Managing an environment according to environmental preferences retrieved from a personal storage device

Claim 1

A method for managing an environment, said method comprising the steps of: converting a plurality of environment indicators computed for a particular environment from among a plurality of environments into a transmittable data format, wherein each of said plurality of environment indicators is computed by an electronic environmental measurement device from among a plurality of diverse electronic environmental measurement devices; and transmitting said plurality of environment indicators in said transmittable data format to a temporary data storage medium of a data processing system, wherein said data processing system has access to a personal storage device proffered by a particular user; retrieving from said personal storage device into said temporary data storage medium an environment sensitivity profile of said particular user's sensitivities to environment as indicated by said environment indicators for said particular user associated with said particular environment; retrieving from said personal storage device into said temporary data storage medium an environment indicator analyzer application that when executed analyzes said plurality of environment indicators received at said data processing system according to said particular environment and said environmental sensitivity profile and determines a plurality of control signals for adjusting a plurality of environmental control systems that control said particular environment; and adjusting said plurality of environmental control systems according to said plurality of control signals determined by said environment indicator analyzer application executing on said data processing system, such that said particular environment is managed according to said environment sensitivity profile retrieved from said personal storage device for said particular user associated with said particular environment.

Claim 2

A method for managing an environment, said method comprising the steps of: converting a plurality of environment indicators computed for a particular environment from among a plurality of environments into a transmittable data format, wherein each of said plurality of environment indicators is computed by an electronic environmental measurement device from among a plurality of diverse electronic environmental measurement devices; and transmitting said plurality of environment indicators in said transmittable data format to a temporary data storage medium of a data processing system, wherein said data processing system has access to a personal storage device proffered by a particular user; retrieving from said personal storage device into said temporary data storage medium an environment sensitivity profile of said particular user's sensitivities to environment as indicated by said environment indicators for said particular user associated with said particular environment; retrieving from said personal storage device into said temporary data storage medium an environment indicator analyzer application that when executed analyzes said plurality of environment indicators received at said data processing system according to said particular environment and said environmental sensitivity profile and determines a plurality of control signals for adjusting a plurality of environmental control systems that control said particular environment; and adjusting said plurality of environmental control systems according to said plurality of control signals determined by said environment indicator analyzer application executing on said data processing system, such that said particular environment is managed according to said environment sensitivity profile retrieved from said personal storage device for said particular user associated with said particular environment.

Claim 12

A system for managing an environment, said system comprising: means for converting a plurality of environment indicators computed for a particular environment from among a plurality of environments into a transmittable data format, wherein each of said plurality of environment indicators is computed by an electronic environmental measurement device from among a plurality of diverse electronic environmental measurement devices; means for transmitting said plurality of environment indicators in said transmittable data format to a temporary data storage medium of a data processing system, wherein said data processing system has access to a personal storage device proffered by a particular user; means for retrieving from said personal storage device into said temporary data storage medium an environment sensitivity profile of said particular user's sensitivities to environment as indicated by said environment indicators for said particular user associated with said particular environment; means for retrieving from said personal storage device into said temporary data storage medium an environment indicator analyzer application that when executed analyzes said plurality of environment indicators received at said data processing system according to said particular environment and said environmental sensitivity profile and determines a plurality of control signals for adjusting a plurality of environmental control systems that control said particular environment; and means for adjusting said plurality of environmental control systems according to said plurality of control signals determined by said environment indicator analyzer application executing on said data processing system, such that said particular environment is managed according to said environment sensitivity profile retrieved from said personal storage device for said particular user associated with said particular environment.

Claim 13

A system for managing an environment, said system comprising: means for converting a plurality of environment indicators computed for a particular environment from among a plurality of environments into a transmittable data format, wherein each of said plurality of environment indicators is computed by an electronic environmental measurement device from among a plurality of diverse electronic environmental measurement devices; means for transmitting said plurality of environment indicators in said transmittable data format to a temporary data storage medium of a data processing system, wherein said data processing system has access to a personal storage device proffered by a particular user; means for retrieving from said personal storage device into said temporary data storage medium an environment sensitivity profile of said particular user's sensitivities to environment as indicated by said environment indicators for said particular user associated with said particular environment; means for retrieving from said personal storage device into said temporary data storage medium an environment indicator analyzer application that when executed analyzes said plurality of environment indicators received at said data processing system according to said particular environment and said environmental sensitivity profile and determines a plurality of control signals for adjusting a plurality of environmental control systems that control said particular environment; and means for adjusting said plurality of environmental control systems according to said plurality of control signals determined by said environment indicator analyzer application executing on said data processing system, such that said particular environment is managed according to said environment sensitivity profile retrieved from said personal storage device for said particular user associated with said particular environment.

