Fire alarm peripheral addressing using a smartphone

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11869337-B2
Application number	US-201917428550-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 25, 2019
Priority date	Feb 5, 2019
Publication date	Jan 9, 2024
Grant date	Jan 9, 2024

Abstract

An emergency alarm system peripheral, such as a hazard detector, intrusion detector, or a notification appliance, includes a base that is permanently installed on a wall or ceiling, and a head which mounts to the base. Various embodiments and methods are provided to easily and efficiently assign addresses to the peripherals in the system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A smartphone application on a handheld device, comprising:
a user interface configured to display one or more addresses, one or more unique identifiers each corresponding to an assigned address of the one or more addresses, one or more labels, and a control button; and
a scanning window configured to appear upon a user activating the control button associated with a selected address of the one or more addresses, the scanning window reading a unique identifier on a fire alarm peripheral to be installed at a location,
wherein the smartphone application communicating the selected address and the scanned unique identifier to an external resource.

2. The smartphone application of claim 1 , wherein each unique identifier is at least one of: a bar code, a QR code, or text.

3. The smartphone application of claim 2 , wherein the handheld device is one of a smartphone or a tablet.

4. The smartphone application of claim 1 , wherein:
the user interface further displays one or more labels each associated with the one or more addresses; and
the location is associated a selected label of the one or more labels.

5. The smartphone application of claim 1 , wherein the application is configured to send the unique identifier to a memory in the handheld device for storage.

6. The smartphone application of claim 1 , wherein the external resource is a fire panel.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein that, when executed by one or more processors of a handheld device, cause the one or more processors to:
display one or more addresses, one or more unique identifiers each corresponding to an assigned address of the one or more addresses, one or more labels, and a control button;
display, in response to a user activating the control button associated with a selected address of the one or more addresses, a scanning window for reading a unique identifier on a fire alarm peripheral to be installed at a location; and
read, in response to the user aligning the unique identifier to the scanning window, the unique identifier via a camera of the handheld device.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein each unique identifier is at least one of a bar code, a QR code, or text.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the handheld device is one of a smartphone or a tablet.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , further comprises instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the handheld device, cause the one or more processors to display one or more labels each associated with the one or more addresses; and
wherein the location is associated a selected label of the one or more labels.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , further comprises instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the handheld device, cause the one or more processors to send the unique identifier to a memory in the handheld device for storage.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , further comprises instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the handheld device, cause the one or more processors to send the selected address and the scanned unique identifier to an external resource.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the external resource is a fire panel.

14. A handheld device:
a touch-sensitive display;
a user interface having a control button; and
a processor configured to:
display, on the touch-sensitive display, one or more addresses, one or more unique identifiers each corresponding to an assigned address of the one or more addresses, and one or more labels; and
display, on the touch-sensitive display, in response to a user activating the control button associated with a selected address of the one or more addresses, a scanning window for reading a unique identifier on a fire alarm peripheral to be installed at a location; and
read, in response to the user aligning the unique identifier to the scanning window, the unique identifier via a camera of the handheld device.

15. The handheld device of claim 14 , wherein each unique identifier is at least one of a bar code, a QR code, or text.

16. The handheld device of claim 15 , wherein the handheld device is one of a smartphone or a tablet.

17. The handheld device of claim 14 , wherein:
the processor is further configured to display one or more labels each associated with the one or more addresses; and
the location is associated a selected label of the one or more labels.

18. The handheld device of claim 14 , further comprises a memory, wherein the processor is further configured to send the unique identifier to the memory in the handheld device for storage.

19. The handheld device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to send the selected address and the scanned unique identifier to an external resource.

20. The handheld device of claim 19 , wherein the external resource is a fire panel.

Assignees

• Johnson Controls Fire Prot Lp

Inventors

• Farley Joseph D
• Boguslawski Alan J
• Moore Valerie A

Classifications

• G08B25/003 Primary

  Address allocation methods and details · CPC title

• G06K7/10386

  the interrogation device being of the portable or hand-handheld type, e.g. incorporated in ubiquitous hand-held devices such as PDA or mobile phone, or in the form of a portable dedicated RFID reader · CPC title

• G06K7/1417

  2D bar codes · 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