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Granted Patent B2
US 10,782,715 · App. 16/281,038 · Granted Sep 22, 2020

Biometric enclosure temperature control

Inventors: James E. Bostick (Cedar Park, TX); John M. Ganci, Jr. (Cary, NC); Martin G. Keen (Cary, NC); Brian M. O'Connell (Cary, NC)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
G05D23/1931A61H33/0095G05D23/19G05D23/20A61H2201/5082A61H2230/06A61H2230/425
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Patent No.
US 10,782,715
App. No.
16/281,038
Granted
Sep 22, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for biometric enclosed space control. A method for biometric enclosed space control includes establishing a set point for an enclosed space and electronically transmitting a directive to a temperature control system to temperature regulate an atmosphere in the enclosed space to maintain a temperature of the atmosphere at the set point. The method also includes detecting a presence of an end user in the enclosed space and remotely sensing biometric measurements of the end user while the end user remains in the enclosed space. Finally, the method includes electronically transmitting a directive to the temperature control system to change the set point in response to a most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements.

Claims (36)

1. A method for biometric enclosed space control, the method comprising:

establishing a set point for an enclosed space and electronically transmitting a directive to a temperature control system to temperature regulate an atmosphere in the enclosed space to maintain a temperature of the atmosphere at the set point;

detecting a presence of an end user in the enclosed space;

remotely sensing biometric measurements of the end user while the end user remains in the enclosed space; and,

electronically transmitting a directive to the temperature control system to change the set point in response to a most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements, wherein the directive is electronically transmitted on condition that the most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements indicates a threshold change from a past received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements that exceeds a threshold value.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a command is electronically transmitted to the temperature control system to introduce cool fluid into the enclosed space in response to a most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the directive is electronically transmitted on condition that the most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements exceeds a threshold value.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the remotely sensed biometric measurements of the end user are received wirelessly from a smart watch affixed to the end user.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the remotely sensed biometric measurements include skin temperature measurements.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the remotely sensed biometric measurements include pulse measurements.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the directive is additionally electronically transmitted on condition that the most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements is predictive of an impending measurement that is likely necessitate the change in the set point.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising computing a time at which the remotely sensed biometric measurements are likely to exceed the threshold value based upon a rate of change of the remotely sensed biometric measurements.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

establishing a set point duration for the enclosed space; and

electronically transmitting a directive to the temperature control system to maintain the temperature of the atmosphere at the set point for the set point duration.

10. An enclosed space control data processing system configured for biometric enclosed space control, the system comprising:

a host computing platform communicatively linked to a temperature control system of an enclosed space, the platform comprising one or more computers, each with memory and at least one processor; and,

a biometric enclosed space control module comprising program code that when executing in the memory of the platform is enabled to:

establish a set point for the enclosed space and electronically transmit a directive to the temperature control system to temperature regulate an atmosphere in the enclosed space to maintain a temperature of the atmosphere at the set point;

detect a presence of an end user in the enclosed space;

remotely sense biometric measurements of the end user while the end user remains in the enclosed space; and,

electronically transmit a directive to the temperature control system to change the set point in response to a most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements, wherein the directive is electronically transmitted on condition that the most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements indicates a threshold change from a past received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements that exceeds a threshold value.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein a command is electronically transmitted to the temperature control system to introduce cool fluid into the enclosed space in response to a most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the directive is electronically transmitted on condition that the most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements exceeds a threshold value.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the remotely sensed biometric measurements include skin temperature measurements.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the remotely sensed biometric measurements include pulse measurements.

15. A computer program product for biometric enclosed space control, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a device to cause the device to perform a method comprising:

establishing a set point for an enclosed space and electronically transmitting a directive to a temperature control system to temperature regulate an atmosphere in the enclosed space to maintain a temperature of the atmosphere at the set point;

detecting a presence of an end user in the enclosed space;

remotely sensing biometric measurements of the end user while the end user remains in the enclosed space; and,

electronically transmitting a directive to the temperature control system to change the set point in response to a most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements, wherein the directive is electronically transmitted on condition that the most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements indicates a threshold change from a past received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements that exceeds a threshold value.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein a command is electronically transmitted to the temperature control system to introduce cool fluid into the enclosed space in response to a most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the directive is electronically transmitted on condition that the most recently received one of the remotely sensed biometric measurements exceeds a threshold value.

18. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the remotely sensed biometric measurements of the end user are received wirelessly from a smart watch affixed to the end user.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the remotely sensed biometric measurements include skin temperature measurements.

20. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the remotely sensed biometric measurements include pulse measurements.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2021
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: KYNDRYL, INC.
Reel/Frame 057885/0644 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2019
From: BOSTICK, JAMES E.; GANCI, JOHN M., JR; KEEN, MARTIN G.; O'CONNELL, BRIAN M.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048388/0943 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 15853334 · Dec 22, 2017
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