SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING AIR POLLUTION, ROUTE-PLANNING METHOD APPLIED TO SAID DETECTION SYSTEM, AND WARNING METHOD OF AIR POLLUTION

• US 20090309744A1
• Filed: 03/20/2009
• Published: 12/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: National Taiwan University (Government of The Republic of China)
• Original Assignee: National Taiwan University (Government of The Republic of China)
• Inventors: Fang, Yuguang, Hu, Kai-Hsiang, Lin, Phone, Wang, Ting-Yu, Lin, Zih-Ci, Fu, Huai-Lei
• Application Number:
  US12/408,241
• Publication Number:
  US 20090309744A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/632
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3461 Preferred or disfavoured areas, e.g. dangerous zones, toll or emission zones, intersections, manoeuvre types, segments such as motorways, toll roads, ferries
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/00 Meteorology
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/12 responsive to undesired emission of substances, e.g. pollution alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/005 with transmission via computer network
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/006 with transmission via telephone network

Abstract

Provided are a system and method for detecting air pollution, characterized by using an air pollution detecting device for detecting air pollutants, using a positioning device for locating the air pollution detecting device, and enabling a data transmission device to transmit air pollution data and position data to a data analysis and management device via a network system, and then enabling the data analysis and management device to perform analysis and management process on the data; accordingly, perceiving air pollution status at each area and thus proving air pollution information and improvement to air pollution areas in a shorter time.

Claims

1. A system for detecting air pollution, which is applicable to a network system, the system comprising:

an air pollution detecting device for detecting air pollutants;

a positioning device for locating the air pollution detecting device;

a data transmission device for transmitting air pollution data detected by and received from the air pollution detecting device and position data received from the positioning device via the network system; and

a data analysis and management device for receiving the air pollution data and the position data transmitted from the data transmission device, and then performing process of analysis and management on the data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the air pollutants detected by the air pollution detecting device are substances selected from the group consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, nitrous oxide, suspended particles, and ozone.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the air pollution detecting device is installed on paraphernalia worn by a human being, the paraphernalia being at least one selected from the group consisting of watch, cell phone, helmet, clothes, pants, shoes, and belt.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the positioning device is a global positioning system device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the network system is at least one of a wired network system such as Ethernet, and a wireless network system such as a wireless local area network, a nested mobile communication system, a GPRS, a 3G mobile communication system, and/or a WiMax network system.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the data transmission device is at least one selected from the group consisting of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant, and a notebook computer.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the air pollution detecting device is connected to the data transmission device via a wireless transmission channel employing at least one selected from the group consisting of Bluetooth transmission, ZigBee transmission, infra-red ray transmission, and wireless local area network transmission.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the data analysis and management device further comprises:

an air pollution analysis module for analyzing the air pollution data and the position data received by the data analysis and management device; and

a database for storing analyzed information of the air pollution analysis module.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the database is connected to climate data center via a network system for obtaining and storing climate data, the climate data being at lease one selected from the group consisting of temperature, humidity, wind speed, atmospheric pressure, and weather status.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising a subscriber device, such as a mobile phone subscriber and a web subscriber, for receiving data from the database via the network system.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the data analysis and management device creates geographic information from data of the database, and then transmits the geographic information to the subscriber device.

12. An air pollution detection method applicable to an air pollution detection system, wherein the air pollution detection system comprises an air pollution detecting device, a positioning device, a data transmission device, a data analysis and management device, and a database, the air pollution detection method comprising the steps of:

(1) detecting air pollution data by the air pollution detecting device;

(2) locating the air pollution detecting device by the positioning device;

(3) transmitting, by the data transmission device, the air pollution data and the position data to the data analysis and management device via a network system; and

(4) performing, by the data analysis and management device, an analysis process on received air pollution data and position data.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the air pollution detecting device detects pollutants selected from the group consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, nitrous oxide, suspended particles, and ozone.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the air pollution detecting device is installed on paraphernalia worn by a human being, the paraphernalia being at least one selected from the group consisting of watch, cell phone, helmet, clothes, pants, shoes, and belt.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the positioning device is a global positioning system device.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the network system is at least one of a wired network system such as Ethernet, and a wireless network system such as a wireless local area network, a nested mobile communication system, a GPRS, a 3G mobile communication system, and/or a WiMax network system.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the data transmission device is at least one selected from the group consisting of mobile phone, personal digital assistant, and notebook computer.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the air pollution detecting device is connected to the data transmission device by means of wireless transmission technique employing at least one selected from the group consisting of Bluetooth transmission, ZigBee transmission, infra-red ray transmission, and wireless local area network transmission.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein step (4) further comprises the steps of:

(4-1) analyzing the air pollution data and the position data received by the data analysis and management device; and

(4-2) storing information analyzed by the data analysis and management device in the database.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising the step of:

(4-3) connecting the data analysis and management device to a climate data center via the network system for obtaining climate data, and then storing the climate data in the database, wherein the climate data is at least one selected from the group consisting of temperature, humidity, wind speed, atmospheric pressure, and weather status.

21. The method of claim 12, wherein the air pollution detection system further comprises a subscriber device, such as a mobile phone subscriber and a web subscriber, and the air pollution detection method further comprises the step of:

(5) transmitting, by the data analysis and management device, data of the database to the subscriber device via the network system;

creating geographic information from data of database; and

then transmitting the geographic information to the subscriber device.

22. An air pollution path planning method applicable to the air pollution detection system of claim 15, the air pollution path planning method comprising the steps of:

(1) transmitting, by the subscriber device, origin data and destination data to the data analysis and management device;

(2) comparing the received origin data and destination data with air pollution data of the database by the data analysis and management device;

(3) planning, by the data analysis and management device, one or a plurality of low air pollution paths according to the outcome of the comparing step; and

(4) transmitting the paths to the subscriber device.

23. An air pollution alarming method applicable to the air pollution detection system of claim 15, the air pollution alarming method comprising the steps of:

(1) transmitting, by the subscriber device, position data and air pollution default value to a data analysis and management device via a network system;

(2) comparing the position data and the air pollution default value with data of the database by the data analysis and management device; and

(3) transmitting, by the data analysis and management device, an alarming message to the subscriber device if an air pollution value of area denoted by the position data is higher than the air pollution default value.