Systems and methods for installing alarming systems and associated components at cell sites

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024203236-A1
Application number	US-202218084752-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 20, 2022
Priority date	Dec 20, 2022
Publication date	Jun 20, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

Systems and method for installing an alarming system at a cell site includes installing an alarm controller at a cell site; installing an alarm block at the cell site; coupling the alarm controller to the alarm block by way of a plurality of cables; coupling the alarm block to a plurality of components of the cell site by way of a plurality of cables, wherein the alarm block establishes a connection between the alarm controller and the components; causing one or more cameras to capture a 360 degree view of the cell site; and providing a close-out package, wherein the close-out package provides verification of the alarm controller installation. Various embodiments include utilizing three dimensional (3D) modeling to perform virtual site surveys for verifying the installation of the alarming system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method of installing an alarming system at a cell site, the method comprising steps of:
installing an alarm controller at a cell site; installing an alarm block at the cell site; coupling the alarm controller to the alarm block by way of a plurality of cables; coupling the alarm block to a plurality of components of the cell site by way of a plurality of cables, wherein the alarm block establishes a connection between the alarm controller and the components; causing one or more cameras to capture a 360 degree view of the cell site; and providing a close-out package, wherein the close-out package provides verification of the alarm controller installation.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the alarm controller and alarm block are installed in a shelter of the cell site, and the plurality of cables are coupled to the plurality of components within the shelter of the cell site.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the steps comprise causing the one or more cameras to capture a 360 degree view of an interior of the shelter.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the steps further comprise verifying that the plurality of cables are correctly coupled based on the 360 degree view.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the steps further comprise attaching one or more tags to each of the plurality of cables for identification.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more tags identify each cable based on their connection between the alarm controller and the alarm block.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more tags identify each cable based on their connection between the alarm block and the components.

8 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more tags are positioned to be visible in the 360 degree view.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of components are any of components associated with the operation of the cell site, and alarming devices.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the one or more cameras to capture a 360 degree view of the cell site is performed remotely.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the steps further comprise sending the close-out package to one or more of a cell site owner and a cell site operator.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the steps further comprise creating a three dimensional (3D) model of the cell site.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the steps further comprise performing a virtual site survey to verify the installation of the alarming system.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more cameras include any of a camera apparatus and a mobile device adapted to capture photo and video.

Assignees

• Etak Systems Llc

Inventors

• Priest Lee

Classifications

• H04N23/698

  for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture · CPC title

• H04N7/185 Primary

  from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control · CPC title

• G06T17/00

  Three-dimensional [3D] modelling for computer graphics · CPC title

• G08B29/02 Primary

  Monitoring continuously signalling or alarm systems · CPC title