Air monitoring system and method

• US 20080148816A1
• Filed: 12/22/2006
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Emilcott Associates, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Emilcott Associates, Inc.
• Inventors: Groves, Bruce D.
• Application Number:
  US11/644,755
• Publication Number:
  US 20080148816A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 73/31.01
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 1/2273 Atmospheric sampling
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 1/26 with provision for intake from several spaces
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 15/0227 using imaging; using holography
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 35/00871 Communications between instruments or with remote terminals

Abstract

An environmental monitoring system and method is disclosed. The system includes one or more environmental measuring instruments, a controller in communication with the one or more environmental instruments, and a device located remotely from the controller capable of displaying data generated by the one or more environmental measuring instruments.

Claims

1. An environmental monitoring system, comprising:

one or more environmental measuring instruments;

a controller in communication with the one or more environmental instruments; and

a device located remotely from the controller capable of displaying data generated by the one or more environmental measuring instruments.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication between the controller and the one or more environmental measuring instruments is wireless.

3. The system of claim 1, comprising a base station that provides communications between the one or more environmental measuring instruments and the controller.

4. The system of claim 1, comprising one or more displays at the controller capable of displaying data generated by the one or more environmental measuring instruments.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the device and the controller have the capability of controlling the one or more environmental measuring instruments.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the device can selectively display a map mode showing a location of the one or more environmental measuring instruments and a device mode showing operational parameters of the one or more environmental measuring instruments.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the device can display data generated by the one or more environmental measuring instruments graphically.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the device can issue one or more alarms depending on the data generated by the one or more environmental measuring instruments.

9. An environmental monitoring system, comprising:

one or more environmental measuring instruments;

a controller in communication with the one or more environmental instruments; and

one or more displays capable of selectively display a map mode showing a location of the one or more environmental measuring instruments and a device mode showing operational parameters of the one or more environmental measuring instruments.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the map mode also shows data collected by the one or more environmental measuring instruments.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the map mode can selectively show one of a plurality of maps.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the controller can issue one or more alarms depending on the data generated by the one or more environmental measuring instruments.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the display and the controller have the capability of controlling the one or more environmental measuring instruments.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the controller and the one or more environmental measuring instruments store data collected by the one or more environmental measuring instruments and the data at the controller is synchronized with the data at the one or more environmental measuring instruments.

15. An environmental monitoring system, comprising:

one or more environmental measuring instruments that collect a plurality of data;

a controller in communication with the one or more environmental instruments; and

one or more displays capable of displaying a concentration of the plurality of data from one of the one or more environmental measuring instruments over time

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the plurality of data displayed is instantaneous data.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the plurality of data displayed is in a running average format.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the plurality of data displayed is in a block average format.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the controller can issue one or more alarms depending on the data generated by the one or more environmental measuring instruments.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the display and the controller have the capability of controlling the one or more environmental measuring instruments.