Gas-monitoring apparatus for detecting bowel movements and method of use
First Claim
1. A bowel movement (BM) detector system for placement in an occupied room, the system comprising:
- a BM detector comprising a housing, a microprocessor, and at least one gas sensor;
said at least one gas sensor configured to test for the presence of a substance, and said sensor configured to provide testing data to said microprocessor;
said BM detector further comprising a Wi-Fi antenna for communicating with a mobile computing device, said mobile computing device including a graphical user interface (GUI), a communications antenna, and a microprocessor;
a room monitoring system including a microphone;
a remote monitoring device comprising a speaker;
said BM detector comprising a speaker configured to produce an audible alert upon the detection of said substance in the vicinity of said detector; and
wherein said room monitoring system alerts the user via said remote monitoring device speaker.
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Abstract
A room monitoring device designed and intended to detect a bowel movement (BM) of a person occupying the room, such as a baby or infant or an adult with special needs or in a care facility. The device tests the air for particular substances such as, but not limited to, methane and hydrogen sulfide. The test is performed multiple times per minute to reduce the chances of a false-positive detection. Once the device detects a positive BM, it alerts a user via Wi-Fi message, SMS text message, visual alerts (e.g., flashing lights), and/or audio alerts. This device may be paired with existing monitoring devices, such as a baby monitor with a remote camera.
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1. A bowel movement (BM) detector system for placement in an occupied room, the system comprising:
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a BM detector comprising a housing, a microprocessor, and at least one gas sensor; said at least one gas sensor configured to test for the presence of a substance, and said sensor configured to provide testing data to said microprocessor; said BM detector further comprising a Wi-Fi antenna for communicating with a mobile computing device, said mobile computing device including a graphical user interface (GUI), a communications antenna, and a microprocessor; a room monitoring system including a microphone; a remote monitoring device comprising a speaker; said BM detector comprising a speaker configured to produce an audible alert upon the detection of said substance in the vicinity of said detector; and wherein said room monitoring system alerts the user via said remote monitoring device speaker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A bowel movement (BM) detector system for placement in an occupied room, the system comprising:
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a first BM detector comprising a housing, a microprocessor, and at least one metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) gas sensor configured to test for the presence of a substance in the air in the vicinity of said first BM detector, and said sensor configured to provide testing data to said microprocessor; said first BM detector being located in a first room; a mobile computing device, said mobile computing device including a graphical user interface (GUI), a communications antenna, and a microprocessor; wherein said substance is a substance chosen from the list comprising;
Indole (C8H7N), 3-methylindole (C9H9N), hydrogen Sulfide (H2S), Amines, Ethanoic Acid (C2H4O2), Butyric Acid (C4H8O2), and methane (CH4);said first BM detector further comprising a Wi-Fi antenna for communicating with a Wi-Fi transceiver configured to receive communication data from said first BM detector and transmitting said communication data to said mobile computing device; said first BM detector configured to test for the presence of said substance at least twice over a predetermined time period; wherein an alert is generated upon positive detection of said substance at each test over said predetermined time period; a room monitoring system comprising a microphone and a remote monitoring device comprising a speaker, said remote monitoring device configured to receive audio communications from said monitoring system microphone; said BM detector comprising a speaker configured to produce an audible alert upon the detection of said substance in the vicinity of said detector; and wherein said room monitoring system alerts the user via said remote monitoring device speaker. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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