MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND PRINTER HAVING A PARTICULATE SENSOR FOR AIR QUALITY MONITORING
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1. A mobile communication device, comprising:
- a wireless transceiver to provide communications;
a particulate sensor; and
control logic coupled to said particulate sensor and said wireless transceiver, said control logic to acquire a sensor signal from said sensor, said sensor signal indicative of an amount of a characteristic of particulate detected by said sensor.
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Abstract
A mobile communication device includes a wireless transceiver to provide voice communications and a particulate sensor that indicates the amount of particulates detected by the sensor. Control logic in the mobile communication device causes data indicative of the sensor signal to be transmitted through a wireless transceiver. A printer is also disclosed that includes a particulate sensor to monitor air quality at the printer.
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24 Claims
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1. A mobile communication device, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver to provide communications; a particulate sensor; and control logic coupled to said particulate sensor and said wireless transceiver, said control logic to acquire a sensor signal from said sensor, said sensor signal indicative of an amount of a characteristic of particulate detected by said sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computing system, comprising:
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a processor to receive data from a plurality of mobile communication devices, said mobile communication devices configured to provide voice communications; wherein said data being indicative of air quality. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A printer, comprising:
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a printhead; a particulate sensor; and control logic coupled to said printhead and said particulate sensor, said control logic to receive a particulate sensor signal from said particulate sensor, said data being indicative of the air particulate sensor signal; wherein said sensor operative, when the printer is in a printing mode, to detect a characteristic of ink drops ejected by the printhead, and operative, when the printer is in a non-printing mode, to detect a characteristic of particulate in the air in or around the printer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer, comprising:
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a processor; and an interface configured to communicate with a printer; wherein said processor receives data from the printer, the data being indicative of air quality. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory storage device containing software that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
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transmit a request to a printer, said request being for the printer to take an air quality reading; receive a response from the printer, the response containing data indicative of air quality; and generate an alert based on said response. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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