METHOD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING

• US 20100052891A1
• Filed: 11/06/2009
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Generac Power Systems Incorporated (Generac Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Rajput, Nitendra, Chainer, Timothy J., Rogowitz, Bernice E.
• Granted Patent: US 8,805,613 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/517
• CPC Class Codes: G01V 3/00 Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination, deviation
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/00 Meteorology

Abstract

Data pertaining to environmental information is acquired using sensors on a multiplicity of networked pervasive devices, and analyzed to determine occurrence of at least one environmental event. Such data can be obtained, for example, from an inventive wireless communications device including an antenna, transmit circuitry coupled to the antenna for transmission of radio frequency radiation therefrom, at least one environmental sensor configured to obtain environmental data, and a communications module coupled to the at least one environmental sensor and configured to cause transmission of a representation of the data via the antenna and the transmit circuitry.

Claims

1. A method of providing a service for monitoring environmental conditions, comprising the steps of:

facilitating offering said monitoring service on a subscription basis;

facilitating receiving subscriptions to said service from a plurality of subscribers;

facilitating acquisition of data pertaining to environmental information using at least one sensor on at least one networked pervasive device;

facilitating analysis of said data to determine occurrence of at least one environmental event; and

facilitating notification of at least one of said subscribers of said occurrence of said event.