Patent ID: 7412345

Claim:
A method for obtaining data in a computer system, comprising: inputting first and second identifier values associated with the first and second, respectively, using an input device operably coupled to a first computer; sending a first request message having the first identifier value from the first computer to a second computer to retrieve a first plurality of data sample values previously stored in the second computer, the first plurality of data sample values based on a first signal generated by a first sensor from a first predetermined time to a second predetermined time; sending the first plurality of data sample values from the second computer to the first computer in response to the first data request message; sending a second data request message having the second identifier value from the first computer to the second computer to retrieve a second plurality of data sample values previously stored in the second computer, the second plurality of data sample values based on a second signal generated by a second sensor from a third predetermined time to a fourth predetermined time; sending the second plurality of data sample values from the second computer to the first computer in response to the second data request message; determining a time difference between the first predetermined time and the third predetermined time; and storing both the first plurality of data sample values and the second plurality of data sample values in a first memory of the first computer when the time difference between the first predetermined time and the third predetermined time is less than a predetermined time threshold value.