Automatic bump and calibration in gas detectors via short range communication

• US 10,725,003 B2
• Filed: 01/12/2016
• Issued: 07/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Johnson, Kirk William, Englot, Kelly, Mroszczak, Stephen
• Primary Examiner(s): Raevis, Robert R
• Application Number:
  US15/541,656
• Publication Number:
  US 20180267003A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,659 Days
• Field of Search: 73 106, 702100, 702104, 702 87, 702 88
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/0006 Calibrating gas analysers
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/12 responsive to undesired emission of substances, e.g. pollution alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/47 using RFID associated with sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

Embodiments relate generally to systems and methods for completing processes on a gas detector device using near-field communication between the gas detector device and an NFC tag. The NFC tag may communicate instructions or information to the gas detector device. The NFC tag may be located on or near a gas testing system, comprising gas deliver tube(s), gas tank(s), as well as other elements. In some embodiments, the gas detector device may comprise a single button to simplify interactions with the user.

Claims

1. A gas detection device comprising:

a processor;

a memory;

a near field communication reader configured to wirelessly interact with at least one near field communication tag that is configured to be removably coupled to a gas testing system, the near field communication reader configured to receive, from the near field communication tag, information comprising at least one instruction that is representative of an action to be carried out by the gas detection device; and

an application stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, receives the information comprising the at least one instruction for the action to be carried out by the gas detection device from the near field communication tag via the near field communication reader, and executes the action based on the information received from the near field communication tag.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the near field communication reader is configured to receive information from the near field communication tag comprising an instruction for the gas detection device to enter a bumping mode.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the near field communication reader is configured to receive information from the near field communication tag comprising an instruction for the gas detection device to enter a calibration mode.

4. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

an attachment point configured to be removably coupled to the gas testing system,

wherein the attachment point is configured to receive one or more sample gases from the gas testing system before or during completion of the action by the gas detection device.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the gas detection device is configured to attach to a plurality of gas delivery tubes and complete a plurality of actions.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the gas detection device comprises a single button for interaction between a user and the gas detection device.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the gas testing system comprises one or more gas delivery tubes and a gas tank.

8. A method comprising:

connecting, by an attachment point of a gas detection device, to a gas delivery tube of a gas testing system, wherein the gas testing system is configured to supply a gas to the attachment point of the gas detection device via the gas delivery tube;

wirelessly receiving, from a near field communication tag of the gas testing system, via a near field communication reader of the gas detection device, information comprising at least one instruction for an action to be carried out by the gas detection device;

executing, by the gas detection device, the at least one instruction received from the near field communication tag to complete the action; and

receiving a volume of a sample gas, output from the gas delivery tube, to a sensor of the gas detection device such that the gas detection device is able to complete the action.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

connecting, by the gas detection device, to a second gas delivery tube of the gas testing system, wherein the gas testing system comprises a second near field communication tag;

wirelessly receiving, by the near field communication reader of the gas detection device, from the second near field communication tag, second information comprising at least one second instructions for a second action to be carried out by the gas detection device;

executing, by the gas detection device, the at least one second instructions received from the second near field communication tag to complete the second action; and

receiving a second volume of the sample gas or a volume of a second sample gas from the second gas delivery tube to a sensor of the gas detection device to complete the second action.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the action comprises causing the gas detection device to enter into a bumping mode.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

completing, using the gas detection device, a bump process.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the action comprises causing the gas detection device to enter into a calibration mode.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

completing, using the gas detection device, a calibration process.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the near field communication tag is located on the gas delivery tube.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein the gas detection device comprises a single button for interaction between a user and the gas detection device.

16. A system comprising:

a gas testing system comprising;

one or more gas tanks containing a volume of a sample gas;

one or more gas delivery tubes coupled to a respective gas tank of the one or more gas tanks and configured to communicate at least a portion of the sample gas therethrough; and

a near field communication tag, wherein the near field communication tag is configured to store information related to at least one instruction for an action to be carried out; and

a gas detection device comprising;

a processor;

a memory;

a near field communication reader configured to wirelessly interact with the near field communication tag of the gas testing system, the near field communication reader configured to receive, from the near field communication tag, the information comprising at least one instruction for the action to be carried out by the gas detection device;

an attachment point configured to be removably coupled to the one or more gas delivery tubes in order to receive a supply of the sample gas from the gas testing system; and

an application stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, receives the information comprising the at least one instruction for the action to be carried out by the gas detection device from the near field communication tag via the near field communication reader, and executes the action based on the information received from the near field communication tag.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the near field communication tag is configured to store information comprising an instruction for the gas detection device to enter a bumping mode.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the near field communication tag is configured to store information comprising an instruction for the gas detection device to enter a calibration mode.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the gas delivery tube is configured to deliver gas to the attachment point of the gas detection device such that the gas detection device is able to complete the action.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the gas detection device comprises a single button for interaction between a user and the gas detection device.