Detector with variable sample rate
First Claim
1. An electrical unit comprising:
- a sensor for generating an output;
a control element coupled to the sensor wherein the element includes circuitry for sampling the output of the sensor at a first rate thereby producing a sampled output, decision circuitry for determining if the sampled output exhibits a predetermined, non-threshold based, profile, and circuitry which in response thereto, increases the sampling rate to a second, higher, rate.
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Abstract
A detector includes a sensor of an ambient condition. Outputs from the sensor are sampled at a predetermined rate when the outputs do not represent an alarm condition. The outputs are analyzed using pattern recognition techniques to determine if a predetermined profile, which precedes the presence of an alarm condition, is present. In the event that the profile is detected, the sample rate is increased along with associated sample value processing. The detector includes a programmable processor coupled to the sensor. The processor includes pattern recognition instructions for detecting the presence of the predetermined profile. The processor also includes instructions for altering the sampling rate in response to the detected presence of the profile. A second sensor can be incorporated to provide sample rate altering signals.
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39 Claims
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1. An electrical unit comprising:
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a sensor for generating an output;
a control element coupled to the sensor wherein the element includes circuitry for sampling the output of the sensor at a first rate thereby producing a sampled output, decision circuitry for determining if the sampled output exhibits a predetermined, non-threshold based, profile, and circuitry which in response thereto, increases the sampling rate to a second, higher, rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. In a condition monitoring system having at least one sensor, a method comprising;
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sampling of data from a sensor;
establishing a rate of sampling the data;
processing the sampled data using at least one of algorithms and other logical means to form processed values; and
prior to an alarm condition being determined, changing the rate of sampling of the data in response to the processed values exhibiting a selected profile. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. In an abnormal condition monitoring system such as a fire alarm system, a method comprising;
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sampling of data from a sensor;
establishing a rate of sampling the data;
processing the sampling of the data using at least one of algorithms and other logical means; and
prior to an alarm condition being determined, changing the rate of sampling of the data dependent upon a profile of the sampled data from the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A fire detector comprising:
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a housing;
a fire sensor carried by the housing;
a sampling circuit coupled to the sensor;
sample rate establishing circuitry coupled to the sampling circuit;
processing circuitry coupled to the sampling circuit and to the establishing circuitry wherein the processing circuitry receives sampled values, indicative of outputs from the fire sensor, and wherein the processing circuitry provides at least one rate of change input to the rate establishing circuitry thereby causing that circuitry to establish a first quiescent rate and a second higher rate, in response to a predetermined profile which is independent of any fire threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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