US 8,077,048 B2 · Smoke monitor

Abstract

Systems and methods for a smoke monitor are described. In one aspect, a smoke monitor includes a detector to sense when a user lights a smoking device such as a cigarette, pipe, etc. In one implementation, for example, such detection is made by detecting the audible sound of a lighter, via a smoke detector, and/or so on. In one implementation, the smoke monitor includes a counter that counts the number of smoking devices lit by a user, for example, over a predetermined amount of time. Exceeding a threshold number of smoking devices (e.g., lighting one or more smoking devices) over that period of time may cause the smoke monitor to implement one or more configurable events such as audio alarms, vibrations, etc. In one implementation, and responsive to the smoke monitor detecting smoke, a particle generator coupled to the smoke monitor generates particles to freshen surrounding air.

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Dependent claims

A smoke monitor comprising:

a processor;
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising computer program instructions executable by the processor, and the computer-program instructions, when executed by the processor, implementing instructions comprising:
receiving a signal indicating that smoke has been detected from a smoking device, the signal being generated by an audio sensor responsive to sensing a sound associated with lighting of the smoking device;
responsive to receiving the signal:
evaluating a set of predefined criteria associated with smoking to determine if any actions are to be implemented;
and
if operations for the evaluating indicate that one or more actions is/are to be implemented, generating at least one alert mapped to an action of the one or more actions to notify a user that at least one of the predefined criteria has been met.

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