Air conditioner system with air treatment integration

• US 9,945,573 B2
• Filed: 01/23/2015
• Issued: 04/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samah Mobarak Balkhair
• Original Assignee: Samah Mobarak Balkhair
• Inventors: Balkhair, Samah Mobarak
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): Collins, Gary
• Application Number:
  US14/604,201
• Publication Number:
  US 20160215993A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,180 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/56 Remote control
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/61 using timers
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/62 characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/64 using pre-stored data
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/70 Control systems characterised by their outputs; Constructional details thereof
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2120/00 Control inputs relating to users or occupants
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2120/10 Occupancy
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 8/50 by odorisation
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house

Abstract

An air conditioning system which includes a controller having processing circuitry connected to a database and a dispenser is disclosed. The controller includes at least one memory, at least one processor, and at least one timer. The timer may be programmable to trigger the dispenser via the controller to dispense an air treatment or scent based on the time of day, morning or evening/night. The air conditioning system also includes a facial recognition camera or a sensor array each configured to cause the dispenser to dispense an air treatment or scent. The facial recognition camera is coupled to the controller to dispense an air treatment or scent based on the majority preference of the recognized faces. The sensor array includes a motion detector and a light detector configured to trigger the dispenser via the controller to dispense an air treatment or scent in an air stream of the air conditioner.

Claims

1. An air conditioner apparatus, comprising:

processing circuitry;

a sensor array controlled by the processing circuitry, the sensor array including a motion detector; and

at least one dispenser of at least one of an air treatment and a scent, the at least one of the air treatment and the scent including odorless pest repellant, the at least one dispenser being controlled by the processing circuitry,

wherein the processing circuitry is configured to control the at least one dispenser to dispense the at least one of the air treatment and the scent into an air stream of the air conditioner apparatus in response to five of a plurality of triggering events, the plurality of triggering events including facial recognition, air contaminant detection, motion detection, light detection, and rodent detection,

wherein the triggering event of facial recognition compares and maps recognized faces proximal the air conditioner apparatus to the at least one of the air treatment and the scent to map the recognized faces to a preferred air treatment and scent by a majority rule,

wherein the triggering event of air contaminant detection determines whether an air contaminant is present proximal the air conditioner apparatus and performs the dispensing of the at least one of the air treatment and the scent via the processing circuitry in response to the presence of the air contaminant,

wherein the triggering event of motion detection determines whether motion is present proximal the air conditioner apparatus and performs the dispensing of the at least one of the air treatment and the scent via the processing circuitry in response to the presence of the motion and based on a location of the motion,

wherein the triggering event of light detection determines whether a change in a light level is present proximal the air conditioner apparatus and performs the dispensing of the at least one of the air treatment and the scent via the processing circuitry in response to the change, and

wherein the triggering event of rodent detection identifies the presence of a rodent via the motion detector, wherein the processing circuitry controls the at least one dispenser to dispense the odorless pest repellant into the air stream of the air conditioner apparatus in response to identifying the presence of the rodent.

2. The air conditioner apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry includes at least one memory, at least one processor, and at least one timer.

3. The air conditioner apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

at least one facial recognition camera controlled by the processing circuitry.

4. The air conditioner apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to select any one of the plurality of triggering events based on a user interface.

5. The air conditioner apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one of the air treatment and the scent includes a fragrance and an air purifier.

6. The air conditioner apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the at least one of the air treatment and scent further includes a medical treatment.

7. The air conditioner apparatus according to claim 6, further including a health triggering event of the plurality of triggering events, the health triggering event determining the health of an occupant and a corresponding medical treatment to be dispensed based on the health, wherein the processing circuitry controls the at least one dispenser to dispense the medical treatment into the air stream of the air conditioner apparatus based on the determining.

8. The air conditioner apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the scent includes a scent corresponding to cooking event input by a user.

9. The air conditioner apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sensor array further includes a light detector, and an air contaminant detector.

