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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1995
Robert J Rudt, Highland Mills, NY (US);
Leonard F Fiore, Foley, MN (US);
Kenneth D Grapes, Indian Springs, OH (US);
Champion International Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
The invention is a system for monitoring a process in which process data relating to a predetermined characteristic of the process is collected and stored in digital format and extracted based upon a predetermined criterion for display. A plurality of monitors are strategically positioned at various locations of interest to observe the predetermined characteristic. Data obtained by the monitors are converted into digital format and stored. A central control is provided for retrieving the digital data in accordance with a predetermined criterion and transmitting the retrieved data to a display unit. The predetermined criterion for display may be specified as a deviation from the predetermined characteristic, and a plurality of deviation detectors may be coupled to the system for obtaining and relaying information relating to such deviations. Upon deviation, the central control may be adapted to retrieve digital data based on time and location of the deviation.