Patent ID: 9043402
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a sensor system that detects a status of a piece of commercial equipment, the piece of commercial equipment comprising a surveying instrument; a first computer system, the first computer system comprising a first processor and a first computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon a status monitoring component to program the first computer system to perform one or more operations, the status monitoring program including a first set of instructions executable by the first processor, the first set of instructions comprising: a second computer system comprising a second processor and a second computer readable storage medium, the second computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon a status update component to program the second computer system to perform one or more operations, the status update program including a second set instructions executable by the second processor, the second set of instructions comprising: wherein the second set of instructions further comprises: wherein encoding the status update comprises encrypting the status update, to prevent public access to information about the status of the piece of commercial equipment, and wherein decoding the published status update comprises decrypting the published status update.