Air quality monitoring and space management system coupled to a private communications network
First Claim
1. An air quality monitoring system at a site having a private communications network adapted to carry data traffic, the air quality monitoring system comprising:
- at least one sensor assembly programmed to collect air quality data at the site, the sensor assembly comprising;
first and second air quality sensors adapted to measure a level of an air quality attribute, the first and second air quality sensors being coupled to a microprocessor and a data storage device;
a communications device coupling the microprocessor to the private communications network;
a public communications network coupled to the private communications network;
an archiving and processing system at a remote data collection site comprising a controller programmed to automatically acquire over the public communications network air quality data from one or more sensor assemblies and to automatically store air quality data in a database;
wherein the microprocessor is programmed to adjust sensor data from the first air quality sensor in response to sensor data collected by the second air quality sensor.
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Abstract
An air quality monitoring system at a site having a private communications network adapted to carry data traffic. The air quality monitoring system includes at least one sensor assembly programmed to collect air quality data at the site. The sensor assembly includes at least one air quality sensor adapted to measure a level of an air quality attribute. The air quality sensor is coupled to a microprocessor and a data storage device. A communications device couples the microprocessor to the private communications network. A public communications network is coupled to the private communications network. An archiving and processing system at a remote data collection site is coupled to the public communications network. The archiving and processing system includes a controller programmed to automatically store air quality data in the database from one or more sensor assemblies.
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100 Claims
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1. An air quality monitoring system at a site having a private communications network adapted to carry data traffic, the air quality monitoring system comprising:
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at least one sensor assembly programmed to collect air quality data at the site, the sensor assembly comprising;
first and second air quality sensors adapted to measure a level of an air quality attribute, the first and second air quality sensors being coupled to a microprocessor and a data storage device;
a communications device coupling the microprocessor to the private communications network;
a public communications network coupled to the private communications network;
an archiving and processing system at a remote data collection site comprising a controller programmed to automatically acquire over the public communications network air quality data from one or more sensor assemblies and to automatically store air quality data in a database;
wherein the microprocessor is programmed to adjust sensor data from the first air quality sensor in response to sensor data collected by the second air quality sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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15. An air quality monitoring system at a site having a private communications network adapted to carry data traffic, the air quality monitoring system comprising:
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at least one sensor assembly programmed to collect air quality data at the site, the sensor assembly comprising;
at least one air quality sensor adapted to measure a level of an air quality attribute, the air quality sensor being coupled to a microprocessor and a data storage device;
a communications device coupling the microprocessor to the private communication network;
a public communications network coupled to the private communications network;
an archiving and processing system at a remote data collection site comprising a controller programmed to automatically acquire over the public communications network air quality data from one or more sensor assemblies and to automatically store air quality data in a database;
wherein the archiving and processing system comprises a second private communications network coupled to the public communications network. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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19. An air quality monitoring system at a site having a private communications network adapted to carry data traffic the air quality monitoring system comprising:
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at least one sensor assembly programmed to collect air quality data at the site, the sensor assembly comprising;
at least one air quality sensor adapted to measure a level of an air quality attribute, the air quality sensor being coupled to a microprocessor and a data storage device;
a communications device coupling the microprocessor to the private communication network;
a public communications network coupled to the private communications network;
an archiving and processing system at a remote data collection site comprising a controller programmed to automatically acquire over the public communications network air quality data from one or more sensor assemblies and to automatically store air quality data in a database;
wherein the microprocessor is programmed to modify an error correction table for a first air quality sensor in response to sensor data from a second air quality sensor.
