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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2006
Daniel L. Kunkel, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Mark L. Patterson, Eau Claire, WI (US);
Nicholas J. Krajewski, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Nancy Burgess, Elk Mound, WI (US);
Mark J. Farley, Eau Claire, WI (US);
Daniel L. Kunkel, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Mark L. Patterson, Eau Claire, WI (US);
Nicholas J. Krajewski, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Nancy Burgess, Elk Mound, WI (US);
Mark J. Farley, Eau Claire, WI (US);
ANS, Inc., Eau Claire, WI (US);
Abstract
A data acquisition and notification system associated with an array of receptacles having sensors adapted to observe at least one condition or event associated with at least one receptacle. A system database is configured to maintain data representing sensor information. Monitoring hardware is communicatively coupled to each sensor of the array of receptacles and controlled by a data acquisition program that causes the monitoring hardware to gather sensor information from the sensors and communicate the data representing the sensor information to the system database. A notification system is communicatively coupled to the system database and adapted to issue notifications that are based on data maintained by the system database.