US 12,092,624 B2
Air quality sensors
Catherine Conway, Tysons, VA (US); Robert Nathan Picardi, Herndon, VA (US); Craig Carl Heffernan, Oregon City, OR (US); Daniel Marc Goodman, Needham, MA (US); and Harrison Wayne Donahue, Attleboro, MA (US)
Assigned to Alarm.com Incorporated, Tysons, VA (US)
Filed by Alarm.com Incorporated, Tysons, VA (US)
Filed on Jun. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/211,699.
Application 18/211,699 is a continuation of application No. 16/999,734, filed on Aug. 21, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/896,991, filed on Sep. 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0333075 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. G01N 33/00 (2006.01); F24F 11/62 (2018.01); F24F 110/72 (2018.01)
CPC G01N 33/0075 (2013.01) [F24F 11/62 (2018.01); G01N 33/0034 (2013.01); F24F 2110/72 (2018.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
detecting an increase in a level of particles within an area;
receiving data indicating a decrease in an air processing function of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system; and
automatically turning on an air purifier within the area based on:
i) the detected increase in the level of particles within the area; and
ii) the data indicating the decrease in the air processing function of the HVAC system.