Claim 38

A method for monitoring the environmental exposure of a particular user, said method comprising the steps of: accessing at a computer system a plurality of environmental indicators computed for a particular environment by a plurality of diverse electronic environmental measurement devices and converted into a common transmittable data format; and in response to detecting a particular user within a particular proximity of said particular environment, transmitting said plurality of environmental indicators to a personal storage device proffered by said particular user, such that environmental indicators for environments to which said particular user is exposed are automatically stored on said personal storage device.

Claim 39

A method for monitoring the environmental exposure of a particular user, said method comprising the steps of: accessing at a computer system a plurality of environmental indicators computed for a particular environment by a plurality of diverse electronic environmental measurement devices and converted into a common transmittable data format; and in response to detecting a particular user within a particular proximity of said particular environment, transmitting said plurality of environmental indicators to a personal storage device proffered by said particular user, such that environmental indicators for environments to which said particular user is exposed are automatically stored on said personal storage device.

Claim 43

A system for monitoring the environmental exposure of a particular user, said system comprising: means for accessing at a computer system a plurality of environmental indicators computed for a particular environment by a plurality of diverse electronic environmental measurement devices and converted into a common transmittable data format; and means for transmitting said plurality of environmental indicators to a personal storage device proffered by said particular user, in response to detecting a particular user within a particular proximity of said particular environment, such that environmental indicators for environments to which said particular user is exposed are automatically stored on said personal storage device.

Claim 44

A system for monitoring the environmental exposure of a particular user, said system comprising: means for accessing at a computer system a plurality of environmental indicators computed for a particular environment by a plurality of diverse electronic environmental measurement devices and converted into a common transmittable data format; and means for transmitting said plurality of environmental indicators to a personal storage device proffered by said particular user, in response to detecting a particular user within a particular proximity of said particular environment, such that environmental indicators for environments to which said particular user is exposed are automatically stored on said personal storage device.

Claim 49

A method for managing a controllable environment, said method comprising the steps of: accessing at a computer system a plurality of environmental indicators computed for a particular environment by a plurality of diverse electronic environmental measurement devices and converted into a common transmittable data format; accessing at said computer system an environmental sensitivity profile of said particular user's sensitivities to environment as indicated by said environment indicators for a particular user from a personal storage device proffered by said particular user; comparing said plurality of environmental indicators for said particular environment with an environmental profile for a particular user; and transmitting control signals for adjusting said particular environment from said computer system to a plurality of environment control systems that each control one of a plurality of environmental parameters within said particular environment, in response to said comparison of said plurality of environmental indicators with said environmental sensitivity profile, such that said particular environment is adjusted to be suitable for said particular user.

Claim 50

A method for managing a controllable environment, said method comprising the steps of: accessing at a computer system a plurality of environmental indicators computed for a particular environment by a plurality of diverse electronic environmental measurement devices and converted into a common transmittable data format; accessing at said computer system an environmental sensitivity profile of said particular user's sensitivities to environment as indicated by said environment indicators for a particular user from a personal storage device proffered by said particular user; comparing said plurality of environmental indicators for said particular environment with an environmental profile for a particular user; and transmitting control signals for adjusting said particular environment from said computer system to a plurality of environment control systems that each control one of a plurality of environmental parameters within said particular environment, in response to said comparison of said plurality of environmental indicators with said environmental sensitivity profile, such that said particular environment is adjusted to be suitable for said particular user.

