IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,729,945
Granted Patent B2
US 9,729,945 · App. 14/476,166 · Granted Aug 8, 2017

Environmental monitor device with database

Inventors: Richard Douglas Schultz (Fernandina Beach, FL); David Glenn DeGroote (State College, PA); Travis James Weaver (PA Furnace, PA); Scott Thompson (State College, PA)
Assignee: OBERON, INC.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,729,945
App. No.
14/476,166
Filed
Sep 3, 2014
Granted
Aug 8, 2017
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2684
USPC
340/870.07
Abstract

An environmental monitor device with a database comprises a data bus, a multitude of sensors, at least one processing unit, input/output device(s); communications interface(s), and memory. Communications interface(s) communicate with at least one environmental sensor device comprising with a multitude of sensors. The multitude of sensors may include particle counter(s), pressure sensor(s) and/or the like. The memory is configured to hold data and machine executable instructions. The machine executable instructions are configured to cause at least one processing unit to: collect sensor data from at least one environmental sensor device; store at least some of the sensor data in at least one database; and generate a report of sensor data that exceeds at least one threshold.

Claims (46)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a. a data bus;

b. at least one processing unit connected to the data bus;

c. an input/output interface;

d. a communications interface connected to the data bus configured to communicate with at least one environmental sensor device comprising:

i. at least one particle counter; and

ii. at least one differential pressure sensor; and

e. a memory comprising:

i. a data segment comprising at least one database;

ii. a computer readable instructions segment, the computer readable instructions configured to cause the at least one processing unit to:

1. collect sensor data from at least one environmental sensor device;

2. store at least some of the sensor data in at least one database; and

3. generate a report of sensor data that exceeds at least one threshold; and

wherein the at least one processing unit employs, at least in part, sensor data from at least one particle counter and sensor data from at least one differential pressure sensor to determine an estimated flow of particles between two locations.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the machine readable instructions segment further include machine readable instructions configured to cause the at least one processing unit to communicate over the communications interface via at least one database interface.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the machine readable instructions segment further include machine readable instructions configured to cause the at least one processing unit to communicate over the communications interface via at least one database interface configured to display, at least in part, sensor data.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the machine readable instructions segment further include machine readable instructions configured to cause the at least one processing unit to communicate over the communications interface via at least one database interface configured to display, at least in part, sensor data in a tabular format.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the machine readable instructions segment further include machine readable instructions configured to cause the at least one processing unit to communicate over the communications interface via at least one database interface configured to display, at least in part, sensor data in a graphical format.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the machine readable instructions segment further include machine readable instructions configured to cause the at least one processing unit to communicate over the communications interface via at least one database interface configured to transfer, at least in part, sensor data in a database format.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least one database is sized to the quantity of at least one environmental sensor device reporting to the apparatus.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the machine readable instructions segment further include machine readable instructions configured to cause the at least one processing unit to communicate over the communications interface via at least one database interface configured to display, at least in part, historical sensor data.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the machine readable instructions segment further include machine readable instructions configured to cause the at least one processing unit to communicate over the communications interface via at least one database interface configured to display, at least in part, real-time sensor data.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the machine readable instructions segment further include machine readable instructions configured to cause the at least one processing unit to communicate over the communications interface via at least one database interface configured to display, at least in part, threshold data.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the machine readable instructions segment further include machine readable instructions configured to cause the at least one processing unit to communicate over the communications interface via at least one database interface configured to display, at least in part, alarm data.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the communications interface comprises a cellular interface.

13. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the communications interface comprises a wireless interface.

14. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the communications interface comprises a wired interface.

15. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the communications interface comprises a web interface.

16. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the communications interface comprises a touch screen interface.

17. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processed sensor data includes particle counts based on at least one ISO standard.

18. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one environmental sensor device further comprises at least one of the following:

a. at least one light sensor;

b. at least one sound sensor;

c. at least one humidity sensor;

d. at least one temperature sensor;

e. at least one air quality sensor;

f. at least one at least one CO2 sensor; and

g. at least one hazardous gas sensor.

19. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one environmental sensor device comprises at least one of the following:

a. at least one other apparatus;

b. at least one environmental monitoring device;

c. at least one networked environmental sensor device;

d. at least one SaaS;

e. at least one environmental sensing program;

f. at least one cloud based server; and

g. at least one network server.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2014
From: THOMPSON, SCOTT; SCHULTZ, RICHARD DOUGLAS; DEGROOTE, DAVID GLENN; WEAVER, TRAVIS JAMES
To: OBERON, INC.
Reel/Frame 033661/0788 →
Continuity (1)
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