Smart card with sensors for detecting environmental conditions

A system, comprising:

• at least one smart card;
• and
• a base station comprising communication circuitry for communicating with the at least one smart card over a communication network;
• wherein the at least one smart card comprises:
• a substrate;
• at least one environmental detection sensor for respectively detecting at least one predetermined environmental parameter;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• receive an output from the at least one environmental detection sensor;
• determine from the output that the at least one environmental detection sensor detected the at least one predetermined environmental parameter meeting at least one environmental alert trigger condition;
• generate an alert that is representative of the at least one environmental alert trigger condition;
• and
• send over the communication network, the alert to the base station;
• wherein the processor and the at least one environmental detection sensor are held in the substrate;
• wherein the substrate comprises a plurality of pores in at least one region proximate to the at least one environmental detection sensor held in the substrate;
• and
• wherein the plurality of pores exposes the at least one environmental detection sensor held in the substrate to an external environment around the at least one smart card;
• and
• wherein the base station, in response to receiving the alert, is configured to:
• (i) send an alert indication over the communication network to a computing device associated with a user, (ii) actuate an alarm, or both.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a processor in circuitry of a smart card, an output from at least one environmental detection sensor;
• wherein the smart card comprises a display;
• wherein the at least one environmental detection sensor is held in a substrate;
• wherein the smart card is configured to expose the at least one environmental detection sensor held in the substrate to an external environment around the smart card for respectively detecting at least one predetermined environmental parameter through a plurality of pores proximate to the at least one environmental detection sensor and formed in the substrate;
• determining, by the processor, from the output that the at least one environmental detection sensor detected the at least one predetermined environmental parameter meeting at least one environmental alert trigger condition;
• and
• displaying, by the processor, a hazard alert on the display to a user that is representative of the at least one environmental alert trigger condition.