Space monitoring system with remote reporting
First Claim
1. A substantially enclosed crawlspace system comprising:
- a crawlspace located beneath a house;
a barrier of plastic or concrete, which allows substantially no moisture to pass therethrough, covering a floor residing between sidewalls of said crawlspace, said barrier being sealed to said sidewalls of said crawlspace;
a controller mounted to a portion of said house; and
a plurality of sensors located within said substantially enclosed crawlspace and connected to said controller, wherein said plurality of sensors include at least two sensors selected from a humidity sensor, a water presence sensor, a water pump operation sensor and a temperature sensor;
a memory connected to said controller for storing data collected by said plurality of sensors; and
a modem connected to said controller,wherein said controller employs said modem to send some or all of the stored data within said memory to a remote facility when the data meets a predetermined condition, andwherein said controller employs said modem to periodically send some or all of the stored data within said memory to the remote facility regardless of whether or not the stored data within said memory meets the predetermined condition.
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Abstract
An enclosed space monitoring system includes a controller and a plurality of sensors. The sensors may include a humidity sensor, a water presence sensor, a water pump operation sensor, a temperature sensor, a radon gas detector, a propane or natural gas detector, a smoke sensor, a carbon monoxide detector and a motion sensor. Environmental parameter data obtained by the sensors is stored within a memory connected to the controller. The controller sends the data to a remote facility periodically and/or when the data indicates a potential condition within the space needing attention or remediation. The sent data is stored at the remote facility and may be accessed by a technician or an owner of the space. Also, the data may be comparatively studied relative to earlier data from the same space and to data collected in similar spaces to discern a potential condition needing attention or remediation.
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20 Claims
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1. A substantially enclosed crawlspace system comprising:
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a crawlspace located beneath a house; a barrier of plastic or concrete, which allows substantially no moisture to pass therethrough, covering a floor residing between sidewalls of said crawlspace, said barrier being sealed to said sidewalls of said crawlspace; a controller mounted to a portion of said house; and a plurality of sensors located within said substantially enclosed crawlspace and connected to said controller, wherein said plurality of sensors include at least two sensors selected from a humidity sensor, a water presence sensor, a water pump operation sensor and a temperature sensor; a memory connected to said controller for storing data collected by said plurality of sensors; and a modem connected to said controller, wherein said controller employs said modem to send some or all of the stored data within said memory to a remote facility when the data meets a predetermined condition, and wherein said controller employs said modem to periodically send some or all of the stored data within said memory to the remote facility regardless of whether or not the stored data within said memory meets the predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A substantially enclosed space monitoring system comprising:
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a controller; a plurality of sensors located within the substantially enclosed space and connected to said controller, wherein said plurality of sensors include at least two sensors selected from a humidity sensor, a water presence sensor, a water pump operation sensor, a temperature sensor, a radon gas detector, a propane or natural gas detector, a smoke sensor, a carbon monoxide detector and a motion sensor; a memory connected to said controller for storing data collected by said plurality of sensors; and a modem connected to said controller, wherein said controller employs said modem to send some or all of the stored data within said memory to a remote facility when the data meets a predetermined condition, and wherein said controller employs said modem to periodically send some or all of the stored data within said memory to the remote facility regardless of whether or not the stored data within said memory meets the predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating a system for monitoring a substantially enclosed space comprising:
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providing a controller; providing a plurality of sensors located within the substantially enclosed space and connected to the controller, wherein the plurality of sensors include at least two sensors selected from a humidity sensor, a water presence sensor, a water pump operation sensor, a temperature sensor, a radon gas detector, a propane or natural gas detector, a smoke sensor, a carbon monoxide detector and a motion sensor; providing a memory connected to the controller; providing a modem connected to the controller; sensing data relating to environmental conditions within the substantially enclosed space using the plurality of sensors; reporting the sensed data to the controller; storing the reported data in the memory connected to the controller; sending the stored data using the modem to a remote facility when the stored data meets a predetermined condition, and sending the stored data using the modem to the remote facility periodically regardless of whether or not the stored data meets the predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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