AIR QUALITY NOTIFYING DEVICE CONNECTING AIR QUALITY MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND WIRELESS TERMINAL, AND AIR QUALITY NOTIFYING METHOD THEREFOR

• US 20170193788A1
• Filed: 07/03/2015
• Published: 07/06/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Young Wung Kim
• Original Assignee: Young Wung Kim
• Inventors: KIM, Young Wung, PAIK, Seung Hyun, LEE, Jun Yeong, JUNG, Sang Woo
• Application Number:
  US15/324,983
• Publication Number:
  US 20170193788A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 2110/50 Air quality properties
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/12 responsive to undesired emission of substances, e.g. pollution alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/14 Toxic gas alarms G08B21/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/00 Local resource management

Abstract

The present invention relates to an air quality notifying device connecting an air quality measurement device and a wireless terminal, and an air quality notifying method therefor, which can transmit, to a wireless terminal, and check a measurement value measured in a gas measuring instrument measuring the types and concentrations of various gases maintained in the atmosphere, such that ordinary people can easily recognize the measurement value by handling a measurement place and a situation suitable thereto and performing a notification function. The air quality notifying device connecting an air quality measurement device and a wireless terminal includes an air quality measurement device 10 including a gas detection sensor 11 for measuring types and content of various harmful gases distributed in the air, an environment measurement sensor 12 for respectively measuring a temperature, humidity, and fine dust of a gas measurement place, an air quality determination module 13 for deriving a measurement value by collecting and determining an air quality state in the atmosphere according to the detected gases, the content thereof, and a surrounding environment, such as the temperature, humidity, and fine dust, an air quality communication module 14 for transmitting the measurement value of an air quality that is derived through the air quality determination module 13 to an outside through communication facilities, and a notification module 15 for notifying the outside of a risk if it is measured that the measurement value of the air quality that is derived from the air quality determination module 13 is equal to or larger than a set value; and a wireless terminal 20 including a communication control module 21 for receiving the air quality measurement value by connecting, through communication, to the air quality communication module 14 of the air quality measurement device 10, air quality data 22 for storing, as a database, characteristics of the various harmful gases, the degrees of harmfulness according to the content of the harmful gases in the air, and countermeasures according to a detection place, an air quality measurement application 23 programmed to substitute the air quality measurement value that is received through the air quality measurement device 10 for a data value that is stored in the air quality data 22 so as to collect situation explanations and the countermeasures according to the substituted air quality measurement value, a display checking module 24 for displaying, so as to check, the air quality measurement value and the respective situation explanations and the countermeasures according to the air quality measurement value collected through the air quality measurement application 23, and an application operating unit 25 for selectively controlling and driving the air quality measurement application. Further, the air quality notifying method connecting an air quality measurement device and a wireless terminal includes, as successive progresses, an air quality determination step 100 including a harmful gas measurement step 110 of dividing, by types, harmful gases maintained in a measurement place through a gas detection sensor 11 in a state where the air quality measurement device 10 is maintained in the measurement place and measuring the content of the harmful gases, an environment measurement step 120 of measuring a temperature, humidity, and fine dust through an environment measurement sensor 12 provided in the air quality measurement device 10, and an air quality value deriving step 130 of deriving an air quality value by determining an air quality state in the atmosphere according to the measured harmful gases and environments; a communication connecting step 200 of selectively executing an air quality measurement application 23 that is downloaded in a wireless terminal 20 so as to connect the communication between the air quality measurement device 10 and the wireless terminal 20; an air quality value receiving step 300 of receiving, in the air quality measurement application 23 through a communication control module 21, an air quality determination value that is measured from the air quality measurement device 10 through the communication connecting step 200; an air quality value displaying step 400 of deriving, in a display checking module 24 of the wireless terminal, an air quality measurement value that is input into an air quality measurement application through the air quality value receiving step 300; an air quality value substitution step 500 of dividing the air quality value that is displayed through the air quality value displaying step 400 into respective harmful gases through an application operation unit 25 or combining the respective harmful gases into the air quality value, and substituting the air quality value in a database stored in air quality data 22; a countermeasure displaying step 600 of deriving, in the display checking module 24, countermeasures according to an air quality state in which all gases that are divided or measured according to the types and concentration of the respective gases that are substituted through the air quality value substitution step 500 are combined; a countermeasure checking step 700 of determining whether the countermeasures derived in the display checking module 24 through the countermeasure displaying step 600 have been checked; and an emergency calling step 800 of making an emergency call by another specific communication if the air quality state of the countermeasures derived through the countermeasure displaying step 600 has a value that is equal to or larger than a set value, or the air quality state that is derived through the countermeasure checking step 700 indicates a danger level, so that the air quality of the measurement place is precisely measured and the corresponding countermeasures are quickly found to solve the air quality state.

