WO2004049160A1 - Telechargement de donnees - Google Patents

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WO2004049160A1
WO2004049160A1 PCT/GB2003/005141 GB0305141W WO2004049160A1 WO 2004049160 A1 WO2004049160 A1 WO 2004049160A1 GB 0305141 W GB0305141 W GB 0305141W WO 2004049160 A1 WO2004049160 A1 WO 2004049160A1
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Toby Dickenson
James Wilson
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Orion Holdings (Chichester) Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/22—Detection or location of defective computer hardware by testing during standby operation or during idle time, e.g. start-up testing
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  • the present invention relates to downloading of data from a data logger.
  • a data logger can be used to monitor temperature, for instance of a consignment of food, to ensure that the food does not overheat during transit, such overheating being liable to cause the food to deteriorate.
  • the consignee of the food is likely to be receiving diverse consignments and a variety of data loggers with them. This can lead to complication in downloading of the data from the loggers. Where the latter have to be mailed back to the consignor, this can result in delay which further affects the marketability of the food. Where the consignee has download software, or it is sent with the logger, he has still to interpret the data. For instance, does a particular temperature-time graph indicate that the food is acceptable or not? Again the consignee may have to send the data away for analysis, for traceability purposes or for storage.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide improvements in the dow oading of logger data and its interpretation. They are based on the concept of real time downloading by the consignee of logger interrogation software from a remote server, transmission of the data to the server, processing of the data at the server and normally but not always transmission of an analysis of the data to the consignee.
  • a programmed server computer adapted to perform the following steps: i. receive a signal from a remote computer; ii. download to the remote computer data logger interrogation software; and iii. - receive data from a data logger via the remote computer..
  • the server computer is adapted to receive and download via an Internet connection.
  • the server computer is adapted to receive raw data as read from the data logger to the remote computer and to convert the raw data to readings, that is to say to data giving a direct indication of the measured parameter, such as temperature, where the logger is logging temperature of goods with which the logger was consigned.
  • the interrogation software can be capable of adapting the remote computer by means of a downloaded algorithm to convert the raw data to readings, that is to say to data giving a direct indication of the measured parameter, for uploading of the data to the server computer.
  • the server computer may merely store the data or transmit it elsewhere for storage and/or analysis, normally the server computer will: iv. analyse the data; and v. transmit a result of the analysis to the remote or another computer.
  • the server computer may be adapted to return the readings for the remote computer to perform a verification that consigned goods have been subjected to acceptable conditions in transit; normally, the analysis will include an acceptable conditions verification.
  • the result of the analysis may comprise a detailed analysis of the data recorded by the data logger, normally it will comprise a verification that consigned goods have been subjected to acceptable conditions in transit and not to an exception to a business model.
  • the verification will usually include a GO / NO GO decision according to whether logged data has exceeded a maximum value or not reached a minimum value of the reading per se or of its integral over time or exceeded a tolerance from a reading/time curve.
  • the server computer may also analyse the data, for for instance long term statistical purposes, without returning the result of this analysis.
  • the invention is particularly applicable to whether the temperature of consigned goods, or the temperature/time integral thereof, has exceeded a maximum permitted temperature, or a maximum temperature/time integral. It is also applicable to other conditions, such as g-shock, humidity, time in transit, etc. Further, it is applicable also to monitoring transport tractors/vehicles as well transport containers.
  • the invention is applicable to stationary data loggers, such as used for meteorological observations.
  • a data logger having a common computer interface and instructions to connect to a computer and access an analysis server computer via an internet address given with the data logger.
  • the common computer interface can be for instance a serial port connector or USB port.
  • the data logger can be: i. a temperature logger and the readings give a direct indication of temperature; or ii. an acceleration logger and the readings give a direct indication of g-shock; or iii. a humidity logger and the readings give a direct indication of humidity; or iv. an elapsed time logger and the readings give a direct indication of time in transit; or v. a meteorological logger and the readings give a direct indication of meteorological readings; or vi. an electronic signal logger for logging voltage, current or count signals from a separate sensor; or vii. an event logger for logging the time of an event or the opening of a switch.
  • a method of servicing at a server computer of data recorded on a remote data logger which is to be connected to a remote computer comprising: i. receiving a signal from the remote computer; ii. connecting the server computer to the remote computer in response to the signal iii. downloading, from the server computer to the remote computer, software enabling the data logger to download its data and the remote computer to upload the data to the server computer; iv. servicing the uploaded date.
  • the servicing may comprise mere storage of the data by the server computer or transmission of the data elsewhere for storage and/or analysis
  • the method will include: v. analysing the data at the server computer; and vi. downloading a result of the analysis from server computer to the remote or another computer.
  • This method is appropriate where the analysis is performed at an establishment separate from a goods consignment depot, in particular by a third party.
  • a consignor's method of verifying consigned goods comprising: i. packaging a data logger with the goods, the data logger having instructions to the consignee to connect the logger to a consignee's remote computer and access a consignor's server computer; ii. despatching the goods with the data logger; iii. downloading in response to such access, from the consignor's server computer to the consignee's remote computer to which the data logger is by now connected, software enabling the data logger to download its data and the consignee's remote computer to upload the data to the consignor's server computer; iv. receiving the data at the consignor's server computer; and v. servicing the data to verify the consigned goods.
  • the servicing can comprising storage local or remote from both the consignor's and the consignee's computers and or analysis of the data.
  • the method will include: vi. analysing the data at the server computer; and vii. downloading a result of the analysis from server computer to the remote or another computer.
  • This method is appropriate where the analysis is performed by the server computer at a goods consignor's depot.
  • a consignee's method of verifying consigned goods comprising: i. receiving goods having a data logger packaged with them, the data logger having instructions to the consignee to connect the logger to a consignee's remote computer and access a server computer; ii. connecting the data logger to a consignee's remote computer; iii. causing the consignee's remote computer to communicate with a server computer both for downloading of software enabling the data logger to download its data and the consignee's computer to upload the data to the server computer and for uploading the data; and iv. receiving a verification of the goods in accordance with the analysis from server computer.
  • the communication between the server/consignor's computer and the remote/consignee's computer is via the internet in all the aspects of the invention.
  • the data received and analysed is raw data, i.e. data in its format as stored in the data logger and communicated by the logger to the remote/consignee' computer.
  • Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view of a data logged package in transit
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of a data logger of the invention
  • Figure 3 is a diagrammatic view of an ACCEPT message being displayed in accordance with the invention.
  • FIG. 1 it shows a package 1, typically of temperature critical perishable goods 2, incorporating a data logger 3, typically programmed to record the temperature of the goods using an in-built temperature transducer (not shown) at regular intervals.
  • the package was packed at a consignor's establishment 4 and is in transit to a consignee's establishment 5.
  • the data logger shown in Figure 2 is substantially conventional, save having a serial port female connector 11 and a label 12 with the following instructions:
  • the computer 14 analyses the data in a manner which is conventional as such.
  • the result of the analysis is sent in accordance with the invention to the computer 13 for display to the operator, as shown 15 in Figure 3.
  • the software to be downloaded can be as small as 1 OOkbytes. This compares with 2Mbytes which would be required if sufficient software were to be downloaded for local analysis by the computer 13, bearing in mind that the software would require both to interpret the protocol in accordance with which the data is stored in and downloaded from the data logger and to analyse the data for verification of the consigned goods and to generate the REJECT / ACCEPT message.
  • the invention will shorten the time for analysis of the data and display of the verification, even allowing for the communication with the remote server. Further the consignee's computer will require less disk space to be occupied by the download, with the advantages attendant on this.
  • the invention removes the necessity for the consignee to manage, actively install, physically receive or already have download software. In other words, the software installation is automated.
  • the analysis computer can be installed remotely from the consignment depot and even possibly in a third party's premises.
  • the logger can of course log parameters other than temperature; and the analysis/verification can be varied in accordance with the type of logger and its use, details of which will normally be uploaded with the data. Again, a record of the verifications can be kept either at the consignor's or the consignee's computer.
  • the GO / NO GO or ACCEPT / REJECT decision can be based on:

Abstract

L'invention concerne un ensemble (1) de denrées (2) périssables à une certaine température, cet ensemble comportant un collecteur de données (3), programmé pour enregistrer la température des denrées à intervalles réguliers au moyen d'un capteur de température intégré. Cet ensemble est emballé chez un expéditeur (4) pour être expédié à un destinataire (5). Le collecteur de données est pourvu d'une prise femelle à port sériel (11) et d'une étiquette (12) donnant les indications suivantes: Pour vérifier la température des denrées consignée au moyen de ce collecteur de données, prière de le raccorder au port sériel de votre hôte Internet et de consulter le site www.geminidatamanager.com. Suivre les invites sur écran. Lorsque le collecteur est relié à l'ordinateur (13) à distance du destinataire, la liaison Internet est établie avec le serveur (14) de l'expéditeur ou d'un fournisseur de services. Le logiciel permettant au collecteur de données de télécharger ses données vers l'aval sur l'ordinateur du destinataire (13) pour le téléchargement vers l'amont sur l'ordinateur de l'expéditeur (14) est téléchargé de l'ordinateur (14) vers l'ordinateur (13). Ce logiciel contrôle le téléchargement des données vers l'aval et le téléchargement vers l'amont sans intervention de l'opérateur. L'ordinateur (14) analyse les données. Le résultat de l'analyse, généralement sous forme de message REJET/ACCEPTATION, est envoyé à l'ordinateur (13) pour être affiché à l'opérateur, comme l'illustre (15) la figure 3.
PCT/GB2003/005141 2002-11-26 2003-11-25 Telechargement de donnees WO2004049160A1 (fr)

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WO2002017593A2 (fr) * 2000-08-22 2002-02-28 Medtronics, Inc. Systemes de dispositifs medicaux mis en oeuvre par l'intermediaire d'un systeme de reseau pour surveiller un patient a distance

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US6145096A (en) * 1998-05-06 2000-11-07 Motive Communications, Inc. Method, system and computer program product for iterative distributed problem solving
WO2002010919A2 (fr) * 2000-07-28 2002-02-07 Axeda Systems Operating Company, Inc. Rapport de l'etat d'un appareil a un ordinateur distant
WO2002017593A2 (fr) * 2000-08-22 2002-02-28 Medtronics, Inc. Systemes de dispositifs medicaux mis en oeuvre par l'intermediaire d'un systeme de reseau pour surveiller un patient a distance

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