Security system for fluid filtration device

A disinfection system for disinfecting fluid in an environment passing through said disinfection system, said disinfection system comprising:

• a fluid handler comprising a housing having at least one filter receiving area for receiving at least one filter for filtering air passing through the disinfection system, said fluid handler having a blower that causes air flow in said fluid handler in order to treat the air to facilitate reducing or elimination airborne contaminants, bacteria or pathogens in the air as it passes through said fluid handler;
• a filter tracking system adapted to perform at least one of the following:
• tracking at least one of a filter effectiveness associated with said at least one filter;
• preventing a re-usage of said at least one filter if said at least one filter fails at least one predetermined filter usage criteria;
• preventing use of said at least one filter if a usage time of said at least one filter has expired;
• or preventing said fluid handler from operating if a verification code associated with said at least one filter is not verified;
• wherein said fluid handler maintains a database of said at least one pairing identification code and at least one filter identification code;
• wherein a fluid treatment processor causes a fluid handler identification code that is unique to said fluid handler to be written to said at least one filter using a reader/writer and said fluid treatment processor permanently records said fluid handler identification code into a filter memory of said at least one filter and generates at least one fluid handler pairing code in response thereto in order to permanently pair said at least one filter to said fluid handler, said reader/writer of said fluid handler being adapted to read said at least one filter identification code that is unique to said at least one filter and said fluid treatment processor stores said at least one filter identification code that is unique to said at least one filter and said at least one pairing code into said database in a fluid handler memory associated with said fluid handler;
• wherein if said fluid treatment processor determines that said fluid handler identification code for said fluid handler is not either part of said at least one pairing identification code or not permanently written to said filter memory of said at least one filter when said at least one filter is situated in said at least one filter receiving area, then said fluid treatment processor causes said reader/writer to permanently write said fluid handler identification code associated with said fluid handler to said filter memory of said at least one filter and reads said at least one filter identification code and performance data comprising at least one of a maximum filter usage time, preprogrammed lifespan or maximum filter usage code using said reader/writer and causes them to be stored in said database into said fluid handler;
• wherein said fluid treatment processor reads said fluid handler identification code from said at least one filter when said at least one filter is received in said filter receiving area and verifies that said fluid handler identification code is already resident in said filter memory of said at least one filter or matches said fluid handler identification code stored for that particular said at least one filter in said database and determines whether said fluid handler identification code associated and stored on said at least one filter is the same fluid handler identification code for said fluid handler as originally written to said filter memory when it was inserted into said fluid handler;
• wherein if said fluid handler identification code read from said at least one filter is not verified against said database, then said fluid treatment processor causes said fluid handler operation to be interrupted and/or prevents said fluid handler from operating, thereby preventing said at least one filter from being used in either said fluid handler or any subsequent fluid handler;
• wherein said environment comprises at least one indoor room, said blower in said fluid handler causing at least some contaminated air in said environment to enter into said fluid handler in order to treat said contaminated air;
• wherein at least a portion of said contaminated air passes through said at least one filter so that said at least one filter may collect at least some of said contamination when said fluid handler is active and so that said fluid handler may deliver decontaminated or treated air into said environment.

A security system for a fluid filtration device for decontaminating or treating air in an environment comprising:

• electronic means for transferring data bidirectionally between a changeable filter component and a fluid handler, said fluid handler having a blower that causes air flow in said fluid handler in order to treat the air to facilitate reducing or eliminating airborne contaminants, bacteria or pathogens in the air to facilitate reducing or eliminating airborne contaminants, bacteria or pathogens in the air as it passes through said fluid handler;
• at least one of said filter and said fluid handler incorporating preprogrammed unique internal identification codes;
• wherein said fluid handler maintains a database or lookup table of said at least one pairing identification code and at least one filter identification code;
• wherein a fluid treatment processor causes a fluid handler identification code that is unique to said fluid handler to be written to said at least one filter using a reader/writer and said fluid treatment processor permanently records said fluid handler identification code into a filter memory of said at least one filter and generates said at least one pairing identification code in response thereto in order to permanently pair said at least one filter to said fluid handler, said reader/writer of said fluid handler being adapted to read said at least one filter identification code that is unique to said at least one filter and said fluid treatment processor stores said at least one filter identification code that is unique to said at least one filter and said at least one pairing code into said database in a fluid handler memory associated with said fluid handler;
• wherein if said fluid treatment processor determines that said fluid handler identification code for said fluid handler is not either part of said at least one pairing identification code or not permanently written to said filter memory of said at least one filter when said at least one filter is situated in said at least one filter receiving area, then said fluid treatment processor causes said reader/writer to permanently write said fluid handler identification code associated with said fluid handler to said filter memory of said at least one filter and reads said at least one filter identification code and performance data comprising at least one of a maximum filter usage time, preprogrammed lifespan or maximum filter usage code using said reader/writer and causes them to be stored in said database into said fluid handler;
• wherein said fluid treatment processor reads said fluid handler identification code from said at least one filter when said at least one filter is received in said filter receiving area and verifies that said fluid handler identification code is already resident in said filter memory of said at least one filter or matches said fluid handler identification code stored for that particular said at least one filter in said database and determines whether said fluid handler identification code associated and stored on said at least one filter is the same fluid handler identification code for said fluid handler as originally written to said filter memory when it was inserted into said fluid handler;
• wherein if said fluid handler identification code read from said at least one filter is not verified against said database, then said fluid treatment processor causes said fluid handler operation to be interrupted and/or prevents said fluid handler from operating, thereby preventing said at least one filter from being used in either said fluid handler or any subsequent fluid handler;
• wherein said environment comprises at least one indoor room, said blower in said fluid handler causing at least some contaminated air in said environment to enter into said fluid handler in order to treat said contaminated air;
• wherein at least a portion of said contaminated air passes through said at least one filter so that said at least one filter may collect at least some of said contamination when said fluid handler is active and so that said fluid handler may deliver decontaminated or treated air into said environment.

A security system for a filtration device for decontaminating or treating air in an environment comprising a database which receives and encodes a unique identification code originating in an individual filter and pairs said code with system performance data, said identification code and said performance data allowing a user to evaluate the performance of said individual filter, said performance data consisting of fluid quality, fluid flow, power draw, timing, or other parameters determining system integrity;

• wherein a fluid handler maintains said database of said at least one pairing identification code and at least one filter identification code, said fluid handler having a blower that causes air flow in said fluid handler in order to treat the air to facilitate reducing or eliminating airborne contaminants, bacteria or pathogens in the air as it passes through said fluid handler;
• wherein a fluid treatment processor causes a fluid handler identification code that is unique to said fluid handler to be written to said individual filter using a reader/writer and said fluid treatment processor permanently records said fluid handler identification code into a filter memory of said at least one filter and generates an at least one fluid handler pairing code in response thereto in order to permanently pair said at least one filter to said fluid handler, said reader/writer of said fluid handler being adapted to read said at least one filter identification code that is unique to said at least one filter and said fluid treatment processor stores said at least one filter identification code that is unique to said at least one filter and said at least one pairing code into said database in a fluid handler memory associated with said fluid handler;
• wherein if said fluid treatment processor determines that said fluid handler identification code for said fluid handler is not either part of said at least one pairing identification code or not permanently written to said filter memory of said at least one filter when said at least one filter is situated in at least one filter receiving area, then said fluid treatment processor causes said reader/writer to permanently write said fluid handler identification code associated with said fluid handler to said filter memory of said at least one filter and reads said at least one filter identification code and performance data comprising at least one of a maximum filter usage time, preprogrammed lifespan or maximum filter usage code using said reader/writer and causes them to be stored in said database into said fluid handler;
• wherein said fluid treatment processor reads said fluid handler identification code from said at least one filter when said at least one filter is received in said at least one filter receiving area and verifies that said fluid handler identification code is already resident in said filter memory of said at least one filter or matches said fluid handler identification code stored for that particular said at least one filter in said database and determines whether said fluid handler identification code associated and stored on said at least one filter is the same fluid handler identification code for said fluid handler as originally written to said filter memory when it was inserted into said fluid handler;
• wherein if said fluid handler identification code read from said at least one filter is not verified against said database, then said fluid treatment processor causes said fluid handler operation to be interrupted and/or prevents said fluid handler from operating, thereby preventing said at least one filter from being used in either said fluid handler or any subsequent fluid handler;
• wherein said environment comprises at least one indoor room, said blower in said fluid handler causing at least some contaminated air in said environment to enter into said fluid handler in order to treat said contaminated air;
• wherein at least a portion of said contaminated air passes through said at least one filter so that said at least one filter may collect at least some of said contamination when said fluid handler is active and so that said fluid handler may deliver decontaminated or treated air into said environment.