Calibrating an environmental monitoring device
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G08B-029/20
G08B-029/22
G08B-001/08
출원번호
US-0887223
(2015-10-19)
등록번호
US-10026304
(2018-07-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Taylor, Kyle
Ivers, Lucas D.
Nguyen, Jane L.
Marshall, Laura
Tangirala, Venu K.
Stevens, Andrew G.
출원인 / 주소
Leeo, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Sloat, Ashley
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초록▼
A computer that facilitates calibration of an environmental monitoring device is described. In particular, the computer may interact with an electronic device of a user of the environmental monitoring device to calibrate the environmental monitoring device. During the calibration, the computer provi
A computer that facilitates calibration of an environmental monitoring device is described. In particular, the computer may interact with an electronic device of a user of the environmental monitoring device to calibrate the environmental monitoring device. During the calibration, the computer provides user-interface information associated with a user interface that allows the user to select to select to monitor sound corresponding to an alarm output by a legacy device (such as a smoke detector) that is in an external environment that includes the environmental monitoring device. When the user selects to monitor a legacy device, the computer provides an instruction to the electronic device for the user to activate the legacy device. Then, the computer receives legacy-device information from the environmental monitoring device, specifying whether the legacy device was detected, a type of legacy device identified based on the monitored sound and/or a location of the legacy device.
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1. A system for calibrating an environmental monitoring device, the system comprising: a computer, comprising: an interface circuit configured to communicate with the environmental monitoring device and an electronic device associated with a user of the environmental monitoring device;a processor co
1. A system for calibrating an environmental monitoring device, the system comprising: a computer, comprising: an interface circuit configured to communicate with the environmental monitoring device and an electronic device associated with a user of the environmental monitoring device;a processor coupled to the interface circuit, wherein, during operation of the computer, the processor is configured to execute a program module; andmemory, coupled to the processor, configured to store the program module, wherein the program module includes instructions for: providing, to the electronic device, user-interface information associated with a user interface that allows the user to select a legacy device to monitor in an environment that includes the environmental monitoring device, wherein the legacy device includes one of: a smoke detector, a carbon-monoxide detector, a dual smoke detector and carbon-monoxide detector, a burglar alarm, a car alarm, and another type of alarm device;receiving, from the electronic device, a user selection in the user interface to monitor sound corresponding to an alarm output by the legacy device when the legacy device is activated;providing, to the electronic device, an instruction to activate the legacy device;receiving, from the environmental monitoring device, legacy-device information specifying whether the legacy device was detected and a type of legacy device identified based on the monitored sound; andproviding, to the electronic device, remedial-action instructions when the legacy-device information indicates that the activated legacy device was not detected, wherein the remedial-action instructions comprise one or more of: an instruction to repeat the activation of the legacy device, an instruction to move the environmental monitoring device, and an instruction to move the legacy device in the environment. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the program module is executed when the user calibrates the environmental monitoring device. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the legacy-device information includes one of: a location of the legacy device and an acoustic characteristic of the environment. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the program module includes instructions for: providing, to the electronic device, second user-interface information associated with a second user interface that allows the user to select another legacy device to monitor;receiving, from the electronic device, a second user selection in the second user interface to monitor sound corresponding to an alarm output by a second legacy device in the environment when the second legacy device is activated, wherein the second legacy device includes an instance of one of: the smoke detector, the carbon-monoxide detector, the dual smoke detector and carbon-monoxide detector, the burglar alarm, the car alarm, and the other type of alarm device;providing, to the electronic device, an instruction to activate the second legacy device; andreceiving, from the environmental monitoring device, second legacy-device information specifying whether the second legacy device was detected and the type of second legacy device identified based on the monitored sound. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the program module includes instructions for providing, to the electronic device, second user-interface information associated with a second user interface that allows the user to select another legacy device to monitor and to specify one or more contacts to notify when the legacy device is activated. 6. The system of claim 5, wherein the program module further includes instructions for: receiving, from the electronic device, a second user selection in the second user interface to specify the one or more contacts; andproviding, to the electronic device, third user-interface information associated with a third user interface that allows the user to provide the one or more contacts and associated contact information. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the program module further includes instructions for: receiving, from the electronic device, a second user selection in the user interface to remind the user later to monitor the sound corresponding to the alarm output by the legacy device when the legacy device is activated; andafter a predefined time interval, providing, to the electronic device, a reminder asking the user whether they want to monitor the sound corresponding to the alarm output by the legacy device when the legacy device is activated. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein the type of legacy device is indeterminate; and wherein the program module further includes instructions for: providing, to the electronic device, a request for the user to specify whether the legacy device is one of: the smoke detector, the carbon-monoxide detector, the dual smoke detector and carbon-monoxide detector, the burglar alarm, the car alarm, and the other type of alarm device; andreceiving, from the electronic device, a response to the request specifying the type of the legacy device. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the program module further includes instructions for repeating the providing of the user-interface information, the receiving of the user selection, the providing of the instruction, and the receiving of the legacy-device information after one of: a time interval, when an object in the environment is repositioned, and when a wireless network that includes the environmental monitoring device is modified. 