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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
May. 27, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Karl J. Cama, Southlake, TX (US);
Abdolreza Salahshour, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Tools, methods and systems for filtering air, identifying contaminants in the air being filtered, collectivizing the contaminant data from a network of filtering systems to identify the source of the contaminant, allowing for real-time mapping of the flow of contaminants in the air and predictive location mapping. Filtration systems receive, analyze, identify, track and report the presence of contaminants in the air using one or more computing systems, or specialized air filtration systems which may be either a self-contained computing systems, connected to a computing system or connected to a computing network. Messaging services provide updates, alerts and reports regarding the presence of the contaminant to the general public and/or selective alerts to medically sensitive or endangered individuals whose medical information indicates the contaminant is harmful or dangerous to particular individuals present in the surrounding area.