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(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2015/0052975 A1 US 2015.0052975A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2015/0052975 A1 Martin (43) Pub. Date: Feb. 26, 2015 (54) NETWORKED AIR QUALITY MONITORING (52) U.S. Cl. CPC ..... F24F II/0017 (2013.01); F24F 2011/0026 (71) Applicant: David Martin, Chagrin Falls, OH (US) (2013.01); F24F 2011/0027 (2013.01) (72) Inventor: David Martin, Chagrin Falls, OH (US) USPC ......................................................... 73/31.02 (21) Appl. No.: 14/533,305 (57) ABSTRACT (22) Filed: Nov. 5, 2014 Related U.S. Application Data Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable (63) Continuation of application No. 13/737,102, filed on media for continuously monitoring residential air quality and Jan. 9, 2013, now Pat. No. 8,907,803. providing a trend based analysis regarding various air pollut (60) Provisional application No. 61/584,432, filed on Jan ants are presented herein. The system comprises an air quality 9, 2012 s - as monitor located in a residential house, wherein the air quality s monitor is configured to measure the level of an air pollutant. Publication Classification The system also includes a server that is communicatively coupled to the air quality monitor, wherein the server is con (51) Int. Cl. figured to generate a unique environmental fingerprint asso F24F II/00 (2006.01) ciated with the residential house. AIR QUALITY MONITOR 102 104 RAOO MODULE 100. / 106 SENSOR COMPONENT 108 SERVER 10 Patent Application Publication Feb. 26, 2015 Sheet 1 of 15 US 2015/0052975 A1 id 3 S g O 2. O e >- s C e s Patent Application Publication Feb. 26, 2015 Sheet 3 of 15 US 2015/0052975 A1 300 TN 204 PARTICULATE SENSOR POWER REGULATOR 304 AUDOWSAL ENDICATORS FIG. 3 Patent Application Publication Feb. 26, 2015 Sheet 4 of 15 US 2015/0052975 A1 400 N. 2OS TEMPERATURE SENSOR 402 POWER REGULATOR 404 TEMPERATURE MODULE FG. 4 Patent Application Publication Feb. 26, 2015 Sheet 5 of 15 US 2015/0052975 A1 500 N 208 RELATIVE HUMIDITY SENSOR POWER REGULATOR 504 RELATWE HUMOTY WOOUE F.G. 5 Patent Application Publication Feb. 26, 2015 Sheet 6 of 15 US 2015/0052975 A1 SO) N. 210 WOAE ORGANC COMPOUND SENSOR 602 HEATER AND POWER REGULATOR 604 WOALE ORGANC COMPOUND WODE F.G. 6 Patent Application Publication Feb. 26, 2015 Sheet 7 of 15 US 2015/0052975 A1 700 N 212 NTROGEN OXDES SENSOR 702 HEATER AND POWER REGULATOR 704 NITROGEN OXDES MODULE FIG. 7 Patent Application Publication Feb. 26, 2015 Sheet 8 of 15 US 2015/0052975 A1 800 N. 2S COWBUSTEBLE GAS SENSOR 802 HEATER AND POWER REGULATOR 804 COWBUSTBLE GAS WODUE FIG. 8 Patent Application Publication Feb. 26, 2015 Sheet 9 of 15 US 2015/0052975 A1 900 N. 218 CARBON DOXDE SENSOR 902 HEATER AND POWER REGULATOR 904 CARBON DOXDE MODE FG. 9 Patent Application Publication Feb. 26, 2015 Sheet 10 of 15 US 2015/0052975 A1 OOO TN 220 FORMADEHYDE SENSOR 102 HEATER AND POWER REGULATOR 1904 FORMADEHYDE WOOLE FIG. 10 Patent Application Publication Feb. 26, 2015 Sheet 11 of 15 US 2015/0052975 A1 1100 N. 108 ANAYSS COWPONENT 1102 NOTFCATION COMPONENT 1104. ARTFCA NELGENCE COWPONENT 1 106 FIG. 11 Patent Application Publication Feb. 26, 2015 Sheet 12 of 15 US 2015/0052975 A1 {}02||__^ Patent Application Publication Feb. 26, 2015 Sheet 13 of 15 US 2015/0052975 A1 300 TN STAR 3O2 NALIZE SENSORS MONTOR AMBENT AR QUALITY 1304 AND BROAOCAST DATA TO SERVER FOR ANALYSES RECEIVE SIGNAL FROM SERVER 306 REGARONG DEWATIONS FROMAN ESTABLISHED ENVIRONMENTAL FNGERPRINT DSPACH NOTIFICATIONS OR 1308 RAISE ALARM BASED ON THE SGNAL F.G. 13 Patent Application Publication Feb. 26, 2015 Sheet 14 of 15 US 2015/0052975 A1 1400- STAR 1402 RECEIVE DAA FROM SENSORS BULD BASEINE ENVIRONMENTAL A.04 FNGERPRENT MONOR DATA RECEIVEO FROM 4OS SENSORS FOR DEWATONS FROM ESTABSHED BASELNE ENVERONMENTAL FINGERPRNT SEND NOTIFICATIONALARMS 4.08 SIGNALS TO AROUALITY MONTOR ANDOR USER FIG. 14 Patent Application Publication Feb. 26, 2015 Sheet 15 of 15 US 2015/0052975 A1 1500 YA irrir". - 1528 ....................................................OPERATING SYSTEM APPLICATIONS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1532 MODULES: - 1534 DATA 1512 OUTPUT DEVICE(S) 1540 INPUT DEVICE(S) 1536 NETWORK iNTERFACE 1548 SORAGE REMOTE COMPUTER(S) MEMORY SORAGE 1546 FIG. 15 US 2015/0052975 A1 Feb. 26, 2015 NETWORKED AIR QUALITY MONITORING from poor indoor air quality continues to grow, the Scientific literature and the awareness of this health issue will grow as CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED well. APPLICATIONS 0009 Telemedicine has been shown to reduce the cost of healthcare and increase efficiency through better manage 0001. This application is a Continuation of U.S. patent ment of chronic diseases by reducing and shortening hospital application Ser. No. 13/737,102, filed Jan. 9, 2013, entitled visits. The providers of telemedicine technology can help “NETWORKED AIR QUALITY MONITORING” which hospitals control their costs