Evacuation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10032348-B2
Application number	US-201715494185-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 21, 2017
Priority date	Dec 30, 2008
Publication date	Jul 24, 2018
Grant date	Jul 24, 2018

Abstract

A system includes a first sensor configured to identify information regarding an emergency condition associated with a structure and a second sensor configured to identify an occupancy pattern regarding the structure. The system also includes a processor operatively coupled to the first sensor, the second sensor, and a transceiver. The processor is configured to determine a severity of the emergency condition based at least in part on the information regarding the emergency condition and prioritize rescues within the structure based at least in part on the occupancy pattern. The system also includes the transceiver which is configured to transmit an identification of the emergency condition, a location of the structure, the occupancy pattern, the prioritization of rescues, and the severity of the emergency condition.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a first sensor configured to identify information regarding an emergency condition associated with a structure;
a second sensor configured to identify an occupancy pattern regarding the structure;
a processor operatively coupled to the first sensor, the second sensor, and a transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to:
determine a severity of the emergency condition based at least in part on the information regarding the emergency condition; and
prioritize rescues within the structure based at least in part on the occupancy pattern; and

wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit an identification of the emergency condition, a location of the structure, the occupancy pattern, the prioritization of rescues, and the severity of the emergency condition.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first sensor comprises a heat sensor, and wherein the information regarding the emergency condition comprises a temperature.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first sensor comprises a smoke detector, and wherein the information regarding the emergency condition comprises an amount of smoke.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the occupancy pattern includes a number of occupants in the structure.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the occupancy pattern includes a number of occupants in a given room of the structure.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the occupancy pattern is specific to a given location within the structure.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises a gas sensor, and wherein the information regarding the emergency condition comprises a concentration of a detected gas.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the occupancy pattern comprises a time that one or more occupants were detected in the structure.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit the identification of the emergency condition to the emergency response center via a telecommunications network, the Internet, or a public switched telephone network.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the occupancy pattern comprises an expected occupancy of the structure based on historic occupancy information.

11. A method comprising:
identifying, by a first sensor within a structure, an emergency condition associated with the structure and information regarding the emergency condition;
determining, by a processor operatively coupled to the first sensor, a severity of the emergency condition based at least in part on the information regarding the emergency condition;
determining, by a second sensor operatively coupled to the processor, an occupancy pattern regarding the structure;
determining, by the processor, a prioritization of rescues within the structure based at least in part on the occupancy pattern; and
transmitting, by a transceiver, an identification of the emergency condition, a location of the structure, the occupancy pattern, the prioritization of rescues, and the severity of the emergency condition.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the sensor comprises a heat sensor, and wherein the information regarding the emergency condition comprises a temperature.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the sensor comprises a smoke detector, and wherein the information regarding the emergency condition comprises an amount of smoke.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the occupancy information includes a number of occupants in the structure.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the occupancy information includes an indication that there are one or more occupants in a given room of the structure.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the occupancy pattern is specific to a given location within the structure.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the sensor comprises a gas sensor, and wherein the information regarding the emergency condition comprises a concentration of a detected gas.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the occupancy information comprises a time that one or more occupants were detected in the structure.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the occupancy pattern comprises an expected occupancy of the structure based on historic occupancy information.

Assignees

• Oneevent Tech Inc

Inventors

• Wedig Kurt Joseph
• Parent Daniel Ralph
• Wedig Tammy Michelle
• Sutter-Parent Kristin Ann

Classifications

• G08B7/066 Primary

  guiding along a path, e.g. evacuation path lighting strip · CPC title

• G08B29/181

  due to failing power supply · CPC title

• G08B17/06

  Electric actuation of the alarm, e.g. using a thermally-operated switch · CPC title

• G08B17/10

  Actuation by presence of smoke or gases {, e.g. automatic alarm devices for analysing flowing fluid materials by the use of optical means} · CPC title

• G08B25/00

  Alarm systems in which the location of the alarm condition is signalled to a central station, e.g. fire or police telegraphic systems · CPC title