1. Technical Field
The disclosure generally relates to wireless monitoring systems, and particularly to a wireless monitoring system for modular data centers.
2. Description of Related Art
Modular data centers are typically an intermodal shipping container that can be delivered to a particular site. The shipping container contains all necessary computer components such as servers, storages and network apparatus for computation. Modular data centers are widely used for their movability and high data processing ability. However, when the modular data centers are in delivery or at a remote site, it is inconvenient for users to monitor.
Therefore, there is room for improvement within the art.
Many aspects of the present disclosure can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the disclosure.
The image capturing apparatus 10 includes a plurality of cameras 11, an image processor 13, a wireless transmitter 15, and a transmitting antenna 17 connected in series. The cameras 11 can be mounted inside or external to the modular data center to form a monitoring region and capture images within the monitoring region (such as the modular data center, computers inside the modular data center, or an environment that is internal or external to the modular data center).
The image processor 13 receives the images captured by the cameras 11, and shrinks the images to be 1/N of their original sizes, where N denotes the number of the cameras or the number of the images. Then, the image processor 13 incorporates the shrunk images together and forms a monitoring image. The monitoring image is a dynamic image which includes a plurality of sub-images joined together used to monitor the modular data center for users. Each shrunk image is served as a sub-image of the monitor image.
The wireless transmitter 15 obtains the monitoring image from the image processor 13 and transmits the monitoring image to the remote monitoring apparatus 30 via the transmitting antenna 17.
The transmitting antenna 17 is detachably mounted outside the modular data center by an interface 19. The interface 19 may be a hardware circuitry or associated circuitry or mechanical components of a connector/port that connect the transmitting antenna 17 to the modular data center. When the wireless monitoring system 100 is not used, the transmitting antenna 17 can be disassembled from the interface 19. Thus, the modular data center can be conveniently delivery.
The remote monitoring apparatus 30 includes a receiving antenna 31, a wireless receiver 33, a filter 35, and a display 37.
The wireless receiver 33 corresponds to the wireless transmitter 33. The wireless receiver 33 and the wireless transmitter 15 communicate with each other via a wireless transmission protocol. The wireless receiver 33 receives the monitoring image from the wireless transmitter 15 via the receiving antenna 31 and transmits the monitoring image to the filter 35. The filter 35 reduces noise in the monitoring image. The display 37 displays the monitoring image.
In other embodiments, a plurality of the wireless monitor systems 100 can be used to monitor multiple modular data centers. Each wireless transmitter 15 and corresponding wireless receiver 33 can communicate with each other at a certain frequency band. Interference may generated between the wireless monitor systems 100 can be effectively prevented.
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In step S1, the cameras 11 captures images of the modular data center, and sends the captured images to the image processor 13.
In step S2, the image processor 13 shrinks the captured images to be 1/N of their original sizes, and incorporates the shrunk images together to form a monitoring image.
In step S3, the wireless transmitter 15 obtains the monitoring image from the image processor 13 and transmits the monitoring image to the remote monitoring apparatus 30 via the transmitting antenna 17.
In step S4, the wireless receiver 33 receives the monitoring image from the wireless transmitter 15 via the receiving antenna 31 and transmits the monitoring image to the filter 35.
In step S5, the filter 35 reduces noises signals in the monitoring image and the display 37 displays the monitoring image for users.
The wireless monitor system 100 captures images of the modular data center by the cameras 11 mounted in the modular data center, and transmits the captured images to the remote monitoring apparatus 30 via wireless communication. Users can remotely monitor the modular data center without limitation of location.
It is believed that the exemplary embodiments and their advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the examples hereinbefore described merely being preferred or exemplary embodiments of the disclosure.
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201120140073.2 | May 2011 | CN | national |