Fire alarm peripheral addressing using a smartphone

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12327466-B2
Application number	US-202418405831-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 5, 2024
Priority date	Feb 5, 2019
Publication date	Jun 10, 2025
Grant date	Jun 10, 2025

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 labels, and a control button; and
a scanning window configured to:
appear in response to a user activating the control button associated with a selected address of the one or more addresses, and
scan a unique identifier on an addressable device to be installed at a location associated with a label of the one or more labels,

wherein the smartphone application is configured to send 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 location is associated with a selected label of the one or more labels.

5. The smartphone application of claim 1 , wherein the smartphone 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. The smartphone application of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is further configured to display indications indicating one or more unassigned address of the one or more addresses that are not assigned.

8. 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, via a user interface, 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 configured to scan a unique identifier on an addressable device to be installed at a location associated with a label of the one or more labels;
scan, in response to the user aligning the unique identifier to the scanning window, the unique identifier via a camera of the handheld device; and
send the selected address and the scanned unique identifier to an external resource.

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

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

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the location is associated a selected label of the one or more labels.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , 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.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the external resource is a fire panel.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , further comprises instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the handheld device, cause the one or more processors to display, via the user interface, indications indicating one or more unassigned address of the one or more addresses that are not assigned.

15. A handheld device:
a touch-sensitive display configured to display a user interface having a control button;
a memory storing instructions; and
a processor communicatively coupled with the touch-sensitive display and the memory, the processor configured to execute the instructions to:
display, on the touch-sensitive display, one or more addresses, one or more labels, and a control button;
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 configured to scan a unique identifier on an addressable device to be installed at a location associated with a label of the one or more labels;
scan, in response to the user aligning the unique identifier to the scanning window, the unique identifier via a camera of the handheld device; and
send the selected address and the scanned unique identifier to an external resource.

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

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

18. The handheld device of claim 15 , wherein the location is associated with a selected label of the one or more labels.

19. The handheld device of claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to send the unique identifier to the memory in the handheld device for storage.

20. The handheld device of claim 15 , wherein the external resource is a fire panel.

21. The handheld device of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to display, via the touch-sensitive display, indications indicating one or more unassigned address of the one or more addresses that are not assigned.

Assignees

• Johnson Controls Fire Prot Lp

Inventors

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

Classifications

• H04B5/70

  specially adapted for specific purposes · CPC title

• G06K7/1417

  2D bar codes · 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

• G08B29/18 Primary

  Prevention or correction of operating errors (G08B29/02, G08B29/12 take precedence) · CPC title

• G08B21/02

  Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons · CPC title