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Apparatus and method for monitoring environmental conditions in a computing device
Assignee: 1339416 BC Ltd
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Filing: 2000-08-10
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Granted: 2002-10-01
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Expires: 2020-08-10
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus and method for monitoring environmental conditions in a computing device is provided. After collecting the initial value of each environmental sensor, a processor calculates the difference between the current value and the next warning/critical level value. The processor instructs an environmental sensor controller to report new sensor measurements only when the sensed value changes by at least a half of the difference between the current value and the next warning/critical level value. Upon receipt of a new sensor value from the environmental sensor controller, the processor adjusts the reporting threshold by re-calculating the difference between the current sensed value and the next warning/critical level value. This process of reporting threshold adjustment continues until the sensor value is within a danger zone. Once the sensor value is within the danger zone, the processor will set the reporting threshold to a minimum allowed for the particular environmental sensor type.
Inventors
- 👤 John Kwangil Chang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 00:01
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F11/00; G06F11/30; G06F11/3058; G06F11/3065; G06F11/3072; G06F11/3079; G06F11/07; G06F11/0703; G06F11/0751; G06F11/0754
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
68 words
A method of monitoring a condition of a system, comprising: determining a difference in a current state of the system and a warning threshold; calculating a reporting threshold as a function of the difference in the current state of the system and the warning threshold; and instructing a reporting system to report the condition of the system only when the condition of the system meets the reporting threshold.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
68 words
A method of monitoring a condition of a system, comprising: determining a difference in a current state of the system and a warning threshold; calculating a reporting threshold as a function of the difference in the current state of the system and the warning threshold; and instructing a reporting system to report the condition of the system only when the condition of the system meets the reporting threshold.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining a danger zone for the warning threshold; determining if the current state of the system is within the danger zone; and setting the reporting threshold to a minimum if the current state of the system is within the danger zone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 2 , further comprising initiating corrective action to change the condition of the system if the current state of the system is within the danger zone.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 2 , wherein the minimum is a minimum reporting threshold associated with a sensor in the system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the reporting threshold is calculated as a fraction of the difference in the current state of the system and the warning threshold.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the system comprises one or more sensors, and wherein the current state of the system is identified by measurements made by the one or more sensors.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 6 , wherein the one or more sensors include one of a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a humidity sensor, and a revolutions-per-minute sensor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining, calculating, and instructing steps are repeated, each time the condition of the system is reported, until the condition of the system is within a danger zone of the warning threshold.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising issuing a warning if the current state of the system meets the warning threshold.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the system is a computing system.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
95 words
An apparatus for monitoring a condition of a system, comprising: a system controller; and a processor coupled to the system controller, wherein the system controller reports a current state of the system to the processor, the processor determines a difference in the current state of the system and a warning threshold, calculates a reporting threshold as a function of the difference in the current state of the system and the warning threshold, and instructs the system controller to report the condition of the system only when the condition of the system meets the reporting threshold.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
95 words
An apparatus for monitoring a condition of a system, comprising: a system controller; and a processor coupled to the system controller, wherein the system controller reports a current state of the system to the processor, the processor determines a difference in the current state of the system and a warning threshold, calculates a reporting threshold as a function of the difference in the current state of the system and the warning threshold, and instructs the system controller to report the condition of the system only when the condition of the system meets the reporting threshold.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
51 words
The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processor further determines a danger zone for the warning threshold, determines if the current state of the system is within the danger zone, and sets the reporting threshold to a minimum if the current state of the system is within the danger zone.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the processor initiates corrective action to change the condition of the system if the current state of the system is within the danger zone.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the minimum is a minimum reporting threshold associated with a sensor in the system.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the reporting threshold is calculated as a fraction of the difference in the current state of the system and the warning threshold.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the system comprises one or more sensors, and wherein the current state of the system is identified by measurements made by the one or more sensors.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the one or more sensors include one of a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a humidity sensor, and a revolutions-per-minute sensor.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
89 words
The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein processor repeatedly performs the determining of a difference in the current state of the system and a warning threshold, the calculating of the reporting threshold as a function of the difference in the current state of the system and the warning threshold, and the instructing of the system controller to report the condition of the system only when the condition of the system meets the reporting threshold, until the condition of the system is within a danger zone of the warning threshold.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processor issues a warning if the current state of the system meets the warning threshold.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the system is a computing system.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
84 words
A computer program product in a computer readable medium for monitoring a condition of a system, comprising: first instructions for determining a difference in a current state of the system and a warning threshold; second instructions for calculating a reporting threshold as a function of the difference in the current state of the system and the warning threshold; and third instructions for instructing a reporting system to report the condition of the system only when the condition of the system meets the reporting threshold.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
84 words
A computer program product in a computer readable medium for monitoring a condition of a system, comprising: first instructions for determining a difference in a current state of the system and a warning threshold; second instructions for calculating a reporting threshold as a function of the difference in the current state of the system and the warning threshold; and third instructions for instructing a reporting system to report the condition of the system only when the condition of the system meets the reporting threshold.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
60 words
The computer program product of claim 21 , further comprising: fourth instructions for determining a danger zone for the warning threshold; fifth instructions for determining if the current state of the system is within the danger zone; and sixth instructions for setting the reporting threshold to a minimum if the current state of the system is within the danger zone.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
35 words
The computer program product of claim 22 , further comprising seventh instructions for initiating corrective action to change the condition of the system if the current state of the system is within the danger zone.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
23 words
The computer program product of claim 22 , wherein the minimum is a minimum reporting threshold associated with a sensor in the system.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
31 words
The computer program product of claim 21 , wherein the reporting threshold is calculated as a fraction of the difference in the current state of the system and the warning threshold.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
35 words
The computer program product of claim 21 , wherein the system comprises one or more sensors, and wherein the current state of the system is identified by measurements made by the one or more sensors.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
41 words
The computer program product of claim 21 , wherein the first, second and third instructions are repeated, each time the condition of the system is reported, until the condition of the system is within a danger zone of the warning threshold.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
27 words
The computer program product of claim 21 , further comprising fourth instructions for issuing a warning if the current state of the system meets the warning threshold.
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