Remote Monitoring System
A remote monitoring system is disclosed. In one such embodiment, a system may comprise a first measuring unit disposed within a structure, a first processor disposed in operative communication with the first measuring unit, and a second processor disposed within the structure. The first measuring unit may comprise a first sensor adapted to detect a first parameter. The first measuring unit may be adapted to output a first signal associated with the first parameter. The first processor may be adapted to receive the first signal and to control the first measuring unit. The second processor may be disposed in operative communication with the first measuring unit and the first processor.
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44 . A method comprising: associating a first value of a first parameter measured by a first sensor at a first time with a first geometric shape comprising a first size; associating a second value of the first parameter measured by the first sensor at a second time with a second geometric shape comprising a second size different than the first size; and displaying the first and second geometric shapes superposed on a graphic representation of a structure, wherein a position of the displayed first and second geometric shapes corresponds substantially to a position of the first sensor disposed in the structure.
45 . The method of claim 44 , further comprising: associating a first value of a second parameter measured by a second sensor at the first time with a first color; associating a second value of the second parameter measured by the second sensor at the second time with a second color different than the first color; superposing the first color on the first geometric shape displayed on the graphic representation of the structure; and superposing the second color on the second geometric shape displayed on the graphic representation of the structure.
46 . The method of claim 45 , wherein the first parameter comprises a physical property comprising at least one of a temperature, humidity, relative humidity, moisture, stress, strain, position, deformation, vibration, acceleration, pressure, motion, electrical resistance, and electrical capacitance.
47 . The method of claim 46 , wherein the second parameter comprises a physical property different than that of the first parameter.
48 . The method of claim 44 , further comprising: associating a first value of a second parameter measured by a second sensor at the first time with a first pattern; associating a second value of the second parameter measured by the second sensor at the second time with a second pattern different than the first pattern; superposing the first pattern on the first geometric shape displayed on the graphic representation of the structure; and superposing the second pattern on the second geometric shape displayed on the graphic representation of the structure.
49 . The method of claim 48 , wherein the first parameter comprises a physical property comprising at least one of a temperature, humidity, relative humidity, moisture, stress, strain, position, deformation, vibration, acceleration, pressure, motion, electrical resistance, and electrical capacitance.
50 . The method of claim 49 , wherein the second parameter comprises a physical property different than that of the first parameter.
51 . The method of claim 44 , wherein the first geometric shape comprises a circle and the second geometric shape comprises a ring.
52 . The method of claim 44 , wherein the displayed second geometric shape circumscribes the displayed first geometric shape.
53 . The method of claim 52 , wherein the displayed second geometric shape and the displayed first geometric shape are concentric with one another.
54 . A computer-readable medium on which is encoded program code, the program code comprising: program code for associating a first value of a first parameter measured by a first sensor at a first time with a first geometric shape comprising a first size; program code for associating a second value of the first parameter measured by the first sensor at a second time with a second geometric shape comprising a second size different than the first size; and program code for displaying the first and second geometric shapes superposed on a graphic representation of a structure, a position of the displayed first and second geometric shapes corresponding substantially to a position of the first sensor disposed in the structure.
55 . The computer-readable medium of claim 54 , further comprising: program code for associating a first value of a second parameter measured by a second sensor at the first time with a first color; program code for associating a second value of the second parameter measured by the second sensor at the second time with a second color different than the first color; program code for superposing the first color on the first geometric shape displayed on the graphic representation of the structure; and program code for superposing the second color on the second geometric shape displayed on the graphic representation of the structure.
56 . The computer-readable medium of claim 54 , further comprising: program code for associating a first value of a second parameter measured by a second sensor at the first time with a first pattern; program code for associating a second value of the second parameter measured by the second sensor at the second time with a second pattern different than the first pattern; program code for superposing the first pattern on the first geometric shape displayed on the graphic representation of the structure; and program code for superposing the second pattern on the second geometric shape displayed on the graphic representation of the structure.
57 . The computer-readable medium of claim 54 , further comprising program code for displaying the second geometric shape circumscribing the first geometric shape.
58 . The computer-readable medium of claim 57 , further comprising program code for displaying the first and second geometric shapes concentric with one another.