10. The air conditioner apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one air treatment and scent includes an air treatment corresponding to a pet odor.

11. The air conditioner apparatus of claim 10, wherein the motion detector is configured to detect the presence of a pet and to dispense air treatment corresponding to the pet odor in response to the detection of the presence of the pet.

12. The air conditioner apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the facial recognition triggering event includes at least one facial recognition camera controlled by the processing circuitry.

13. The air conditioner apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the air contaminant detection triggering event includes at least one air contamination detector controlled by the processing circuitry.

14. The air conditioner apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the motion detection triggering event includes at least one motion detector controlled by the processing circuitry.

15. The air conditioner apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the light detection triggering event includes at least one light detector connected to the processing circuitry.

16. A method implemented by an air conditioner apparatus having processing circuitry and at least one dispenser controlled by the processing circuitry, the method comprising:

controlling, via the processing circuitry, the at least one dispenser to dispense the at least one of the air treatment and the scent into an air stream of the air conditioner apparatus in response to five of a plurality of triggering events, the plurality of triggering events including facial recognition, air contaminant detection, motion detection, light detection, and rodent detection, the at least one of the air treatment and the scent including odorless pest repellant,

wherein the triggering event of facial recognition compares and maps recognized faces proximal the air conditioner apparatus to the at least one of the air treatment and the scent to map the recognized faces to a preferred air treatment and scent by a majority rule,

wherein the triggering event of air contaminant detection determines whether an air contaminant is present proximal the air conditioner apparatus and performs the dispensing of the at least one of the air treatment and the scent via the processing circuitry in response to the presence of the air contaminant,

wherein the triggering event of motion detection determines whether motion is present proximal the air conditioner apparatus and performs the dispensing of the at least one of the air treatment and the scent via the processing circuitry in response to the presence of the motion and based on a location of the motion, and

wherein the triggering event of light detection determines whether a change in a light level is present proximal the air conditioner apparatus and performs the dispensing of the at least one of the air treatment and the scent via the processing circuitry in response to the change, and

wherein the triggering event of rodent detection identifies the presence of a rodent via a motion detector of a sensor array controlled by the processing circuitry, wherein the processing circuitry controls the at least one dispenser to dispense the odorless pest repellant into the air stream of the air conditioner apparatus in response to identifying the presence of the rodent.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-readable instructions which when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method implemented by an air conditioner apparatus having processing circuitry and at least one dispenser controlled by the processing circuitry, the method comprising:

controlling the at least one dispenser to dispense the at least one of the air treatment and the scent into an air stream of the air conditioner apparatus in response to five of a plurality of triggering events, the plurality of triggering events including facial recognition, air contaminant detection, motion detection, light detection, and rodent detection, the at least one of the air treatment and the scent including odorless pest repellant,

wherein the triggering event of facial recognition compares and maps recognized faces proximal the air conditioner apparatus to the at least one of the air treatment and the scent to map the recognized faces to a preferred air treatment and scent by a majority rule,

wherein the triggering event of air contaminant detection determines whether an air contaminant is present proximal the air conditioner apparatus and performs the dispensing of the at least one of the air treatment and the scent via the processing circuitry in response to the presence of the air contaminant,

wherein the triggering event of motion detection determines whether motion is present proximal the air conditioner apparatus and performs the dispensing of the at least one of the air treatment and the scent via the processing circuitry in response to the presence of the motion and based on a location of the motion, and

wherein the triggering event of light detection determines whether a change in a light level is present proximal the air conditioner apparatus and performs the dispensing of the at least one of the air treatment and the scent via the processing circuitry in response to the change, and

wherein the triggering event of rodent detection identifies the presence of a rodent via a motion detector of a sensor array controlled by the processing circuitry, wherein the processing circuitry controls the at least one dispenser to dispense the odorless pest repellant into the air stream of the air conditioner apparatus in response to identifying the presence of the rodent.