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20. An air quality monitoring system at a site having a private communications network adapted to carry data traffic, the air quality monitoring system comprising:
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at least one sensor assembly programmed to collect air quality data at the site, the sensor assembly comprising;
at least one air quality sensor adapted to measure a level of an air quality attribute, the air quality sensor being coupled to a microprocessor and a data storage device;
a communications device coupling the microprocessor to the private communication network;
a heater sensing and control circuit coupled to the microprocessor; and
a heater controlled by the heater sensing and control circuit operatively coupled to one or more temperature dependent sensors a public communications network coupled to the private communications network;
an archiving and processing system at a remote data collection site comprising a controller programmed to automatically acquire over the public communications network air quality data from one or more sensor assemblies and to automatically store air quality data in a database. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. An air quality monitoring system at a site having a private communications network adapted to carry data traffic, the air quality monitoring system comprising:
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at least one sensor assembly programmed to collect air quality data at the site, the sensor assembly comprising;
at least one air quality sensor adapted to measure a level of an air quality attribute, the air quality sensor being coupled to a microprocessor and a data storage device;
a communications device coupling the microprocessor to the private communication network;
a public communications network coupled to the private communications network;
an archiving and processing system at a remote data collection site comprising a controller programmed to automatically acquire over the public communications network air quality data from one or more sensor assemblies and to automatically store air quality data in a database;
wherein the microprocessor is programmed to adjust one or more heaters adjacent to one or more temperature dependent sensors to maintain an operating temperature within a specified tolerance.
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35. An air quality monitoring system at a site having a private communications network adapted to carry data traffic, the air quality monitoring system comprising:
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at least one sensor assembly programmed to collect air quality data at the site, the sensor assembly comprising;
at least one air quality sensor adapted to measure a level of an air quality attribute, the air quality sensor being coupled to a microprocessor and a data storage device;
a communications device coupling the microprocessor to the private communication network;
a public communications network coupled to the private communications network;
an archiving and processing system at a remote data collection site comprising a controller programmed to automatically acquire over the public communications network air quality data from one or more sensor assemblies and to automatically store air quality data in a database;
wherein the archiving and processing system comprises a first archiving and processing system at a first remote data collection site and a second archiving and processing system at a second remote data collection site. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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45. An air quality monitoring system comprising:
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a site having a private communications network adapted to carry data traffic;
at least one sensor assembly programmed to collect air quality data at the site, the sensor assembly comprising;
first and second air quality sensors adapted to measure a level of an air quality attribute, the first and second air quality sensors coupled to a microprocessor and a data storage device;
a communications device coupling the microprocessor to the private communications network;
a public communications network coupled to the private communications network;
an archiving and processing system at a remote data collection site comprising a controller programmed to automatically acquire over the public communications network air quality data from one or more of the sensor assemblies and to store air quality data from the sensor assemblies in a database;
wherein the microprocessor is programmed to adjust sensor data from the first air quality sensor in response to sensor data collected by the second air quality sensor.
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46. An air quality monitoring system comprising:
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a site having a private communications network adapted to carry data traffic;
at least one sensor assembly programmed to collect air quality data at the site, the sensor assembly comprising;
at least one air quality sensor adapted to measure a level of an air quality attribute, the air quality sensor coupled to a microprocessor and a data storage device;
a communications device coupling the microprocessor to the private communications network;
a public communications network coupled to the private communications network;
an archiving and processing system at a remote data collection site comprising a controller programmed to automatically acquire over the public communication network air quality data from one or more of the sensor assemblies and to store air quality data from the sensor assemblies in a database;
wherein the archiving and processing system comprises a second private communications network coupled to the public communications network.
