Systems and methods for using robots to monitor environmental conditions in an environment
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, first data corresponding to an environmental condition in a first environment, wherein the first data is collected by a first remote sensor in the first environment;
making, by the computing device, a first comparison of the first data and an environmental-condition threshold that corresponds to the environmental condition;
determining, by the computing device and based on the first comparison, that the first data is indicative that the environmental condition in the first environment is at an unacceptable level;
responsive to the determining, transmitting, by the computing device, instructions to a first robot that cause the first robot to verify the first data corresponding to the environmental condition in the first environment; and
verifying, by the first robot, the first data corresponding to the environmental condition in the first environment.
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Abstract
Methods and devices are disclosed for monitoring environmental conditions in one or more environments. In one embodiment, the method includes maintaining a plurality of environmental-condition thresholds, each of which corresponds to an environmental condition and is predetermined based on data corresponding to the environmental condition that is received from a plurality of robots. The method further includes receiving from a first robot first data corresponding to a first environmental condition in a first environment. The method may still further include making a first comparison of the first data and a first environmental-condition threshold corresponding to the first environmental condition and, based on the first comparison, triggering a notification. Triggering the notification may comprise transmitting to the robot instructions to transmit the notification to at least one of a call center and a remote device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device, first data corresponding to an environmental condition in a first environment, wherein the first data is collected by a first remote sensor in the first environment; making, by the computing device, a first comparison of the first data and an environmental-condition threshold that corresponds to the environmental condition; determining, by the computing device and based on the first comparison, that the first data is indicative that the environmental condition in the first environment is at an unacceptable level; responsive to the determining, transmitting, by the computing device, instructions to a first robot that cause the first robot to verify the first data corresponding to the environmental condition in the first environment; and verifying, by the first robot, the first data corresponding to the environmental condition in the first environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A first robot comprising:
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at least one processor; and data storage comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor to; receive first data corresponding to an environmental condition in a first environment, wherein the first data is collected by a first remote sensor in the first environment, make a first comparison of the first data and an environmental-condition threshold that corresponds to the environmental condition, determine, based on the first comparison, that the first data is indicative that the environmental condition in the first environment is at an unacceptable level, and responsive to the determining, verify the first data corresponding to the environmental condition in the first environment. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions, that when executed by one or more processors of a first robot, cause the first robot to perform functions comprising:
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receiving first data corresponding to an environmental condition in a first environment, wherein the first data is collected by a first remote sensor in the first environment; making a first comparison of the first data and an environmental-condition threshold that corresponds to the environmental condition; determining, based on the first comparison, that the first data is indicative that the environmental condition in the first environment is at an unacceptable level; and responsive to the determining, verifying the first data corresponding to the environmental condition in the first environment. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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