SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY

• US 20090322542A1
• Filed: 05/06/2009
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CHANG, KUANG-YUAN, DING, HONG-LIANG, PENG, LI-XIA, ZHANG, YONG-GANG, CHANG, XIAO-HUI
• Application Number:
  US12/436,717
• Publication Number:
  US 20090322542A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/588
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/52 Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/523 for displaying temperature data
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/526 giving audible indications
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/63 Electronic processing
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/10 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/20 Humidity

Abstract

A system and method for ambient monitoring temperature and humidity, includes a controller, a host and an alarm device. The controller includes a sensing module and a determining module. The sensing module senses temperature and humidity. The determining module determines whether the sensed environment temperature and humidity are abnormal according to predetermined standards, and determines howl long the environment continues to be abnormal, and outputs an abnormal signal if the abnormal environment continues to be abnormal beyond a preset time limit. The host is connected to the controller, to transmit an alarm signal according to the abnormal signal. The alarm device is connected to the host, to activate according to the alarm signal.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring ambient temperature and humidity, comprising:

a controller, comprising;

a sensing module to sense ambient temperature and humidity of a closed environment; and

a determining module to determine whether the sensed temperature and humidity are abnormal according to predetermined standards, and further to determine how long the environment continues to be abnormal, and to output an abnormal signal if the abnormal environment continues to be abnormal beyond a preset time limit;

a host connected to the controller, to transmit an alarm signal according to the abnormal signal; and

an alarm device connected to the host, to be activated according to the alarm signal.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller comprises:

a display module to show the sensed temperature and humidity; and

a transmission module to transmit the abnormal signal to the host.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller comprises a network interface structured and arranged to connect the host to the controller.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the predetermined standards comprise a predetermined ambient temperature range and a predetermined ambient humidity range.

5. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the determining module further determines whether the abnormal environment has been corrected to be within the predetermined ambient temperature range and the predetermined ambient humidity range.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the host comprises:

a receiving module to receive the abnormal signal;

an alarm module to output an alarm signal according to the abnormal signal;

an alarm transmission module to transmit messages to correlative people according to the alarm signal; and

an alarm shutoff module to deactivate the alarm signal after the abnormal environment has been corrected.

7. The system as claimed in claim 6, further comprising mobile terminals to receive the messages.

8. The system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the messages are short messages or electronic mails.

9. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the alarm device is a flashing lamp.

10. A method for monitoring ambient temperature and humidity, comprising:

sensing ambient temperature and humidity of a closed environment;

determining whether the sensed temperature and humidity are abnormal according to predetermined standards;

determining the abnormal environment continues to be abnormal beyond a preset time limit, if the sensed temperature and humidity are abnormal;

determining whether the abnormal environment has been corrected to be within the predetermined standards; and

shutting off the alarm, if the abnormal environment has been corrected to be within the predetermined standards.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising displaying the sensed temperature and humidity on a display.

12. The method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising checking the temperature and humidity continues, if the sensed temperature and humidity are normal.

13. The method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising continuing to check the temperature and humidity, if the abnormal environment does not continue to be abnormal beyond the preset time limit.

14. The method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising setting an alarm to alarm continuously, if the abnormal environment has not been corrected to be within the predetermined standards.

15. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the predetermined standards comprises a predetermined ambient range and a predetermined ambient humidity range.