitter to transmit the status signal over a network, said transmitter limiting the transmission to only the status signal; and a display to receive the status signal and to present an indication of a status of the circuit based on the received status signal. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for monitoring a circuit comprising:
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a circuit monitor to measure a parameter of the circuit; a processor to convert the measured parameter to a status signal; a transmitter to transmit the status signal over a network, said transmitter limiting a status transmission to only the status signal by transmitting only those few bits necessary to describe the status signal; and a display to receive the status signal and to present an indication of a status of the circuit based on the received status signal. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. An apparatus for monitoring a circuit comprising:
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a circuit monitor to measure a parameter of the circuit; a processor to convert the measured parameter to a status signal; a transmitter to transmit the status signal over a network, said transmitter limiting a status transmission to only the status signal by transmitting only five bits from the circuit monitor; and a display to receive the status signal and to present an indication of a status of the circuit based on the received status signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for monitoring a circuit and for coupling to a central system comprising:
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a module to measure a parameter of the circuit, to compare the measured parameter to a plurality of threshold values and to assign a status to the circuit based on the comparison; a communications module to communicate a signal indicative of the assigned status to the central system via a network, said communications module limiting all communications with the central system to only the signal indicative of the assigned status; and a display to present an indication of a status of the circuit based on the signal indicative of the assigned status. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for monitoring a circuit and for coupling to a central system comprising:
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a circuit module to determine a status of the circuit; a network communications module coupled to the circuit module to communicate a signal indicative of the assigned status to the central system via a network, said network communications module limiting all communications with the central system to only the signal indicative of the assigned status; and a display to present an indication of a status of the circuit based on the signal indicative of the assigned status. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method for monitoring a circuit comprising:
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measuring a parameter of the circuit; converting the measured parameter to a status signal; transmitting the status signal via a network; limiting all communications over the network to only the status signal; and presenting an indication of a status of the circuit based on the received status signal.
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20. A method for monitoring a circuit comprising:
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measuring a parameter of the circuit; converting the measured parameter to a status signal; transmitting the status signal via a network; limiting all status communications over the network to only the status signal; and presenting an indication of a status of the circuit based on the received status signal, wherein said transmitting the status signal includes transmitting via a wireless link.
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Current AssigneeCircuit Ventures LLC (Bradley David Liddle)
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Original AssigneeTessler Research Pty Ltd
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InventorsBullmore, Eric
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Granted Patent
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Time in Patent OfficeDays
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Field of Search
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US Class Current340/540
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CPC Class CodesG08B 13/22 Electrical actuationG08B 17/10 Actuation by presence of sm...G08B 21/18 Status alarms G08B21/02 tak...G08B 23/00 Alarms responsive to unspec...G08B 25/018 Sensor coding by detecting ...G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or a...G08B 29/22 Provisions facilitating man...
