Methods and systems for online monitoring using a variable data

A system comprising:

• an online monitoring system, including at least one data processor, the online monitoring system capable of monitoring the physical environment using a plurality of sensors;
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• a computing device configured to communicate with the online monitoring system, the computing device including a data processor, a memory device coupled to the data processor, and a storage device coupled to the memory device and to the data processor, the computing device configured to perform operations including
• acquiring data characterizing a data set, the data acquired using a first sampling rate, wherein acquiring data characterizing the data set includes sampling a plurality of data sets at a plurality of sampling rates, where a sampling rate for each data set is determined using distinct prime-factorization used to schedule each data set sampling at a distinct point in time,
• determining a change in a state of a physical environment based on the data set, the change determined by applying condition assessment rules to the data set, and
• providing a second sampling rate, the second sampling rate provided as an update of the first sampling rate.

A computer for monitoring a physical environment using a variable data sampling rate, the computer comprising:

• a memory device coupled to the data processor and storing computer-readable, executable instructions;
• a storage device coupled to the memory device and to the data processor;
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• a data processor coupled to the memory device and to the storage device, the data processor configured to execute the computer-readable, executable instructions stored in the memory device, which when executed cause the processor to perform operations including
• acquiring data characterizing a data set, the data acquired using a first sampling rate, wherein acquiring data characterizing the data set includes sampling a plurality of data sets at a plurality of sampling rates, where a sampling rate for each data set is determined using distinct prime-factorization used to schedule each data set sampling at a distinct point in time,
• determining a change in a state of a physical environment based on the data set, the change determined by applying condition assessment rules to the data set, and
• providing a second sampling rate, the second sampling rate provided as an update of the first sampling rate.