Claim 51

A system for managing a controllable environment, said system comprising: means for accessing at a computer system a plurality of environmental indicators computed for a particular environment by a plurality of diverse electronic environmental measurement devices and converted into a common transmittable data format; means for accessing at said computer system an environmental sensitivity profile of said particular user's sensitivities to environment as indicated by said environment indicators for a particular user from a personal storage device proffered by said particular user; means for comparing said plurality of environmental indicators for said particular environment with an environmental profile for a particular user; and means for transmitting control signals for adjusting said particular environment from said computer system to a plurality of environment control systems that each control one of a plurality of environmental parameters within said particular environment, in response to said comparison of said plurality of environmental indicators with said environmental sensitivity profile, such that said particular environment is adjusted to be suitable for said particular user.

Claim 52

A system for managing a controllable environment, said system comprising: means for accessing at a computer system a plurality of environmental indicators computed for a particular environment by a plurality of diverse electronic environmental measurement devices and converted into a common transmittable data format; means for accessing at said computer system an environmental sensitivity profile of said particular user's sensitivities to environment as indicated by said environment indicators for a particular user from a personal storage device proffered by said particular user; means for comparing said plurality of environmental indicators for said particular environment with an environmental profile for a particular user; and means for transmitting control signals for adjusting said particular environment from said computer system to a plurality of environment control systems that each control one of a plurality of environmental parameters within said particular environment, in response to said comparison of said plurality of environmental indicators with said environmental sensitivity profile, such that said particular environment is adjusted to be suitable for said particular user.

Claim 55

A method for managing an environmental control system, said method further comprising the steps of: receiving at an environmental control system a plurality of environmental sensitivity profiles proffered by a plurality of personal storage devices each respectively associated with one of a plurality of users located within a particular proximity of a particular environment of which a particular parameter is controlled by said environmental control system, wherein said plurality of environmental sensitivity profiles each include requirements for said particular environment parameter; negotiating conflicts between said plurality of environmental sensitivity profiles and current environmental settings at said environmental control system; and controlling an adjustment of said particular environment parameter of said particular environment by said environmental control system, in response to said negotiation of conflicts between said plurality of controls signals and said current environmental settings, such that said particular environment parameter of said particular environment is adjusted according to requests from said plurality of users.

Claim 56

A method for managing an environmental control system, said method further comprising the steps of: receiving at an environmental control system a plurality of environmental sensitivity profiles proffered by a plurality of personal storage devices each respectively associated with one of a plurality of users located within a particular proximity of a particular environment of which a particular parameter is controlled by said environmental control system, wherein said plurality of environmental sensitivity profiles each include requirements for said particular environment parameter; negotiating conflicts between said plurality of environmental sensitivity profiles and current environmental settings at said environmental control system; and controlling an adjustment of said particular environment parameter of said particular environment by said environmental control system, in response to said negotiation of conflicts between said plurality of controls signals and said current environmental settings, such that said particular environment parameter of said particular environment is adjusted according to requests from said plurality of users.

Claim 57

A system for managing an environmental control system, said system further comprising: means for receiving at an environmental control system a plurality of environmental sensitivity profiles proffered by a plurality of personal storage devices each respectively associated with one of a plurality of users located within a particular proximity of a particular environment of which a particular parameter is controlled by said environmental control system, wherein said plurality of environmental sensitivity profiles each include requirements for said particular environment parameter; means for negotiating conflicts between said plurality of environmental sensitivity profiles and current environmental settings at said environmental control system; and means for controlling an adjustment of said particular environment parameter of said particular environment by said environmental control system, in response to said negotiation of conflicts between said plurality of controls signals and said current environmental settings, such that said particular environment parameter of said particular environment is adjusted according to requests from said plurality of users.

Claim 58

A system for managing an environmental control system, said system further comprising: means for receiving at an environmental control system a plurality of environmental sensitivity profiles proffered by a plurality of personal storage devices each respectively associated with one of a plurality of users located within a particular proximity of a particular environment of which a particular parameter is controlled by said environmental control system, wherein said plurality of environmental sensitivity profiles each include requirements for said particular environment parameter; means for negotiating conflicts between said plurality of environmental sensitivity profiles and current environmental settings at said environmental control system; and means for controlling an adjustment of said particular environment parameter of said particular environment by said environmental control system, in response to said negotiation of conflicts between said plurality of controls signals and said current environmental settings, such that said particular environment parameter of said particular environment is adjusted according to requests from said plurality of users.