Claims

1. An air quality notifying device connecting an air quality measurement device and a wireless terminal, comprising:

an air quality measurement device 10 including a gas detection sensor 11 for measuring types and content of various harmful gases distributed in the air, an environment measurement sensor 12 for respectively measuring a temperature, humidity, and fine dust of a gas measurement place, an air quality determination module 13 for deriving a measurement value by collecting and determining an air quality state in the atmosphere according to the detected gases, the content thereof, and a surrounding environment, such as the temperature, humidity, and fine dust, an air quality communication module 14 for transmitting the measurement value of an air quality that is derived through the air quality determination module 13 to an outside through communication facilities, and a notification module 15 for notifying the outside of a risk if it is measured that the measurement value of the air quality that is derived from the air quality determination module 13 is equal to or larger than a set value;

a wireless terminal 20 including a communication control module 21 for receiving the air quality measurement value by connecting, through communication, to the air quality communication module 14 of the air quality measurement device 10, air quality data 22 for storing, as a database, characteristics of the various harmful gases, the degrees of harmfulness according to the content of the harmful gases in the air, and countermeasures according to a detection place, an air quality measurement application 23 programmed to substitute the air quality measurement value that is received through the air quality measurement device 10 for a data value that is stored in the air quality data 22 so as to collect situation explanations and the countermeasures according to the substituted air quality measurement value, a display checking module 24 including a display unit 24a for displaying, so as to check with the naked eye, the air quality measurement value and the respective situation explanations and the countermeasures according to the air quality measurement value collected through the air quality measurement application 23, or a sound generation unit 24b for aurally checking the air quality measurement value and the respective situation explanations and the countermeasures according to the air quality measurement value, and an application operating unit 25 for selectively controlling and driving the air quality measurement application 23; and

a data management device 30 for constructing a database of the air quality data 22 for storing, as a database, the characteristics of the various harmful gases, the degrees of harmfulness according to the content of the harmful gases in the air, and the countermeasures according to the detection place, as one hardware configuration to facilitate a management job, such as generation, modification, and deletion of the database.

2. An air quality notifying method connecting an air quality measurement device and a wireless terminal, comprising, as successive progresses:

an air quality determination step 100 including a harmful gas measurement step 110 of dividing, by types, harmful gases maintained in a measurement place through a gas detection sensor 11 in a state where the air quality measurement device 10 is maintained in the measurement place and measuring the content of the harmful gases, an environment measurement step 120 of measuring a temperature, humidity, and fine dust through an environment measurement sensor 12 provided in the air quality measurement device 10, and an air quality value deriving step 130 of deriving an air quality value by determining an air quality state in the atmosphere according to the measured harmful gases and environments;

a communication connecting step 200 of selectively executing an air quality measurement application 23 that is downloaded in a wireless terminal 20 so as to connect the communication between the air quality measurement device 10 and the wireless terminal 20;

an air quality value receiving step 300 of receiving, in the air quality measurement application 23 through a communication control module 21, an air quality determination value that is measured from the air quality measurement device 10 through the communication connecting step 200;

an air quality value displaying step 400 of deriving, in a display checking module 24 of the wireless terminal, an air quality measurement value that is input into an air quality measurement application through the air quality value receiving step 300;

an air quality value substitution step 500 of dividing the air quality value that is displayed through the air quality value displaying step 400 into respective harmful gases through an application operation unit 25 or combining the respective harmful gases into the air quality value, and substituting the air quality value in a database stored in air quality data 22;

a countermeasure displaying step 600 of deriving, in the display checking module 24, countermeasures according to an air quality state in which all gases that are divided or measured according to the types and concentration of the respective gases that are substituted through the air quality value substitution step 500 are combined;

a countermeasure checking step 700 of determining whether the countermeasures derived in the display checking module 24 through the countermeasure displaying step 600 have been checked; and

an emergency calling step 800 of making an emergency call to safety countermeasures headquarters, a district fire department, or a predetermined call number according to predetermined harmful gas types and content if the air quality state of the countermeasures that is derived through the countermeasure displaying step 600 has a value that is equal to or larger than a set value, or the air quality state that is derived through the countermeasure checking step 700 indicates a danger level,

wherein the above-described steps are successively performed.