Portable electronic device with a smart air purifier

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10272171-B2
Application number	US-201615132307-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 19, 2016
Priority date	Oct 14, 2015
Publication date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

A portable electronic device with a smart air purifier is provided with an electronic device body having a display surface, a back surface and a side jointed with the surfaces. The smart air purifier is embedded in the electronic device body. The smart air purifier includes a container, a fan, an air cleaning device, an air quality receiver, a tracking device, an adjustable opening, and a control panel. The container includes an air inlet formed on the back surface, an air outlet formed on the display surface, and an opening formed on the side. The fan draws air from the inlet to provide an airflow. The air cleaning device filters the airflow. The air quality receiver detects quality of the airflow. The tracking device tracks the user. The adjustable opening is disposed at the air outlet of the container. The control panel controls the fan and the adjustable opening.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A portable electronic device with a smart air purifier, comprising:
an electronic device body in which an energy source is installed to supply power to operate the portable electronic device, the electronic device body having a display surface, a back surface opposite to the display surface, and a side jointed with the display surface and the back surface; and
a smart air purifier embedded in the electronic device body and connected to the energy source to receive power to operate, the smart air purifier including:
a container arranged in the electronic device body, the container including an air inlet formed on the back surface of the electronic device body, an outlet formed on the display surface of the electronic device body, and an opening formed on the side of the electronic device body;
a fan arranged in the container for drawing air from the inlet to provide an airflow and control a flow rate of the air outlet;
an air cleaning device arranged in the container corresponding to the opening for filtering the airflow;
an air quality receiver arranged in the container for receiving a surrounding environment's air quality;
a tracking device arranged in the container for tracking a user;
an adjustable opening disposed at the outlet of the container, wherein an outlet opening size is adjustable for controlling the flow rate; and
a control panel connected to the air quality receiver, the tracking device, the fan, and the adjustable opening for controlling the fan and the adjustable opening according to information obtained from the air quality receiver and the tracking device.

2. The portable electronic device with a smart air purifier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the adjustable opening is controlled to adjust the flow rate and a direction of the airflow.

3. The portable electronic device with a smart air purifier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the control panel increases a speed of the fan and decreases the outlet opening size of the adjustable opening when the air quality is poor or when the user is farther away from the smart air purifier, and the control panel decreases the speed of the fan and increases the outlet size of the adjustable opening when the air quality is good or when the user is closer to the smart air purifier.

4. The portable electronic device with a smart air purifier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the tracking device is configured to track one or more of the following: body temperature of the user, eye movement of the user, facial expression of the user, body movement of the user, biomarker of the user, and specific materials people wear.

5. The portable electronic device with a smart air purifier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the adjustable opening is a nozzle.

6. The portable electronic device with a smart air purifier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the air cleaning device is an air filter.

7. The portable electronic device with a smart air purifier as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the air filter is a High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filter, an Ultra Low Penetration Air filter (ULPA), a nano-fiber filter, a carbon filter, a gas filter, a catalyst filter, or an anti-microbial filter.

8. The portable electronic device with a smart air purifier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the air cleaning device is an ionizer for producing high concentration of charged ions capable of attaching to a particle's surface.

9. The portable electronic device with a smart air purifier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the air cleaning device is an ultraviolet air purifier which uses an ultraviolet light source to eliminate living organisms.

10. The portable electronic device with a smart air purifier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the air cleaning device is a catalyst filter which is configured to turn carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide.

11. The portable electronic device with a smart air purifier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the air quality receiver is a sensor for detecting one or more of the following: PM2.5, PM10, particle number concentration, particle size distribution, particle chemical composition, gas concentration, gas composition, ozone, methane, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).

12. The portable electronic device with a smart air purifier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the air quality receiver is a mobile application (APP) for receiving air quality information from an air quality monitor station.

13. The portable electronic device with a smart air purifier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein local air quality is directly sent to the portable electronic device and transferred to the control panel of the smart air purifier without using the air quality receiver.

14. The portable electronic device with a smart air purifier as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a remote control for remotely controlling the control panel.

15. The portable electronic device with a smart air purifier as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the control panel tracks the remote control by the tracking device so as to direct the air flow to a location where the remote control is disposed.

16. The portable electronic device with a smart air purifier as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a location indication device which is configured to be attached to the user, the tracking device is configured to track the location indication device and send a signal back to the control panel, and the control panel is configured to send out signals to direct the air flow to where the location indication device is disposed.

17. The portable electronic device with a smart air purifier as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a host controller arranged in the electronic device body and connected to the control panel for controlling the control panel.

18. The portable electronic device with a smart air purifier as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the portable electronic device is a smart phone, a notebook computer, or a tablet computer.

Assignees

• Univ Nat Cheng Kung

Inventors

• LIN Ming-Yeng
• LIN Huann-Shyang

Classifications

• B01D2253/304

  Linear dimensions, e.g. particle shape, diameter · CPC title

• B03C2201/24

  for measuring or calculating of parameters, e.g. efficiency · CPC title

• B01D53/04

  with stationary adsorbents {(B01D53/025 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B01D53/30

  Controlling by gas-analysis apparatus (regulating non electrical variables in general G05D) · CPC title

• B01D2258/06

  Polluted air · CPC title