where it matters most. claims priority to Provisional Application No. 61/584,432 0010. In the current administrations healthcare reforms, entitled “NETWORKED AIR QUALITY MONITORING” new legislation will penalize hospitals for readmission. Cur filed Jan. 9, 2012. The entireties of the above noted U.S. rently, readmissions are the most costly to the government patent application and Provisional application are hereby and the taxpayer taking up nearly 20% of Medicare’s S103 incorporated by reference. billion budget. In fact, one in five patients discharged are readmitted within 30 days. This is widely regarded to be an TECHNICAL FIELD avoidable problem. However, some patients with chronic dis eases will always be coming back. 0002 The subject matter described and disclosed herein 0011. Due to the chronic and worsening nature of COPD, relates to air quality monitoring, and more specifically to patients suffering from this disease have some of the highest remotely monitoring indoor air quality. readmission rates. Consequently, the average annual Medi care expenditure on COPD patients is nearly double that of all BACKGROUND covered patients. COPD also has the highest cost of care of all 0003 Air quality has been a popular issue for decades. Air illnesses. Knowing that poor indoor air quality can trigger quality is typically in the context of outdoor pollutants such as symptoms in COPD patients, remote and constant monitoring Smog, car exhaust, or Smoke. The negative effects of poor of the indoor air quality in COPD patients’ homes can help outdoor air quality has on an individuals health has been well reduce these costs. studied and is commonly known. Now, the focus is moving 0012 Asthma is responsible for a large number of hospital indoors to the negative effects poor indoor air quality has on visits as well. It accounts for 10.5 million visits each year and a person’s health. is the third ranking cause of visits for children under 15. As a 0004 Indoor air pollution is one of the world’s worst result, the direct cost due to asthma in the United States each pollution problems. People spend 90% of their time indoors year is S14.7 billion. While people suffering from asthma and 65% of their time is in their home. That number is even know the importance of eliminating triggers from their envi higher for the patients most vulnerable to poor indoor air ronment, fewer than 30% know what those triggers are. Con quality: bed-ridden patients with chronic disease, the elderly, stant monitoring of indoor air quality can raise awareness of and infants. These patients suffer from difficulty breathing, asthma triggers and prevent millions of hospital visits each wheezing, coughing, and aggravation of chronic respiratory year. and cardiac conditions. SUMMARY 0005 One such medical condition that is worsened by poor indoor air quality is chronic obstructive pulmonary dis 0013 The following presents a simplified summary to ease (COPD). COPD is predicted to become the third leading provide a basic understanding of Some aspects described cause of death by 2020. Currently, poor indoor air quality is herein. This summary is not an extensive overview of the responsible for 700,000 of the 2.7 million deaths from COPD disclosed subject matter. It is not intended to identify key or worldwide. When poor indoor air quality does not cause critical elements of the disclosed subject matter, or delineate death, it triggers symptoms in COPD patients. the scope of the Subject disclosure. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts of the disclosed Subject matter in a 0006 Poor indoor air quality can also trigger symptoms in simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description asthmatics. The environmental protection agency (EPA) lists presented later. secondhand Smoke, dust mites, mold, pests, warm-blooded 0014 Telemedicine is the future of healthcare and along pets, and nitrogen and outside as the most common indoor with it comes telemonitoring. Yet, there is no cost effective asthma triggers. Approximately one in ten Americans have method to remotely and continuously monitor indoor air been diagnosed with asthma and 70% of them also have quality. Poor indoor air quality has a negative impact, short allergies. It is estimated that the number of asthmatics will term and long-term, on the health and productivity of those at grow to 100 million by 2025. home, work, and School. It is an increasing issue putting a 0007. There have been numerous studies showing an asso negative strain on our economy by increasing costs to busi ciation between indoor air quality and heart disease. In par nesses and healthcare. Telemonitoring of indoor air quality ticular, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and fine particle can improve healthcare and control these costs. However, if it mass have been found to trigger episodes in arrhythmia is to gain widespread adoption, the technology must be reli patients.
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