Dynamic display and control of UV source for sanitization in mobile devices
AssigneeVerilux, Inc.
InventorRyan J. Douglas
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Abstract
A mobile sanitizer movable across a surface to sanitize the surface. The sanitizer may comprise an ultraviolet light source that illuminates the surface and a microprocessor control. The control may adjust the light source intensity in response to a speed of the movement of the light source relative to the surface. And, for instance, the control may drive a display indicating how movement of the device relates to sanitization settings input by a user.
Claims28
A mobile sanitizer movable across a surface to sanitize the surface comprising an ultraviolet light source that illuminates the surface and a microprocessor control operably controlling a display that indicates to a user when a sanitization process is being successfully executed;
- wherein the control provides for an intensity of the light source to decrease in response to a decrease of the speed and also provides for the light intensity to increase in response to an increase of a speed of movement of the light source;
- or wherein the control changes an intensity of the light source in response to a change in a condition at the surface.
A process of making a mobile sanitizer for sanitization of a surface by an ultraviolet light source comprising preparing a microprocessor control to
- (i) adjust the intensity of the light source as the light source is moved and in response to a speed of the movement of the light source relative to the surface and/or
- (ii) control a display to indicate to a user a indicating a target speed and a speed of movement of the light source relative to the surface.
A method of sanitizing a surface with a mobile sanitizer that directs light from an ultraviolet light source onto the surface, the method comprising:
- selecting a plurality of settings to achieve a light dosage goal, moving the sanitization device across the surface;
- wherein the sanitizer automatically adjusts an intensity of the light source in response to a speed of the movement of the light source relative to the surface;
- or wherein the sanitizer further increases or decreases an intensity of the light source in response to a change in a condition at the surface.
A mobile sanitizer movable across a surface to sanitize the surface comprising an ultraviolet light source that illuminates the surface and a microprocessor control operably controlling a display that indicates to a user when a sanitization process is being successfully executed;
- wherein the control automatically adjusts an intensity of the light source in response to a speed of the movement of the light source relative to the surface;
- or wherein the control changes an intensity of the light source in response to a change in a condition at the surface.
A mobile sanitizer movable across a surface to sanitize the surface comprising an ultraviolet light source that illuminates the surface and a microprocessor control operably controlling the light source intensity to adjust the intensity of the light source as the light source is moved and in response to a speed of the movement of the light source relative to the surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.