Patent ID: 8228183

Claim:
A system for monitoring remote environmental conditions in real-time, the system comprising: a communication interface for communication over a wireless communications network with a microprocessor-controlled control board at a remote location, the communication interface configured to receive packets of sensor data concerning a plurality of detected environmental conditions at the remote location at a date and time, the packets compiled in real-time; a processor configured to examine each packet of the sensor data to: identify a sensor associated with the packet, extract data indicating a type of the detected environmental condition, a measurement of the detected environmental condition, the remote location, and the date and time, determine that the measurement of the detected environmental condition meets an alarm level preset by a customer associated with the identified sensor, and generate a notification to the customer indicating that the detected environmental condition meets the preset alarm level; and a storage device configured to store received sensor data according to the identification of the associated sensor and information regarding the customer, wherein the stored sensor data is retrievable in response to the alarm.