Alarming system for multi-unit buildings

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11080979-B2
Application number	US-202016887337-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 29, 2020
Priority date	May 31, 2019
Publication date	Aug 3, 2021
Grant date	Aug 3, 2021

Abstract

Devices, systems, and methods for an alarming system for multi-unit buildings are described herein. One system includes a number of remote sensors positioned in a building having common areas and individual units occupied by occupants, the remote sensors are provided for sensing an alarm condition, a central control panel located in the common areas of the building for collecting data from the remote sensors, the control panel utilized for analyzing the collected data, determining whether to initiate an alarm, and sending one or more signals to initiate an alarm, if an alarm is to be initiated, and an occupant input device located in at least one individual unit for requesting a delay in initiating the alarm.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An alarming system for multi-unit buildings, comprising:
a number of remote sensors positioned in a building having common areas and individual units occupied by occupants, the remote sensors are provided for sensing an alarm condition;
a central control panel located in at least one of the common areas of the building for collecting data from the remote sensors, the control panel having a processor and memory wherein the memory includes instructions executable by the processor for analyzing the collected data, determining whether to initiate an alarm, and sending one or more signals to initiate an alarm, if an alarm is to be initiated; and
an occupant input device located in at least one individual unit for requesting a delay in initiating the alarm, wherein the occupant input device cannot request a delay in initiating an alarm that is determined to have been indicated by a remote sensor located in one of the common areas of the building.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein each individual unit includes an occupant input device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system further includes a speaker in at least one individual unit to broadcast voice instructions to the occupants of the individual unit.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the system further includes a microphone in the at least one individual unit to allow an occupant to speak to an administrator of the system.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system includes an alarm device within each individual unit and this alarm device will activate an alarm if an alarm condition exists within the individual unit in which the alarm device is located.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the occupant input device, when activated by an occupant, delays the activation of other alarm devices within the building for a period of time.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the occupant input device, when activated by an occupant, deactivates the alarm device in the individual unit in which the alarm device has been activated and delays the activation of other alarm devices within the building for a period of time.

8. An alarming system for multi-unit buildings, comprising:
a common loop alarm system having a central control panel communicating via an analogue addressable loop with multiple remote sensors for reporting an alarm condition;
the multiple remote sensors positioned in a building having common areas and individual units occupied by occupants, at least one of the remote sensors is provided in each, the common areas and individual units for sensing the alarm condition;
at least one local controller, located proximate to or within an individual unit for receiving data from one or more sensors within the individual unit, analyzing the received data, and sending one or more signals to one or more alarm devices within the individual unit to initiate an alarm by the alarm devices, if an alarm is to be initiated;
the central control panel located within at least one of the common areas of the building for collecting data from the remote sensors for analyzing the collected data, determining whether to initiate an alarm, and sending one or more signals to one or more alarm devices to initiate an alarm by the alarm devices, if an alarm is to be initiated; and
at least one occupant input device located in an individual unit for requesting a delay in initiating the alarm based on a request from either, the central control panel or a local control panel within the individual unit in which the occupant input device is located, wherein the at least one occupant input device cannot request a delay in initiating an alarm that is determined to have been indicated by a remote sensor located in one of the common areas of the building.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein each individual unit includes an occupant input device.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the system further includes a speaker in at least one individual unit to broadcast voice instructions to the occupants of the individual unit.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the system further includes a microphone in the at least one individual unit to allow an occupant to speak to an administrator of the system.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the system includes an alarm device having a speaker, a processor, and memory within each individual unit and this alarm device will activate, via the processor, to play a voice message, if an alarm condition exists within the individual unit in which the alarm device is located.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the occupant input device, when activated by an occupant, delays the activation of other alarm devices within the building for a period of time.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the occupant input device, when activated by an occupant, deactivates the alarm device in the individual unit in which the alarm device has been activated and delays the activation of other alarm devices within the building for a period of time.

15. An alarming system for multi-unit buildings, comprising:
a common loop alarm system having a central control panel communicating via an analogue addressable loop with multiple remote sensors for reporting an alarm condition;
the multiple remote sensors positioned in a building having common areas and individual units occupied by occupants, at least one of the remote sensors is provided in each, the common areas and individual units for sensing the alarm condition;
at least one local controller, located proximate to or within an individual unit having a processor and memory wherein the memory includes instructions executable by the processor for receiving data from one or more sensors within the individual unit, analyzing the received data, determining whether to initiate an alarm, and sending one or more signals to one or more alarm devices within the individual unit to initiate an alarm by the alarm devices, if an alarm is to be initiated;
the central control panel located within at least one of the common areas of the building for collecting data from the remote sensors, the control panel having a processor and memory wherein the memory includes instructions executable by the processor for analyzing the collected data, determining whether to initiate an alarm, and sending one or more signals to one or more alarm devices to initiate an alarm by the alarm devices, if an alarm is to be initiated; and
an occupant input device located in at least one individual unit for requesting a delay in initiating the alarm based on a request from either, the central control panel or a local control panel within the individual unit in which the occupant input device is located, wherein the occupant input device cannot request a delay in initiating an alarm that is determined to have been indicated by a remote sensor located in one of the common areas of the building.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the remote sensors are audio sensors configured to sense a disturbance within the building.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the remote sensors are thermal sensors configured to sense a thermal issue occurring within the building.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the remote sensors are chemical sensors configured to sense a chemical issue within the building.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the remote sensors are smoke sensors configured to sense a smoke issue within the building.

Assignees

• Honeywell Int Inc

Inventors

• Barson Michael
• Wolf Benjamin H
• Doggett Jeffrey Alan

Classifications

• 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

• G08B21/0225 Primary

  Monitoring making use of different thresholds, e.g. for different alarm levels · CPC title

• G08B21/0205

  Specific application combined with child monitoring using a transmitter-receiver system · CPC title

• G08B21/0216

  Alarm cancellation after generation · CPC title

• G08B25/045 Primary

  with sensing devices and central station in a closed loop, e.g. McCullough loop · CPC title