AIR PURIFICATION NOTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, USER EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEM

• US 20160123622A1
• Filed: 08/11/2015
• Published: 05/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Inventors: FU, Qiang, ZHANG, Bin, HU, Yunlin
• Application Number:
  US14/823,411
• Publication Number:
  US 20160123622A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/0001 for ventilation F24F11/30 takes precedence
• 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 11/526 giving audible indications
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/64 using pre-stored data
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2011/0002 for admittance of outside air
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/50 Air quality properties
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/52 of the outside air
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 8/10 by separation, e.g. by filtering
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/70 Efficient control or regulation technologies, e.g. for control of refrigerant flow, motor or heating

Abstract

An air purification notification method includes acquiring air quality data and determining whether to initiate a notification according to the air quality data. The air quality data includes at least one of inside air quality data indicating an inside air quality inside a purifying space where an air purifier is placed or outside air quality data indicating an outside air quality outside the purifying space.

Claims

1. An air purification notification method, comprising:

acquiring air quality data, the air quality data including at least one of;

inside air quality data indicating an inside air quality inside a purifying space where an air purifier is placed, or

outside air quality data indicating an outside air quality outside the purifying space; and

determining, according to the air quality data, whether to initiate a notification.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining whether to initiate the notification includes determining if:

the air quality data indicates that the outside air quality is better than the inside air quality and the outside air quality is better than a predetermined value, and

the air purifier is turned on.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining whether to initiate the notification includes determining if:

the air quality data indicates that inside air quality is poorer than a predetermined value, and

the air purifier is turned off.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining whether to initiate the notification includes determining if, after the air purifier is started and has run for a predetermined time period, the air quality data indicates that the inside air quality is still poorer than a predetermined value.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein acquiring the air quality data includes at least one of:

acquiring the inside air quality data and the outside air quality data via at least one air quality sensor;

or

acquiring the outside air quality data in real time over the Internet, and acquiring the inside air quality data via an air quality sensor.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

sending corresponding notification information when it is determined to initiate the notification.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

selecting, by a user, one or more control operations according to the notification information, including;

controlling On/Off of the air purifier, adjusting an operation state of the air purifier, and controlling opening and closing of a window in a room.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining whether to initiate the notification includes:

determining to initiate one notification within one day,

determining to initiate multiple notifications within one day,

determining to not initiate the notification within one day, or

determining to not initiate the notification within a specified time period.

9. An air purification notification apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

acquire air quality data, the air quality data including at least one of;

inside air quality data indicating an inside air quality inside a purifying space where an air purifier is placed, or

outside air quality data indicating an outside air quality outside the purifying space; and

determine, according to the air quality data, whether to initiate a notification.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to determine to initiate the notification if:

the air quality data indicates that the outside air quality is better than the inside air quality and the outside air quality is better than a predetermined value, and

the air purifier is turned on.

11. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to determine to initiate the notification if:

the air quality data indicates that inside air quality is poorer than a predetermined value, and

the air purifier is turned off.

12. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to determine to initiate the notification if, after the air purifier is started and has run for a predetermined time period, the air quality data indicates that the inside air quality is still poorer than a predetermined value.

13. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

acquire the inside air quality data and the outside air quality data via at least one air quality sensor;

or

acquire the outside air quality data in real time over the Internet, and acquire the inside air quality data via an air quality sensor.

14. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

send corresponding notification information when it is determined to initiate the notification.

15. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

determine to initiate one notification within one day,

determine to initiate multiple notifications within one day,

determine to not initiate the notification within one day, or

determine to not initiate the notification within a specified time period.

16. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

receive a selection of one or more control operations including;

controlling On/Off of the air purifier, adjusting an operation state of the air purifier, and controlling opening and closing of a window in a room.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an apparatus, cause the apparatus to:

acquire air quality data, the air quality data including at least one of;

inside air quality data indicating an inside air quality inside a purifying space where an air purifier is placed, or

outside air quality data indicating an outside air quality outside the purifying space; and

determine, according to the air quality data, whether to initiate a notification.