LOW-POWER USER INTERFACE DEVICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use with an environmental monitoring system to monitor one or more environmental parameters of an environment, the environmental monitoring system comprising the apparatus, at least one environmental sensor unit to sense the one or more environmental parameters, and at least one computing device located remote from the environment, the apparatus comprising:
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a wireless receiver;
at least one processor; and
at least one storage medium having encoded thereon executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to carry out a method comprising;
in response to detecting that a first period of time has passed,monitoring, using the wireless receiver, for a wireless transmission comprising a device identifier of a first environmental sensor unit, of the at least one environmental sensor unit, with which the apparatus is associated;
in response to receiving the wireless transmission comprising the device identifier for the first environmental sensor unit,determining from the wireless transmission a value of an environmental parameter of the one or more environmental parameters, andcontrolling the display to present information indicative of the value of the environmental parameter.
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Abstract
Embodiments of an environmental monitoring system that mitigates complexities in installation and maintenance while complying with strict regulations on operations of the system. The environmental monitoring system may communicate wirelessly between components such as sensor units and display devices, enabling these components to be separately and easily installed in an environment without needing to install wires in the environment to connect them. In addition, in embodiments at least some of the components (e.g., sensor units and display devices) of the environmental monitoring system may be adapted to wirelessly and reliably communicate using specific wireless communication protocols, described in detail herein, that exchange few communications between the components and thereby decrease power consumption of these components. Further, in some embodiments, a display device may include hardware and/or execute software that drive and/or update a display only when a condition is met.
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30 Claims
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1. An apparatus for use with an environmental monitoring system to monitor one or more environmental parameters of an environment, the environmental monitoring system comprising the apparatus, at least one environmental sensor unit to sense the one or more environmental parameters, and at least one computing device located remote from the environment, the apparatus comprising:
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a display; a wireless receiver; at least one processor; and at least one storage medium having encoded thereon executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to carry out a method comprising; in response to detecting that a first period of time has passed, monitoring, using the wireless receiver, for a wireless transmission comprising a device identifier of a first environmental sensor unit, of the at least one environmental sensor unit, with which the apparatus is associated; in response to receiving the wireless transmission comprising the device identifier for the first environmental sensor unit, determining from the wireless transmission a value of an environmental parameter of the one or more environmental parameters, and controlling the display to present information indicative of the value of the environmental parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An environmental monitoring system for monitoring one or more environmental parameters of an environment, the environmental monitoring system comprising:
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at least one computing device located remote from the environment; a first environmental sensor unit located in the environment; and a display device located in the environment, wherein the first environmental sensor unit comprises; at least one environmental sensor; at least one wireless transceiver; at least one first processor; and at least one first storage medium having encoded thereon executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one first processor, cause the at least one first processor to carry out a first method comprising; in response to detecting a value of an environmental parameter via the at least one environmental sensor, transmitting the value to the at least one computing device via the at least one wireless transceiver; and in response to receiving from the at least one computing device a message indicating that the value of the environmental parameter satisfies an alert condition, transmitting, to the display device and via the at least one wireless transceiver, at least one message comprising the value and indicating the alert; and wherein the display device comprises; a display; a wireless receiver; at least one second processor; and at least one second storage medium having encoded thereon executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one second processor, cause the at least one first processor to carry out a second method comprising; in response to receiving at least one message from the first environmental sensor unit, determining whether the at least one message indicates an alert; in response to determining that the at least one message indicates the alert, updating the display to output the value and the alert; and in response to determining that the at least one message does not indicate the alert, updating the display to output the value.
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27. An apparatus for use with an environmental monitoring system to monitor one or more environmental parameters of an environment, the environmental monitoring system comprising the apparatus, a display device, and at least one computing device located remote from the environment, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one environmental sensor; at least one wireless transceiver; at least one processor; and at least one storage medium having encoded thereon executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one first processor, cause the at least one processor to carry out a method comprising; in response to detecting a value of an environmental parameter via the at least one environmental sensor, transmitting the value to the at least one computing device via the at least one wireless transceiver; and in response to receiving from the at least one computing device a message indicating that the value of the environmental parameter satisfies an alert condition, transmitting, to the display device and via the at least one wireless transceiver, at least one message comprising the value and indicating the alert. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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