US 6,437,692 C2 (12,866th)
System and method for monitoring and controlling remote devices
Thomas D. Petite, Douglasville, GA (US); and Richard M. Huff, Conyers, GA (US)
Filed by Thomas D. Petite, Douglasville, GA (US); and Richard M. Huff, Conyers, GA (US)
Assigned to SIPCO, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Reexamination Request No. 90/019,465, Apr. 1, 2024.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 6,437,692, issued Aug. 20, 2002, Appl. No. 09/439,059, Nov. 12, 1999.
Reexamination Certificate C1 6,437,692, issued Jan. 12, 2022.
Application 90/019,465 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/271,517, filed on Mar. 18, 1999, abandoned.
Application 90/019,465 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/102,178, filed on Jun. 22, 1998, granted, now 6,430,268.
Application 90/019,465 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/172,554, filed on Oct. 14, 1998, granted, now 6,028,522.
Application 90/019,465 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/412,895, filed on Oct. 5, 1999, granted, now 6,218,953.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/146,817, filed on Aug. 2, 1999.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Mar. 18, 2025.
Int. Cl. G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G01D 4/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01); G08B 25/00 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04M 11/04 (2006.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 69/08 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/12 (2013.01) [G01D 4/004 (2013.01); G05B 19/042 (2013.01); G05B 19/4185 (2013.01); G08B 25/007 (2013.01); G08B 25/009 (2013.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.05); H04L 12/2825 (2013.01); H04M 11/04 (2013.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.02); G05B 2219/25198 (2013.01); G05B 2219/31162 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G08C 2201/40 (2013.01); G08C 2201/42 (2013.01); G08C 2201/51 (2013.01); H04L 69/08 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/40 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/60 (2013.01); Y02B 90/20 (2013.01); Y02P 90/02 (2015.11); Y04S 20/30 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 1, 4-8, 24-26, 30, 42 and 43 is confirmed.
Claims 32, 34, 37-38, 55-57 and 59 were previously cancelled.
Claims 2, 3, 9-23, 27-29, 31, 33, 35-36, 39-41, 44-54, 58 and 60-64 were not reexamined.
1. A system for remote data collection, assembly, and storage comprising:
a computer configured to execute at least one computer program that formats and stores select information for retrieval upon demand from a remotely located device, said computer integrated with a wide area network (WAN);
at least one wireless transmitter configured to transmit select information and transmitter identification information;
a plurality of relatively low-power radio-frequency (RF) transceivers dispersed geographically at defined locations configured to receive select information transmitted from at least one nearby wireless transmitter and further configured to transmit the select information, the transmitter identification information and transceiver identification information; and
at least one gateway connected to the wide area network configured to receive and translate the select information, the transmitter identification information, and transceiver identification information, said gateway further configured to farther transmit the translated information to the computer over the WAN.