ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING DEVICE WITH EVENT-DRIVEN SERVICE
First Claim
1. An environmental monitoring device, comprising:
- a sensor mechanism configured to provide sensor data for an external environment that includes the environmental monitoring device, wherein the sensor data represents an environmental condition in the external environment;
an interface circuit configured to communicate with one or more electronic devices, wherein the one or more electronic devices include an electronic device of an entity that is associated with the external environment; and
a control mechanism, coupled to the sensor mechanism and the interface circuit, configured to;
determine, based on the sensor data, an alert associated with one of;
the environmental condition, and the external environment;
provide, via the interface circuit, a service offer to the electronic device based on the alert, wherein the service offer includes information associated with the environmental condition;
receive, via the interface circuit, a response to the service offer from the electronic device, wherein the response authorizes a service based on the environmental condition; and
performing the service.
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Abstract
A sensor mechanism in an environmental monitoring device provides sensor data that represents an environmental condition in an external environment that includes the environmental monitoring device. Then, a control mechanism in the environmental monitoring device determines, based on the sensor data, an alert associated with the environmental condition and/or the external environment. Moreover, an interface circuit in the environmental monitoring device provides, based on the alert, a service offer to an electronic device of an entity (such as a user or an owner of the environmental monitoring device, a tenant, a property owner and/or a property manager), where the service offer includes information associated with the environmental condition. Next, the environmental monitoring device receives, via the interface circuit, a response to the service offer from the electronic device, where the response authorizes a service based on the environmental condition. Based on the response, the environmental monitoring device performs the service.
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20 Claims
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1. An environmental monitoring device, comprising:
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a sensor mechanism configured to provide sensor data for an external environment that includes the environmental monitoring device, wherein the sensor data represents an environmental condition in the external environment; an interface circuit configured to communicate with one or more electronic devices, wherein the one or more electronic devices include an electronic device of an entity that is associated with the external environment; and a control mechanism, coupled to the sensor mechanism and the interface circuit, configured to; determine, based on the sensor data, an alert associated with one of;
the environmental condition, and the external environment;provide, via the interface circuit, a service offer to the electronic device based on the alert, wherein the service offer includes information associated with the environmental condition; receive, via the interface circuit, a response to the service offer from the electronic device, wherein the response authorizes a service based on the environmental condition; and performing the service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-program product for use in conjunction with an environmental monitoring device, the computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and a computer-program mechanism embedded therein to perform a service, the computer-program mechanism including:
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instructions for determining, based on sensor data provided by a sensor mechanism in the environmental monitoring device that represents an environmental condition in the external environment, an alert associated with one of;
the environmental condition, and the external environment;instructions for providing, via an interface circuit in the environmental monitoring device, a service offer based on the alert to an electronic device of an entity that is associated with the external environment, wherein the service offer includes information associated with the environmental condition; instructions for receiving, via the interface circuit, a response to the service offer from the electronic device, wherein the response authorizes a service based on the environmental condition; and instructions for performing the service. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An environmental-monitoring-device-implemented method for performing a service, wherein the method comprises:
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determining, based on sensor data provided by a sensor mechanism in the environmental monitoring device that represents an environmental condition in the external environment, an alert associated with one of;
the environmental condition, and the external environment;providing, via an interface circuit in the environmental monitoring device, a service offer based on the alert to an electronic device of an entity that is associated with the external environment, wherein the service offer includes information associated with the environmental condition; receiving, via the interface circuit, a response to the service offer from the electronic device, wherein the response authorizes a service based on the environmental condition; and performing the service.
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