ROOF MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for monitoring a load condition over a specified area In one aspect, a load sensor comprises: a protective top cover having a load transfer assembly; a bottom plate attachable to the top cover; the bottom plate including a circuit board comprising; a load sensor, a power source; and a wireless processor; wherein the circuit board is configured on the bottom plate such that the load transfer assembly of the top plate is in contact with the load sensor.
1 . An apparatus comprising:
a protective top cover having a load transfer assembly;
a bottom plate attachable to the top cover, the bottom plate including a circuit board comprising;
a load sensor,
a power source; and
a wireless processor;
wherein the circuit board is configured on the bottom plate such that the load transfer assembly of the top plate is in contact with the load sensor.
2 . A method performed by data processing apparatus, the method comprising:
periodically monitoring the load condition over a specified area using one or more networked load sensors;
connecting a load sensor with a local network, receiving at sensor base station a load condition measured by at least one load sensor;
processing the load condition and determining whether such load condition is within a specified parameter; and
reporting the load condition to a user over a network.
3 . The method of claim 2 wherein the load sensor comprises a roof load sensor, a safety mat, a wind sensor or a barometer.
4 . A computer storage medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
periodically monitoring the load condition over a specified area using one or more networked load sensors;
connecting a load sensor with a local network, receiving at sensor base station a load condition measured by at least one load sensor;
processing the load condition and determining whether such load condition is within a specified parameter; and
reporting the load condition to a user over a network.
5 . A system comprising:
a base station;
a sensor array having one or more load sensor, wherein the load sensors comprise a protective top cover having a load transfer assembly;
a bottom plate attachable to the top cover, the bottom plate including a circuit board comprising;
a load sensor,
a power source; and
a wireless processor;
wherein the circuit board is configured on the bottom plate such that the load transfer assembly of the top plate is in contact with the load sensor;
wherein the load sensors are in wireless communication with a base station server;
wherein the base station server receives periodic load condition reports from the load sensors in the sensor array, processes the load conditions into a user readable report and transmits the user readable report to a user terminal over network.
6 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the one or more computers comprise a server operable to interact with the load sensor through a data communication network, and the load sensor is operable to interact with the server as a client.
7 . The system of claim 6 wherein the load sensor configured to detect a static load.
8 . The system of claim 6 where in the load sensor is configured to detect a person or animal stepping on the load sensor.
9 . The system of claim 6 wherein the load sensor detects wind speed or wind force.
10 . The system of claim 6 wherein the load sensor detects barometric pressure.
11 . The system of claim 6 comprising multiple load sensors configured to detect a static load, a person or animal walking on the sensor, wind speed or force, or barometric pressure.