System and method for monitoring sensor output

Abstract

A monitoring system can receive sensor measurements from a select sensor of a group of sensors. The sensor measurements are compared to group alert condition or an individual alert condition. Based on the comparison, an alert state can be identified and a user notified of the alert state. The system can automatically determine the individual alert condition, which can be uniquely associated with the select sensor and can be associated with a domain of time.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of monitoring sensor measurements, the method comprising:
 receiving sensor measurements from sensors within a group of sensors during a period of time;   establishing a first domain of time within the period, the first domain having a first duration;   automatically establishing first individual thresholds uniquely associated with each sensor of the group of sensors, the first individual thresholds based on an average and a variance quantity determined from sensor measurements associated with the each sensor within the first domain within the period;   establishing a second domain of time within the period, the second domain having a second duration different from the first duration;   automatically establishing second individual thresholds uniquely associated with each sensor of the group of sensors, the second individual thresholds based on an average and a variance quantity determined from sensor measurements associated with the each sensor within the first domain within the period.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the period is a day and the first domain is a duration intraday. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first domain is a duration during which system behavior is expected to be consistent. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor measurements are a temperature measurement, a humidity measurement, a fan speed, a fan usage, a power consumption, a processor usage, network traffic, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor measurements includes a temperature measurement. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising comparing a sensor measurement of the sensor measurement to a group threshold associated with the group of sensors. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising activating an alarm condition when the sensor measurement transgresses the group threshold. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising activating an alert. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein activating the alert is in response to comparing a sensor measurement of the sensor measurements received during the first domain to an individual threshold of the first individual thresholds, the comparing to a group threshold not indicating an alert state. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein activating the alert includes sending a communication to a user interface device. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the communication is a text message, an email, a tweet, a phone call, a push notification, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein activating the alert includes initiating a display of the alert state on a user interface display. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein activating the alert includes initiating a sound through an auditory device. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a first individual threshold associated with the first domain is different than a second individual threshold associated with a second domain different from the first domain. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a range associated with an individual threshold is not greater than 50% of a range associated with a group threshold. 
     
     
         16 . A method of monitoring sensor measurements, the method comprising:
 receiving sensor measurements from a group of sensors during a domain within a set of periods;   automatically establishing an individual threshold uniquely associated with a select sensor of the group of sensors, the individual threshold based on historical sensor measurements associated with the select sensor and associated with the domain of time within the set of periods of time;   comparing a sensor measurement associated with the select sensor to the individual threshold; and   activating an alert in response to the comparing.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein activating the alert is in response to comparing a sensor measurement of the sensor measurements received during the domain to the individual threshold, the comparing to the group threshold not indicating an alert state. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein activating the alert includes sending a communication to a user interface device. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein activating the alert includes initiating a display of the alert state on a user interface display. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein activating the alert includes initiating a sound through an auditory device.