Smart hazard detector providing follow up communications to detection events
First Claim
1. A method for detecting that a hazardous condition is easing, the method comprising:
- measuring, by a hazard detector, a first amount of the hazardous condition present in an ambient environment of the hazard detector;
comparing, by the hazard detector, the measured first amount of the hazardous condition to a first alarm criterion;
setting, by the hazard detector, a mode of the hazard detector to a state indicative of the hazardous condition being present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector if an alarm condition is indicated by the comparison of the measured first amount to the first alarm criterion;
measuring, by the hazard detector, a second amount of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector, the second amount of the hazardous condition being less than the first amount of the hazardous condition;
comparing, by the hazard detector, the measured second amount of the hazardous condition to a second alarm criterion;
determining, by the hazard detector, whether the measured second amount of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector is indicative of the alarm condition based on the comparison of the measured second amount of the hazardous condition and the second alarm criterion while the mode of the hazard detector is set to the state indicative of the hazardous condition being present; and
if the second amount of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector is determined to be not indicative of the alarm condition while the mode of the hazard detector is set to the state indicative of the hazardous condition being present;
tracking, by the hazard detector, a time period during which the amount of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector has remained below the second alarm criterion while the mode of the hazard detector is set to the state indicative of the hazardous condition being present;
determining, by the hazard detector, whether the time period has reached at least a threshold duration, during which time period the amount of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector has remained below the second alarm criterion while the mode of the hazard detector is set to the state indicative of the hazardous condition being present; and
outputting, by the hazard detector, an indication of the hazardous condition easing in response to the time period reaching at least the threshold duration.
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Abstract
Ambient amount of a hazardous condition may be monitored. A mode may be set to a state indicative of the hazardous condition being present in the ambient environment. It may then be determined that the amount of the hazard in the ambient environment has dropped below an alarm criterion. A time period may then be tracked during which the amount of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector has remained below the alarm criterion. It may be determined that the time period has reached at least a threshold duration, during such time period the amount of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector having remained below the alarm criterion. An indication of the hazardous condition easing may be output in response to the time period being at least the threshold duration.
22 Citations
20 Claims
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1. A method for detecting that a hazardous condition is easing, the method comprising:
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measuring, by a hazard detector, a first amount of the hazardous condition present in an ambient environment of the hazard detector; comparing, by the hazard detector, the measured first amount of the hazardous condition to a first alarm criterion; setting, by the hazard detector, a mode of the hazard detector to a state indicative of the hazardous condition being present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector if an alarm condition is indicated by the comparison of the measured first amount to the first alarm criterion; measuring, by the hazard detector, a second amount of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector, the second amount of the hazardous condition being less than the first amount of the hazardous condition; comparing, by the hazard detector, the measured second amount of the hazardous condition to a second alarm criterion; determining, by the hazard detector, whether the measured second amount of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector is indicative of the alarm condition based on the comparison of the measured second amount of the hazardous condition and the second alarm criterion while the mode of the hazard detector is set to the state indicative of the hazardous condition being present; and if the second amount of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector is determined to be not indicative of the alarm condition while the mode of the hazard detector is set to the state indicative of the hazardous condition being present; tracking, by the hazard detector, a time period during which the amount of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector has remained below the second alarm criterion while the mode of the hazard detector is set to the state indicative of the hazardous condition being present; determining, by the hazard detector, whether the time period has reached at least a threshold duration, during which time period the amount of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector has remained below the second alarm criterion while the mode of the hazard detector is set to the state indicative of the hazardous condition being present; and outputting, by the hazard detector, an indication of the hazardous condition easing in response to the time period reaching at least the threshold duration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A hazard detector, comprising:
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a hazard sensor that measures amounts of a hazardous condition present in an ambient environment of the hazard detector; an output component that outputs information into the ambient environment of the hazard detector; and a processing system that comprises one or more processors, the processing system being in communication with the output component and the hazard sensor, the processing system being configured to; receive a first measurement of a first amount of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector; compare the first measurement to a first alarm criterion; set by the hazard detector, a mode of the hazard detector to a state indicative of the hazardous condition being present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector if an alarm condition is indicated by the comparison of the first measurement to the first alarm criterion; receive a second measurement of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector, the second measurement being smaller than the first measurement; compare the second measurement to a second alarm criterion; determine whether the second measurement is indicative of the alarm condition based on the comparison of the second measurement and the second alarm criterion while the mode of the hazard detector is set to the state indicative of the hazardous condition being present; and if the second measurement is determined to be not indicative of the alarm condition while the mode of the hazard detector is set to the state indicative of the hazardous condition being present; track a time period during which the amount of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector has remained below the second alarm criterion while the mode of the hazard detector is set to the state indicative of the hazardous condition being present; determine whether the time period has reached at least a threshold duration, during which time period the amount of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector has remained below the second alarm criterion while the mode of the hazard detector is set to the state indicative of the hazardous condition being present; and cause an indication of the hazardous condition easing in response to the time period reaching at least the threshold duration to be output by the output component. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory processor-readable medium for a hazard detector, comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause one or more processors of the hazard detector to:
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receive a first measurement of a first amount of a hazardous condition present in an ambient environment of the hazard detector; compare the first measurement to a first alarm criterion; set by the hazard detector, a mode of the hazard detector to a state indicative of the hazardous condition being present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector if an alarm condition is indicated by the comparison of the first measurement to the first alarm criterion; receive a second measurement of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector, the second measurement being smaller than the first measurement; compare the second measurement to a second alarm criterion; determine whether the second measurement is indicative of the alarm condition based on the comparison of the second measurement and the second alarm criterion while the mode of the hazard detector is set to the state indicative of the hazardous condition being present; and if the second measurement is determined to be not indicative of the alarm condition while the mode of the hazard detector is set to the state indicative of the hazardous condition being present; track a time period during which the amount of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector has remained below the second alarm criterion while the mode of the hazard detector is set to the state indicative of the hazardous condition being present; determine whether the time period has reached at least a threshold duration, during which time period the amount of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector has remained below the second alarm criterion while the mode of the hazard detector is set to the state indicative of the hazardous condition being present; and cause an indication of the hazardous condition easing in response to the time period reaching at least the threshold duration to be output by an output component. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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