10. A computer-program product for use in conjunction with a computer, the computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and a computer-program mechanism embedded therein to calibrate an environmental monitoring device, the computer-program mechanism including: instructions for providing, to an electronic device associated with a user of the environmental monitoring device, user-interface information associated with a user interface that allows the user to select to monitor sound corresponding to an alarm output by a legacy device that is in an environment that includes the environmental monitoring device, wherein the legacy device includes one of: a smoke detector, a carbon-monoxide detector, a dual smoke detector and carbon-monoxide detector, a burglar alarm, a car alarm, and another type of alarm device;instructions for receiving, from the electronic device, a user selection in the user interface to monitor sound corresponding to an alarm output by the legacy device when the legacy device is activated;instructions for providing, to the electronic device, an instruction to activate the legacy device;instructions for receiving, from the environmental monitoring device, legacy-device information specifying whether the legacy device was detected and a type of legacy device identified based on the monitored sound; andinstructions for providing, to the electronic device, remedial-action instructions when the legacy-device information indicates that the activated legacy device was not detected, wherein the remedial-action instructions comprise one or more of: an instruction to repeat the activation of the legacy device, an instruction to move the environmental monitoring device, and an instruction to move the legacy device in the environment. 11. The computer-program product of claim 10, wherein the computer-program mechanism further includes instructions for: providing, to the electronic device, second user-interface information associated with a second user interface that allows the user to select another legacy device to monitor;receiving, from the electronic device, a second user selection in the second user interface to monitor sound corresponding to an alarm output by a second legacy device in the environment when the second legacy device is activated, wherein the second legacy device includes an instance of one of: the smoke detector, the carbon-monoxide detector, the dual smoke detector and carbon-monoxide detector, the burglar alarm, the car alarm, and the other type of alarm device;providing, to the electronic device, an instruction to activate the second legacy device; andreceiving, from the environmental monitoring device, second legacy-device information specifying whether the second legacy device was detected and the type of second legacy device identified based on the monitored sound. 12. The computer-program product of claim 10, wherein the computer-program mechanism further includes instructions for providing, to the electronic device, second user-interface information associated with a second user interface that allows the user to select another legacy device to monitor and to specify one or more contacts to notify when the legacy device is activated. 13. The computer-program product of claim 12, wherein the computer-program mechanism further includes instructions for: receiving, from the electronic device, a second user selection in the second user interface to specify the one or more contacts; andproviding, to the electronic device, third user-interface information associated with a third user interface that allows the user to provide the one or more contacts and associated contact information. 14. The computer-program product of claim 10, wherein the computer-program mechanism further includes instructions for: receiving, from the electronic device, a second user selection in the user interface to remind the user later to monitor the sound corresponding to the alarm output by the legacy device when the legacy device is activated; andafter a predefined time interval, providing, to the electronic device, a reminder asking the user whether they want to monitor the sound corresponding to the alarm output by the legacy device when the legacy device is activated. 15. The computer-program product of claim 10, wherein the type of legacy device is indeterminate; and wherein the computer-program mechanism further includes instructions for: providing, to the electronic device, a request for the user to specify whether the legacy device is one of: the smoke detector, the carbon-monoxide detector, the dual smoke detector and carbon-monoxide detector, the burglar alarm, the car alarm, and the other type of alarm device; andreceiving, from the electronic device, a response to the request specifying the type of the legacy device. 16. The computer-program product of claim 10, wherein the computer-program mechanism further includes instructions for repeating the receiving of the user selection, the providing of the user-interface information, the providing of the instruction, and the receiving of the legacy-device information after one of: a time interval, when an object in the environment is repositioned, and when a wireless network that includes the environmental monitoring device is modified. 17. A computer-implemented method for calibrating an environmental monitoring device, wherein the method performed by a control mechanism in the computer comprises: providing, to an electronic device associated with a user of the environmental monitoring device, user-interface information associated with a user interface that allows the user to select to monitor sound corresponding to an alarm output by a legacy device that is in an environment that includes the environmental monitoring device, wherein the legacy device includes one of: a smoke detector, a carbon-monoxide detector, a dual smoke detector and carbon-monoxide detector, a burglar alarm, a car alarm, and another type of alarm device;receiving, from the electronic device, a user selection in the user interface to monitor sound corresponding to the alarm output by the legacy device when the legacy device is activated;providing, to the electronic device, an instruction to activate the legacy device;receiving, from the environmental monitoring device, legacy-device information specifying whether the legacy device was detected and a type of legacy device identified based on the monitored sound; andproviding, to the electronic device, remedial-action instructions when the legacy- device information indicates that the activated legacy device was not detected, wherein the remedial-action instructions comprise one or more of: an instruction to repeat the activation of the legacy device, an instruction to move the environmental monitoring device, and an instruction to move the legacy device in the environment. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the type of legacy device is indeterminate; and wherein the method further includes: providing, to the electronic device, a request for the user to specify whether the legacy device is one of: the smoke detector, the carbon-monoxide detector, the dual smoke detector and carbon-monoxide detector, the burglar alarm, the car alarm, and the other type of alarm device; andreceiving, from the electronic device, a response to the request specifying the type of the legacy device.
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