Enhancements to mechanical robot

• US 8,588,969 B2
• Filed: 05/01/2006
• Issued: 11/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Frazier, Milton Massey
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, John Q
• Assistant Examiner(s): King, Rodney P
• Application Number:
  US11/416,301
• Publication Number:
  US 20060293789A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,759 Days
• Field of Search: 700/245, 700/259, 700/248, 700/249, 700/262, 700/275, 901/1, 901/42, 318/800
• US Class Current: 700/245
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/194 using image scanning and comparing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/10 Actuation by presence of smoke or gases , e.g. automatic alarm devices for analysing flowing fluid materials by the use of optical means
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/117 by using a detection device for specific gases, e.g. combustion products, produced by the fire G08B17/103, G08B17/11 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/12 responsive to undesired emission of substances, e.g. pollution alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/18 Status alarms G08B21/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/182 Level alarms, e.g. alarms responsive to variables exceeding a threshold
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources

Abstract

A mechanical robot senses smoke or CO or other indication of air quality and alarms when air quality falls below a threshold.

Claims

1. A mechanical robot, comprising:

a body;

at least one processor mounted on the body;

at least one electro-mechanical mechanism controlled by the processor to cause the body to ambulate;

an airborne sensor on the body and outputting at least first and second signals representative of respective first and second indicia of air content, the first and second indicia representing respective first and second elements of air quality, the first and second elements being different elements from each other;

a spectral analysis device receiving signals from the airborne sensor and outputting an analysis signal representative thereof; and

a gage on the body presenting a gage indication of the analysis signal, wherein the spectral analysis device is implemented in the airborne sensor.

2. The robot of claim 1, wherein the airborne sensor includes a CO sensor.

3. The robot of claim 1, wherein the airborne sensor includes a CO2 sensor.

4. The robot of claim 1, wherein the airborne sensor includes a smoke sensor.

5. The robot of claim 1, wherein the spectral analysis device is implemented by the processor.