ASPIRATING ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR WITH WEBSERVER AND EMAIL NOTIFICATION

• US 20110215923A1
• Filed: 03/03/2010
• Published: 09/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Karim, Zia, Doll, David, Michaels, Jonathan
• Granted Patent: US 8,542,115 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/540
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/10 Actuation by presence of smoke or gases , e.g. automatic alarm devices for analysing flowing fluid materials by the use of optical means
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/006 Alarm destination chosen according to type of event, e.g. in case of fire phone the fire service, in case of medical emergency phone the ambulance
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/007 Details of data content structure of message packets; data protocols
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements

Abstract

A detector is described. The detector includes one or more environmental sensors that measures a predetermined environmental parameter, a processor that compares the measured parameter with a plurality of threshold values and detects that the measured parameter exceeds one of the plurality of threshold values and constructs a message to a person associated with the exceeded threshold value and an Internet protocol network interface that forwards the constructed message to the person.

Claims

1. A detector comprising:

one or more environmental sensors that measure a predetermined environmental parameter;

a processor that compares the measured parameter with a plurality of threshold values and detects that the measured parameter exceeds one of the plurality of threshold values and constructs a message to a person associated with the exceeded threshold value; and

an Internet protocol network interface that forwards the constructed message to the person.

2. A detector as in claim 1 wherein the environmental sensor further comprises one of a fire sensor, a carbon monoxide sensor, an ionization sensor, a particulate sensor, a gas leak detector and an aspirating sensor.

3. A detector as in claim 1 wherein the message further comprises one of an e-mail, an instant chat message and an Internet blog post or status update.

4. A detector as in claim 1 wherein the processor determines detector operational integrity has been compromised, constructs a message associated with the error and sends the message to the destination Internet address.

5. A detector as in claim 1 wherein the processor calculates detector operating statistics, constructs a message consisting of operating statistics, and sends the message to the destination Internet address.

6. A detector as in claim 1 wherein the Internet protocol network interface further comprises a serial or parallel interface between said detector and said Internet protocol network interface.

7. A detector as in claim 1 wherein the Internet protocol network interface further comprises a wireless network interface.

8. A detector as in claim 1 further comprising an electronic data server.

9. A detector as in claim 8 wherein the electronic data server controls data access according to client provided credentials.

10. A detector as in claim 8 wherein the electronic data server further comprises a webpage that displays operating parameters and that updates the displayed values dynamically in real-time.

11. A detector as in claim 8 wherein the electronic data server further comprises a webpage that provides a method of modifying detector parameters.

12. A detector in claim 1 further comprising a network interface that receives detector configuration parameters from a user terminal via the Internet protocol network interface.

13. A detector as in claim 1 further comprising a notification interface that transmits real-time status information on demand or periodically to a user terminal via the Internet protocol network interface.

14. A detector comprising:

an environmental sensor that measures a predetermined environmental parameter; and

a processor that compares the measured parameter with a threshold value, determines that the measured environmental parameter exceeds the threshold value, constructs a text message and destination Internet address associated with the threshold and sends the text message to the predetermined destination Internet address.

15. The detector as in claim 14 wherein the threshold value further comprises a plurality of threshold values with each of the threshold values having an associated text message and destination Internet address.

16. The detector as in claim 14 wherein the text message further comprises one of an e-mail and a chat message.

17. The detector as in claim 15 wherein the plurality of threshold values further comprises an alert threshold level having a lowest relative threshold value of the plurality of threshold values.

18. The detector of claim 15 wherein the plurality of threshold values further comprises an action threshold value have a greater relative value than the alert threshold.

19. The detector of claim 15 wherein the plurality of threshold values further comprises an alarm threshold value have a greater relative value than the alert and action thresholds.

20. A detector comprising:

an environmental sensor that measures a predetermined environmental parameter;

a plurality of threshold values with a text message and destination Internet address associated with each of the plurality of threshold values;

a respective text message and destination Internet address associated with each of the plurality of thresholds and

a processor that compares the measured parameter with the plurality of threshold values, matches the measured environmental parameter with one of the threshold values, constructs the text message and destination Internet address associated with the matched threshold and sends the text message to the predetermined destination Internet address.