Mobile Terminal Gas Detection Warning System

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a lack of portable and user-friendly gas detecting apparatuses that allow individuals to detect harmful gases in real-time, limiting their ability to assess danger and take necessary precautions.

Innovation Solution

A mobile terminal equipped with a gas detection unit, a warning unit, and a user interface that sets and executes warning policies based on detected gas concentrations, enabling users to receive alerts and display gas type and concentration information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a professional gas detecting apparatus is used, then gas detection accuracy and reliability are improved, but device portability and ease of use deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegas detection reliabilityVSAvoidease of use
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the gas detection function with the mobile terminal device. The gas detection unit is integrated into the mobile terminal, combining the reliability of professional detection equipment with the portability and ease of use of mobile devices. This allows users to perform gas detection themselves without needing to invite skilled persons from professional organizations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The mobile terminal is enhanced with multi-functionality by adding gas detection capability to the existing communication functions. The terminal can now serve both as a communication device and a gas detection device, making it universally applicable for both purposes without requiring separate specialized equipment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Measurement precision

If a professional gas detecting apparatus is used, then gas detection accuracy is improved, but device portability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegas detection accuracyVSAvoiddevice portability
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The gas detection unit is merged with the mobile terminal, combining the measurement precision of professional detection equipment with the portability of mobile devices. The integrated design allows the detection function to be carried anywhere without requiring a separate, bulky professional apparatus.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Reliability

If real-time gas detection is enabled, then safety and responsiveness are improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovesafetyVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mobile terminal automatically performs gas detection, analyzes the concentration data, and executes warning policies without requiring user intervention. The system self-manages the detection process, data processing, and safety warnings, reducing the operational complexity for users while maintaining high safety standards.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously monitors gas concentration and provides real-time feedback through automatic warnings when safety thresholds are exceeded. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures timely safety responses while managing complexity through automated control based on preset warning policies.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS7705740B2Method and mobile terminal for gas detection warning
Publication Date: 2010.04.27 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A method and a mobile terminal for gas detection warning are disclosed to solve the problem that people cannot detect gas by themselves due to the lack of a portable gas detecting apparatus. The mobile terminal is portable and typically includes a central control unit, a gas detection unit, a warning unit and a user interface unit. The apparatus performs a warning operation by using a warning policy corresponding to the detected air concentration by setting warning policies corresponding to a kind of gas in different concentration ranges respectively.