Construction site portable monitoring system

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1998-10-30

2001-01-30

Tong, Nina (Department: 2736)

Communications: electrical

Condition responsive indicating system

Specific condition

C340S539230, C340S691100, C340S693500, C340S693120

Reexamination Certificate

active

06181244

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to the portable monitoring systems and, more particularly, to portable monitoring systems for use at construction sites.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Construction sites, especially large scale construction sites for office buildings, are increasingly undergoing vandalism. The vandalism extends to property damage as well as the destruction of construction equipment and building materials. In response, property owners and construction companies have attempted to limit access to and/or monitor construction sites. Limiting access is, however, difficult and, in early stages of construction, nearly impossible. Property owners and construction companies have also used monitoring systems to deter vandalism. These attempts have also been in vain. For example, such monitoring systems typically emit an audible alarm upon sensing a particular event, such as motion, and, especially in remote areas, are seldom heard.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides portable monitoring systems for use at sites, such as construction sites. The portable monitoring systems can provide enhanced security at such sites and may be quickly set up and taken down. A portable monitoring system, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, includes a housing and a plurality of portable sensing devices and a plurality of mounting platforms both capable of being removably stored in the housing. The mounting platforms may be easily retrieved from the housing and disposed about the site and are each capable of detachably mounting one or more of the portable sensing devices. The portable sensing devices each include a sensor for sensing a stimulus and a transmitter, coupled to the sensor, for transmitting a signal associated with the stimulus. The housing further includes a communication system for receiving the transmitted signals from each of the portable sensing devices and communicating signals associated with the sensed stimuli to an external system.
The above summary of the present invention is not intended to describe each illustrated embodiment or every implementation of the present invention. The figures and the detailed description which follow more particularly exemplify these embodiments.


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