Apparatus for allergen detection and air/asthma advice provision
First Claim
1. An indoor allergen data collection device comprising:
- a sensor to detect presence of allergen with sizes smaller than 5 micron in an air stream within an indoor space, and to output signals indicative of the amount of allergen present, if any, in said indoor space, at different points in time; and
a communication interface coupled to the sensor to facilitate transmission of data values digitized from the output signals to a digital apparatus proximally located within said indoor space, for forwarding to a geographically removed air/asthma advice server for processing, and to receive through said digital apparatus, air quality advice generated by said air/asthma advice server based at least in part on a combination of said indoor allergen data provided and air quality data of an outdoor area, surrounding said indoor space, accessible to said air/asthma advice server.
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Abstract
A novel basic allergen data collection device and a novel multi-function personal asthma management device are disclosed. Both devices include sensor sub-assembly detecting and reporting on allergen data (preferably, for allergen with sizes smaller than 5 micron) for an indoor location (where the asthma patient is situated). Both devices are communication enabled to allow the allergen data to be provided to an air/asthma advice server, to generate air/asthma advice for an asthma patient, taking into consideration the allergen data as well as air quality data for a surrounding outdoor area of the indoor location. In one embodiment of the basic device, the communication interface is tailored for “harsh environment” local area networking. When combined with its streamlined functionality, the device is particularly suitable (especially in terms of economics) for multiple deployment (along with a “base station”), such as in the case of an home application. In one embodiment of the multi-function device, the communication interface is tailored for “controlled environment” wide area networking. When combined with its rich functionality, the device is particularly suitable for standalone deployment, such as in the case of a professional application. Various alterations and modifications of different embodiments are also disclosed.
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27 Claims
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1. An indoor allergen data collection device comprising:
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a sensor to detect presence of allergen with sizes smaller than 5 micron in an air stream within an indoor space, and to output signals indicative of the amount of allergen present, if any, in said indoor space, at different points in time; and
a communication interface coupled to the sensor to facilitate transmission of data values digitized from the output signals to a digital apparatus proximally located within said indoor space, for forwarding to a geographically removed air/asthma advice server for processing, and to receive through said digital apparatus, air quality advice generated by said air/asthma advice server based at least in part on a combination of said indoor allergen data provided and air quality data of an outdoor area, surrounding said indoor space, accessible to said air/asthma advice server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An asthma management device comprising:
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a sensor to detect presence of allergen with sizes smaller than 5 micron in an air stream, within an indoor space, and to output signals indicative of the amount of allergen present, if any, in said indoor space at different points in time;
a lung function meter to measure one or more lung function metrics of a user; and
a communication interface coupled to said sensor and said lung function meter to facilitate forwarding of allergen data values digitized from said output signals and said one or more lung function metrics to a geographically removed air/asthma advice server for processing, and to receive air quality advice generated by said air/asthma advice server based at least in part on a combination of said digitized indoor allergen data provided and air quality data of an outdoor area, surrounding said indoor space, accessible to said air/asthma server. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An air quality management device comprising:
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a sensor to detect presence of allergen with sizes smaller than 5 micron in an air stream, within an indoor space, and to output signals indicative of the amount of allergen present, if any, in said indoor space at different points in time;
at least one sensor to measure at least one metric for ambient air surrounding a disposition location of the air quality management device; and
a communication interface coupled to the sensor sub-assembly to facilitate forwarding of allergen data values digitized from the output signals and said at least one measured ambient air metric to a geographically removed air/asthma advice server for processing, and to receive air quality advice generated by said air/asthma advice server based at least in part on a combination of said digitized indoor allergen data and said at least one measured ambient air metric. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor;
a first and a second communication interface coupled to the processor; and
a storage medium coupled to the processor having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions to be executed by the processor to facilitate receipt of allergen data of an indoor space, collected by a allergen data collection device proximally located within said indoor space, through the first communication interface, transmission of the received allergen data to a geographically removed air/asthma advice server through the second communication interface, and to receive through the second communications interface, air quality advice generated by said air/asthma advice server based at least in part on a combination of said allergen data of said indoor space and air quality data of an outdoor area surrounding said indoor space. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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