Hydrant monitoring system and method

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-03-31
SILVERSMITH
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For example, the adverse event may be the removal of a nozzle cap from the hydrant, the presence of a predetermined level of fluid in the hydrant and tampering of the hydrant or tampering with the hydrant.

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[0039]Referring to the drawings, and to FIG. 1 in particular, a method for collecting adverse event information from remote hydrants 200 to a municipal monitoring server 16 comprises: detecting an event in a hydrant 200 that may relate to an adverse hydrant condition; communicating data representative of the adverse condition to the municipal monitoring server 16 by routing the data at least in part along a predefined hopping path.

[0040]In one embodiment, the adverse data condition is first routed to a host server 14 through the predetermined hopping path and then the data representative of the adverse condition is transferred from the host server 14 to the municipal monitoring server 16, preferable through a network 22.

[0041]Further according to the invention, a system 10 for collecting data representative of events relating to an adverse condition in a fire hydrant 200 comprises a host server 14 configured to communicate data packets with a municipal monitoring server 16; at least...

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A method for transferring adverse event information from a plurality of remote hydrants to a municipal monitoring server comprises detecting an adverse event in a hydrant that relates to an adverse hydrant condition; transferring data representative of the adverse condition to a host server by routing the data along a predefined hopping path; and transferring the data from the host monitor to the municipal monitoring server. A system for detecting adverse events at a hydrant and event information to a municipal monitoring sever is also disclosed.

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[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 825,797, filed May 21, 2013, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]This invention relates to remote monitoring and data collection of municipal infrastructure such as hydrants. In one of its aspects, the invention relates to a system and method of sensing and gathering data from hydrants. In another of its aspects, the invention relates to a radio frequency communications system that communicates sensed data relating to monitoring hydrants by transferring data packets along a predetermined route. In another of its aspects, the invention relates to monitoring and communication systems, such as for monitoring and reporting various parameters associated with remote data sensing of municipal infrastructure. In another of its aspects, the invention relates to a wireless radio frequency communication system for tra...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G08B21/18A62C35/20A62C37/50G01D9/02H04W4/20H04W4/70H04W40/02
CPCG08B21/18A62C35/20H04W40/02G01D9/02A62C37/50H04Q2209/883H04Q9/00H04W4/70H04W4/20H01Q1/24
Inventor SILVERS, DAVIDSMITH, JOHN, P.VAN, LIERE, TROY
Owner SILVERSMITH
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