Patent ID: 8762060
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: G01V,G01W

Abstract:
1. A method of monitoring environmental conditions, comprising the steps of: providing a system, wherein said system comprises a memory, at least one hardware processor coupled to said memory, at least one network interface coupled to said at least one hardware processor, a first distinct software module loadable into said memory and executable on said at least one hardware processor, and a second distinct software module loadable into said memory and executable on said at least one hardware processor; acquiring data pertaining to environmental information using a multiplicity of sensors on a multiplicity of networked pervasive devices, wherein said data is acquired over said at least one network interface, by said first distinct software module executing on said at least one hardware processor; analyzing said data to determine occurrence of at least one environmental event, wherein said analyzing is carried out by said second distinct software module executing on said at least one hardware processor, wherein said analyzing step is performed by a centralized server which obtains said data from said multiplicity of networked pervasive devices, and wherein said analyzing includes fusing said data from the multiplicity of sensors on the multiplicity of networked pervasive devices, said at least one hardware processor being part of said centralized server; and providing notification of said at least one environmental event from the centralized server to at least one of said multiplicity of networked pervasive devices from which said data was obtained, wherein the at least one of said multiplicity of networked pervasive devices functions as both a provider of said data pertaining to the environmental information which is analyzed to determine the occurrence of said at least one environmental event, and a device through which the notification of the occurrence of said at least one environmental event occurs.