Patent ID: 9705570
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G01N,G06F,G06K,G07C,G08B,H04B

Claim:
1. A method for updating the settings of a gas detector for a particular work area, when the user is entering the work area, the method comprising: providing a gas detector comprising a near-field communication (NFC) reader and memory storing initial settings, wherein the initial settings comprise alarm settings and exposure limits associated with gas detection, wherein the gas detector is configured to detect gas levels with the initial settings associated with gas detection; programming an NFC tag with settings information associated with gas detection in the work area for use by the gas detector, wherein the NFC tag is located at the entry of the work area; placing the NFC reader of the gas detector in proximity to the NFC tag that comprises the settings information associated with the work area, wherein the settings information comprises updated alarm settings and updated exposure limits for gas detection in the work area; in response to placing the NFC reader of the gas detector in proximity to the NFC tag: displaying, by the gas detector, a confirmation message to the user when the as detector has been updated to use the setting information for the work area; and detecting, by the gas detector, gas levels in the work area in accordance with the settings information received from the NFC tag.