Remote data control system and measuring data gathering method

A remote data management system comprising a measuring device with which a managed person can perform a measurement of data and a data management device for managing measured data of each managed person that are obtained with the measuring device, wherein the measured data obtained with the measuring device are collected to and managed by the data management device via a communications network, the remote data management system further comprising:

• a communications device that communicates with the measuring device, having a measured data storage means for storing measured data obtained by the measuring device and a data transmission means for transmitting the measured data to the communications network, wherein, when communicating with the measuring device, the communications device receives measured data from the measuring device and stores the measured data in the measured data storage means, and when a transmission request for the measured data is received from the data management device, the communications device reads out the measured data stored in the measured data storage means and transmits the measured data to the data management device via the communications network using the data transmission means:
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• a control means for controlling the timing at which the data management device connects to the communications device of each managed person via the communications network and performs a transmission request for the measured data,
• wherein, when the communications device receives the data transmission request from the data management device, the communications device retrieves from the measured data storage means only measured data that have not yet been transmitted to the data management device, and transmits them to the data management device.

A measurement system wherein data measured by a measuring device with which a managed person measures data are transmitted, via a communications network, from the measuring device to a data management device for managing the measured data of the managed person, the measurement system comprising:

• a communications device having a measured data storage means for storing measured data obtained with the measuring device and a data transmission means for transmitting the measured data over the communications network, wherein, when connected to the measuring device, the communications device receives measured data from the measuring device and stores the measured data in the measured data storage means, and when a transmission request for the measured data is received from the data management device, the communications device reads out the measured data stored in the measured data storage means and transmits the measured data to the data management device over the communications network using the data transmission means,
• wherein, when the communications device receives the transmission request for the measured data from the data management device, the communications device retrieves from the measured data storage means only measured data that have not yet been transmitted to the data management device, and transmits them to the data management device using the data transmission means.

A method for gathering measured data, wherein

• in a remote data management system including a measuring device with which managed persons can perform a measurement of data, a data management device for managing measured data of each managed person obtained with the measuring device, and a communications device that is connected to the measuring device and used by the managed persons, wherein the communications device has a measured data storage means for storing the measured data and transmits the measured data to the data management device via a communications network,
• the measured data of the managed persons obtained with the measuring device are gathered in the data management device;
• the measured data gathering method comprising
• connecting the measuring device to the communications device and storing the measured data obtained with the measuring device in the measured data storage means of the communications device;
• connecting the data management device to the communications device of the each managed person via the communications network at a predetermined timing and performing a transmission request for the measured data;
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• the communications device reading out the measured data from the measured data storage means and transmitting the measured data to the data management device via the communications network when the transmission request for the measured data is received from the data management device,
• wherein the timing at which the data management device carries out the transmission request for measured data to the communications device of each managed person is determined based on a last time the measured data for that managed person was received.

A communications device in a remote data management system including a measuring device with which managed persons can perform a measurement of data, and a data management device for managing measured data for managed persons obtained with the measuring device, wherein the communications device communicates with the measuring device, and is connected to the data management device via a communications network and transmits measured data that are received from the measuring device to the data management device, the communications device comprising:

• a measured data storage means for storing measured data obtained with the measuring device;
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• a data transmission means for transmitting the measured data over the communications network;
• wherein, when communicating with the measuring device, the communications device receives measured data from the measuring device and stores the measured data in the measured data storage means, and when a transmission request for the measured data is received from the data management device, the communications device reads out the measured data stored in the measured data storage means and transmits the measured data to the data management device over the communications network using the data transmission means, and
• when the communications device receives the transmission request for the measured data from the data management device, the communications device retrieves from the measured data storage means only measured data that have not yet been transmitted to the data management device, and transmits them to the data management device using the data transmission means.

A method for gathering measured data, wherein

• in a remote data management system including a measuring device with which managed persons can perform a measurement of data, a data management device for managing measured data of each managed person obtained with the measuring device, and a communications device that is connected to the measuring device and used by the managed persons, wherein the communications device has a measured data storage means for storing the measured data and transmits the measured data to the data management device via a communications network,
• the measured data of the managed persons obtained with the measuring device are gathered in the data management device;
• the measured data gathering method comprising
• connecting the measuring device to the communications device and storing the measured data obtained with the measuring device in the measured data storage means of the communications device;
• connecting the data management device to the communications device of the each managed person via the communications network at a predetermined timing and performing a transmission request for the measured data;
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• the communications device reading out the measured data from the measured data storage means and transmitting the measured data to the data management device via the communications network when the transmission request for the measured data is received from the data management device,
• wherein, when the transmission request for the measured data is received from the data management device, only measured data from among the measured data stored in the measured data storage means that have not yet been transmitted to the data management device are retrieved, and only the measured data that are retrieved are transmitted to the data management device.

A program storage medium, on which is stored a program for controlling operation of a communications device in a remote data management system that includes a measuring device with which managed persons can perform a measurement of data and a data management device for managing the measured data of each managed persons that are obtained with the measuring device, wherein the communications device communicates with the memory device and is connected to the data management device via a communications network and transmits the measured data that are received from the measuring device to the data management device;

• wherein the program executes on the communications device:
• a storage process for receiving measured data from the measuring device and storing the measured data in a storage means;
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• a transmission process for reading out only measured data from among the measured data stored in the storage means that have not yet been transmitted to the data management device and transmitting the measured data to the data management device via the communications network when the transmission request for the measured data is received from the data management device.

A data management device, which receives via a communications network measured data from a measurement system including a measuring means with which a managed person can perform a measurement of data, a measured data storage means for storing the measured data obtained by the measuring means, and a data transmission means for reading out the measured data from the measured data storage means when a transmission request for the measured data is received via a communications network, and manages the measured data, the data management device comprising:

• a control means that is connected to the measuring system of each managed person via the communications network and controls the timing at which the transmission request for the measured data is performed;
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• a received data storage means for storing measured data received from the measuring system together with a time of reception for each managed person,
• wherein the control means determines the timing at which to carry out the transmission request to the measuring system of each managed person based on a most recent time of reception of the measured data stored in the received data storage means for that managed person.

A program storage medium on which is stored a program for controlling operation of a data management device that receives and manages measured data of managed persons via a communications network from a measurement system including a measuring means with which the managed persons can perform a measurement of data, a storage means for storing measured data obtained with the measuring means, and a data transmission means for reading out the measured data from the storage means and transmitting the measured data over the communications network when a request for transmission of the measured data is received via the communications network, wherein the data management device is provided with a received data storage means for storing the measured data of each managed person that are received and a time of reception thereof;

• wherein the program executes on the data management device a procedure with which the data management device:
• determines a timing at which the request for transmission of the measured data should be sent to the measuring system of each managed person based on a most recent time of reception of the measured data stored in the received data storage means for that managed person;
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• connects to the measuring system of each managed person via the communications network at the determined timing and performs the request for transmission of the measured data.