Method and apparatus for remote monitoring of various organic compounds

Abstract

A monitoring device for measuring organic compounds may include a housing of the monitoring device. The housing may be defined by an outer peripheral wall. The outer peripheral wall may include at least a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The monitoring device may further include an interior cavity disposed within the housing. The monitoring device may further include a fan disposed within the interior cavity. The monitoring device may further include a plurality of slots in the first surface. The plurality of slots may be disposed directly above the fan and may be configured to allow the fan to pull ambient air from an environment outside of the housing into the interior cavity. The monitoring device may further include a visual indicator disposed on the first surface. The monitoring device may further include one or more buttons disposed on the first surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A monitoring device for measuring organic compounds, the monitoring device comprising:
 a housing of the monitoring device, the housing defined by an outer peripheral wall, wherein the outer peripheral wall comprises at least a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;   an interior cavity disposed within the housing;   a fan disposed within the interior cavity;   a plurality of slots in the first surface, the plurality of slots disposed directly above the fan and configured to allow the fan to pull ambient air from an environment outside of the housing into the interior cavity;   a visual indicator disposed on the first surface; and   one or more buttons disposed on the first surface.   
     
     
         2 . The monitoring device of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more buttons are configurable according to a user of the monitoring device. 
     
     
         3 . The monitoring device of  claim 1 , further comprising a sensor disposed within the interior cavity. 
     
     
         4 . The monitoring device of  claim 3 , wherein the sensor comprises a film comprising a metal oxide layer. 
     
     
         5 . The monitoring device of  claim 4 , wherein the metal oxide layer comprises a semiconductive material, and wherein the semiconductive material is configured to change a resistance of the sensor when exposed to the ambient air. 
     
     
         6 . The monitoring device of  claim 5 , further comprising a resistance gauge configured to measure the change of the resistance of the sensor as the semiconductive material is exposed to the ambient air. 
     
     
         7 . The monitoring device of  claim 3 , wherein the sensor comprises a printed circuit board (PCB), the PCB comprising a communications terminal, the communications terminal configured to communicate with a downstream entity via an electronic network. 
     
     
         8 . The monitoring device of  claim 1 , further comprising a user interface configured to receive biometric data of a user to assign to the one or more buttons. 
     
     
         9 . A monitoring device for measuring organic compounds, the monitoring device comprising:
 a housing of the monitoring device, the housing defined by an outer peripheral wall, wherein the outer peripheral wall comprises at least a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;   an interior cavity disposed within the housing;   a fan disposed within the interior cavity;   a plurality of slots in the first surface, the plurality of slots disposed directly above the fan and configured to allow the fan to pull ambient air from an environment outside of the housing into the interior cavity;   a sensor configured to receive the ambient air; and   a visual indicator disposed on the first surface.   
     
     
         10 . The monitoring device of  claim 9 , the sensor further comprising:
 a film comprising a metal oxide layer, wherein the film is configured to be exposed to the ambient air; and   a resistance gauge configured to measure a change in a resistance of the film as the film is exposed to the ambient air.   
     
     
         11 . The monitoring device of  claim 10 , the sensor further comprising:
 a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in a first plane that is vertically offset from a second plane of the film; and   a support plate, wherein the support plate is affixed to the film such that a space is formed between the film and the PCB.   
     
     
         12 . The monitoring device of  claim 10 , wherein the metal oxide layer is comprised of a semiconductive material configured to alter a resistance of gas molecules in the ambient air. 
     
     
         13 . The monitoring device of  claim 11 , wherein the PCB comprises a communications terminal configured to communicate with a downstream entity via an electronic network. 
     
     
         14 . The monitoring device of  claim 9 , wherein the organic compounds comprise volatile organic compounds (VOCs). 
     
     
         15 . A method for measuring organic compounds, the method comprising:
 receiving, by a monitoring device, user data associated with a user of the monitoring device;   receiving, by the monitoring device, environmental data associated with the organic compounds of an environment;   measuring, by a sensor of the monitoring device, a change in a level of resistance of the sensor based on the environmental data;   comparing, by one or more processors, the change in the level of the resistance of the sensor to the user data; and   transmitting, by a communications terminal of the monitoring device, the change in the level of the resistance of the sensor to a downstream entity.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 determining, by the one or more processors, a resistance average using the change in the level of the resistance of the sensor and the user data.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 generating, by the one or more processors, a dietary recommendation based on comparing the change in the level of the resistance of the sensor to the user data.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein generating the dietary recommendation is automatically generated based on one or more protocols. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the user data comprises a total fiber intake. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the user data comprises a desired level of yeast fermentation.