Method and apparatus for remote monitoring of various organic compounds

A monitoring device for measuring volatile organic compounds present in ambient air surround the monitoring device, the monitoring device comprising:

• a housing of the monitoring device, the housing defined by an outer peripheral wall, wherein the outer peripheral wall comprises at least a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the second surface defining an interior cavity disposed with the housing;
• a fan disposed within the interior cavity;
• a plurality of slots in the outer peripheral wall, the plurality of slots disposed directly above the fan and operable to receive ambient air continually pulled from an environment outside of the housing into the interior cavity by the fan;
• one or more buttons disposed on the outer surface of the outer peripheral wall, wherein each of the one or more buttons is operable to be independently selected to indicate that the monitoring device is in use by a unique user;
• a visual indication disposed on the first surface of the outer peripheral wall;
• a sensor comprising:
• a film comprising a metal oxide layer;
• a printed circuit board (PCB) vertically offset from the film, wherein the PCB continually receives the ambient air including the volatile organic compounds, and wherein the sensor detects a change in resistance associated with a presence of the volatile organic compounds;
• and
• a support plate, wherein the support plate is affixed to the film such that a space is formed between the film and the PCB;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled with the sensor and programmed with executable instructions that cause the processor to:
• receive the detected change in resistance from the sensor as a measurement:
• calculate the change in resistance over a period of time as ambient air is continually pulled into the interior cavity;
• and
• transmit, via a wireless transmitter operatively coupled with the processor, the calculated change in resistance over the period of time to a web server in electronic communication with the monitoring device over a network, wherein the web server compares the calculated change in resistance over the period of time to a baseline level of resistance associated with the unique user and determines a set of dietary recommendations associated with an intestinal microbiome of the unique user.

A monitoring device for measuring volatile organic compounds present in ambient air surrounding the monitoring device, the monitoring device comprising:

• a housing of the monitoring device, the housing defined by an outer peripheral wall, wherein the outer peripheral wall comprises at least an outer surface and an inner surface opposite the outer surface, the inner surface defining an interior cavity disposed within the housing;
• a fan disposed within the interior cavity;
• a plurality of slots in the outer peripheral wall, the plurality of slots disposed directly above the fan and operable to receive ambient air continually pulled from an environment outside of the housing into the interior cavity by the fan;
• one or more buttons disposed on the outer surface of the outer peripheral wall, wherein each of the one or more buttons is operable to be independently selected to indicate that the monitoring device is in use by a unique user;
• a sensor comprising:
• a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in a first plane that is vertically offset from a second plane, wherein the PCB continually receives the ambient air including the volatile organic compounds, and wherein the sensor detects a change in resistance associated with a presence of the volatile organic compounds;
• a film disposed in the second plane;
• and
• a support plate, wherein the support plate is affixed to the film such that a space is formed between the film and the PCB;
• a resistance gauge configured to measure the change in resistance of the sensor as a semiconductive material of the film is exposed to the ambient air;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled with the sensor and programmed with executable instructions that cause the processor to:
• receive the detected change in resistance from the sensor as a measurement;
• calculate the change in resistance over a period of time as ambient air is continually pulled into the interior cavity;
• and
• transmit, via a wireless transmitter operatively coupled with the processor, the calculated change in resistance over the period of time to a web server in electronic communication with the monitoring device over a network, wherein the web server compares the calculated change in resistance over the period of time to a baseline level of resistance associated with the unique user and determines a set of dietary recommendations associated with an intestinal microbiome of the unique user.