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47. An air quality monitoring system at a site having a private communications network adapted to carry data traffic, the air quality monitoring system comprising:
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at least one sensor assembly programmed to collect air quality data at the site, the sensor assembly comprising;
first and second air quality sensors adapted to measure a level of an air quality attribute, the air quality sensor coupled to a microprocessor and a data storage device;
a communications device coupling the microprocessor to the private communications network;
an archiving and processing system coupled to the private communications network and located at the site but remote from the sensor assemblies comprising a controller programmed to automatically store air quality data from the sensor assemblies in a database;
wherein the microprocessor is programmed to adjust sensor data from the first air quality sensor in response to sensor data collected by the second air quality sensor. - View Dependent Claims (48)
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49. An air quality monitoring system comprising:
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a site having a private communications network adapted to carry data traffic;
at least one sensor assembly programmed to collect air quality data at the site, the sensor assembly comprising;
at least one air quality sensor adapted to measure a level of an air quality attribute, the air quality sensor coupled to a microprocessor and a data storage device;
a communications device coupling the microprocessor to the private communications network;
an archiving and processing system coupled to the private communications network and located at the site but remote from the air quality sensor comprising a controller programmed to automatically store air quality data from the sensor assemblies in a database. - View Dependent Claims (50)
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51. A method for monitoring air quality comprising the steps of:
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coupling one or more sensor assemblies programmed to collect air quality data to a private communications network located at a site;
measuring the level of one or more air quality attributes using air quality sensors in the sensor assemblies;
converting sensor data to air quality data;
uploading the air quality data to the private communications network;
transmitting the air quality data over a public communications network to a second private communications network;
automatically storing the air quality data from one or more sensor assemblies in a database on the second private communications network; and
providing access to the air quality data in the database through the public communications network. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A sensor assembly for use at a site having a private communications network that is adapted to carry data traffic, the sensor assembly comprising:
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first and second air quality sensors adapted to measure a level of an air quality attribute;
a microprocessor coupled to the air quality sensor and to a data storage device, the microprocessor programmed to convert sensor data to a protocol compatible with the private communications network; and
a communications device coupling the microprocessor to the private communications network;
wherein the microprocessor is programmed to adjust sensor data from the first air quality sensor in response to sensor data collected by the second air quality sensor. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 89)
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86. A sensor assembly for use at a site having a private communications network that is adapted to carry data traffic, the sensor assembly comprising:
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at least one air quality sensor adapted to measure a level of an air quality attribute;
a microprocessor coupled to the air quality sensor and to a data storage device, the microprocessor programmed to convert sensor data to a protocol compatible with the private communications network; and
a communications device coupling the microprocessor to the private communications network;
wherein the microprocessor is programmed to modify an error correction table for a first air quality sensor in response to sensor data from a second air quality sensor.
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87. A sensor assembly for use at a site having a private communications network that is adapted to carry data traffic, the sensor assembly comprising:
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at least one air quality sensor adapted to measure a level of an air quality attribute;
a microprocessor coupled to the air quality sensor and to a data storage device, the microprocessor programmed to convert sensor data to a protocol compatible with the private communications network;
a communications device coupling the microprocessor to the private communications network;
a heater sensing and control circuit coupled to the microprocessor; and
a heater controlled by the heater sensing and control circuit operatively coupled to one or more temperature dependent sensors. - View Dependent Claims (88)
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90. A sensor assembly for use at a site having an HVAC controller that is adapted to control HVAC equipment in response to environmental conditions, the sensor assembly comprising:
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at least a first air quality sensor and a second air quality sensor each adapted to measure a level of at least one air quality attribute;
a microprocessor coupled to the air quality sensors and to a data storage device, the microprocessor programmed to convert sensor data to a protocol compatible with the HVAC controller and to adjust sensor data from the first air quality sensor in response to sensor data collected by the second air quality sensor, and a communications device coupling the microprocessor to the HVAC controller. - View Dependent Claims (91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
a beater sensing and control circuit coupled to the microprocessor, and a heater controlled by the heater sensing and control circuit operatively coupled to one or more temperature dependent sensors.
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96. The assembly of claim 95 wherein the microprocessor is programmed to calibrate one or more of the temperature dependent sensors.
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97. The assembly of claim 90 wherein the microprocessor is programmed to adjust one or more heaters adjacent to one or more temperature dependent sensors to maintain an operating temperature within a specified tolerance.
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98. The assembly of claim 90 wherein the microprocessor is programmed to modify air quality data from the first air quality sensor in response to temperature data from the second air quality sensor.
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99. The assembly of claim 98 wherein the air quality data from the first air quality sensor is modified in response to temperature data above or below a temperature threshold.
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100. The assembly of claim 90 wherein the microprocessor is coupled to the HVAC controller through a private communications network.
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