Air analyzer, treatment and peer networking apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10503180-B2
Application number	US-201815935810-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 26, 2018
Priority date	Jun 16, 2015
Publication date	Dec 10, 2019
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019

Abstract

In an aspect a method is disclosed comprising drawing air into a robotic vapor device, exposing the drawn air to a sensor to detect one or more constituents in the drawn air, determining first measurement data for the one or more constituents of the drawn air via the sensor, transmitting the first measurement data to a computing device via a network, receiving second measurement data from the computing device via the network, determining one or more vaporizable materials to vaporize based on the first measurement data and the second measurement data, and dispensing a vapor comprised of the one or more vaporizable materials.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic vapor device comprising:
a device processor operable for controlling the electronic vapor device;
an air intake configured to receive an air sample from an environment proximate to the electronic vapor device;
a pump component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the pump component is coupled to the air intake and operable to draw the air sample from the environment proximate to the electronic vapor device into the air intake;
at least one sensing component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the at least one sensing component is configured to be in contact with at least a portion of the air sample, wherein the at least one sensing component is operable to detect a plurality of constituent data associated with the air sample;
a vaporizing component operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the vaporizing component is operable to vaporize vaporizable material received therein to generate vapor therefrom;
a vapor outlet coupled to the vaporizing component and configured to receive at least a portion of the vapor generated by the vaporizing component, wherein the vapor outlet is operable to expel the received vapor from the electronic vapor device;
an input/output device operatively coupled to the device processor and controlled in part by the device processor, wherein the input/output device is configured to connect the device processor to a plurality of auxiliary vapor devices, wherein the input/output device is operable to transmit data from the device processor to at least a portion of the auxiliary vapor devices, wherein the input/output device is operable to receive a plurality of auxiliary data from at least a portion of the plurality of auxiliary vapor devices; and
at least one power source operatively coupled to the device processor and operable to generate a supply of power for operation of the electronic vapor device;
wherein the device processor is further operable to;
receive at least a portion of the plurality of detected air sample constituent data from the at least one sensing component,
determine, based on at least a portion of the plurality of detected air sample constituent data, at least one air sample measurement associated with at least one constituent present in the air sample and generate a plurality of air sample measurement data therefrom,
receive, from the input/output device, at least a portion of the plurality of auxiliary data received from at least a portion of the plurality of auxiliary vapor devices,
determine, based on at least a portion of the plurality of air sample measurement data and at least a portion of the plurality of received auxiliary data, at least one action response of at least one of the electronic vapor device, at least one of the plurality of auxiliary vapor devices, and combinations thereof.

2. The electronic vapor device of claim 1 , wherein the device processor is further operable to:
determine, based on the at least one determined action response, at least one vaporizing configuration for vaporizing at least a portion of vaporizable material received in the vaporizing component, and
generate at least one vaporizing control signal for controlling at least one operational parameter of the electronic vapor device in accordance with the at least one vaporizing configuration.

3. The electronic vapor device of claim 1 , wherein the device processor is further operable to:
determine, based on the at least one determined action response, at least one adjustment to a vaporizing configuration for vaporizing at least a portion of vaporizable material received in the vaporizing component, and
generate at least one vaporizing control signal for controlling at least one operational parameter of the electronic vapor device in accordance with the at least one adjusted vaporizing configuration.

4. The electronic vapor device of claim 1 ,
wherein the device processor is further operable to:
determine, based on the at least one determined action response, at least one vaporizing configuration for at least one of the plurality of auxiliary vapor devices;
generate at least one vaporizing control signal for controlling at least one operational parameter of the at least one auxiliary vapor device in accordance with the at least one vaporizing configuration; and

wherein the input/output device is operable to transmit the at least one vaporizing control signal to the at least one auxiliary vapor device.

5. The electronic vapor device of claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary data comprises auxiliary measurement data associated with at least one physical characteristic of at least one constituent present in an air sample proximate to at least one of the plurality of auxiliary vapor devices.

6. The electronic vapor device of claim 5 , wherein the auxiliary data comprises auxiliary measurement data associated with at least one physical characteristic of a select number of constituents present in an air sample proximate to a selected number of the plurality of auxiliary vapor devices.

7. The electronic vapor device of claim 1 , wherein the input/output device is configured to connect the device processor to an associated peer-to-peer network for communication with the plurality of auxiliary vapor devices.

8. The electronic vapor device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensing component is selected from the group of sensing components consisting of: a biochemical/chemical sensor, a genetic sensor, a thermal sensor, a radiation sensor, a mechanical sensor, an optical sensor, a magnetic sensor, an electrical sensor, and combinations thereof.

9. The electronic vapor device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensing component is operable to detect at least one of an identification of a constituent in the air sample, an amount of a constituent in the air sample, a temperature of the air sample, a color of the air sample, a concentration of at least one constituent in the air sample, an air sample pH, an air sample density, a particle size of a constituent in the air sample, a toxicity level of the air sample, and combinations thereof.

10. The electronic vapor device of claim 1 , further comprising a memory operatively coupled to the device processor, wherein the memory is operable to store a plurality of air treatment protocols, wherein the air treatment protocols include at least one of a target concentration for at least one constituent present in the air sample, a minimum threshold concentration for at least one constituent present in the air sample, a maximum threshold concentration for at least one constituent present in the air sample, and combinations thereof.

11. The electronic vapor device of claim 10 , wherein the device processor is further operable to:
compare at least a portion of the plurality of air treatment protocol data to at least one of at least a portion of the plurality of detected air sample constituent data and at least a portion of the auxiliary data, and generate a plurality of comparison data therefrom; and
determine, based on at least a portion of the comparison data, at least one action response of at least one of the electronic vapor device, at least one of the plurality of auxiliary vapor devices, and combinations thereof.

12. A method for operating an electronic vapor device, wherein the electronic vapor device comprises (a) a device processor operable for controlling the electronic vapor device, (b) a vaporizing component operable to vaporize a plurality of materials received therein

Assignees

• Lunatech Llc

Inventors

• Blackley Jonathan Seamus

Classifications

• G01N7/04

  by absorption or adsorption alone · CPC title

• G08B25/08

  using communication transmission lines {(G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence)} · CPC title

• G08B5/36

  using visible light sources · CPC title

• G08B25/10

  using wireless transmission systems {(G08B25/009 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B01D37/00

  Processes of filtration (processes specially adapted for filtering gases B01D46/00) · CPC title