Patent ID: 9737842
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: B01D,F24F

Claim:
1. An air purifying system comprising: a plurality of air purifiers, each of the air purifiers having a controller and a sensor, wherein the air purifiers of the air purifying system are physically separate and spaced-apart from one another, wherein each sensor is configured to detect one or more conditions in a predetermined area proximate its respective air purifier; each of the plurality of air purifiers includes a fan and a drive mechanism configured to operate the fan to move air through its respective air purifier and each of the plurality of air purifiers is configured to operate in at least one of a plurality of modes of operation; each controller includes one or more processors and is configured to change the mode of operation of its respective air purifier from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation in response to its respective sensor detecting a change in said one or more conditions in the predetermined area; each of said air purifiers comprising one or more communication devices coupled to the controller thereof for establishing communication between the controllers of said air purifiers; each of said controllers is further configured to transmit a control signal to each other controller via said communication device in response to its respective sensor detecting said change, wherein each controller is further configured to change to said second mode of operation in response to receiving said control signal.