Pro-active building protection system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9483933-B1
Application number	US-201615152606-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	May 12, 2016
Priority date	Dec 30, 2015
Publication date	Nov 1, 2016
Grant date	Nov 1, 2016

Abstract

An automated, computerized, method of pro-active building protection from weather condition damage involves: receiving a weather alert indicating a particular weather condition will be occurring within an area encompassing a perimeter about a building established by multiple sensors positioned around the building; in response to the weather alert, automatically executing a specific protocol to cause at least some actuators connected to protective devices of the building to change at least one protective device from a non-protective to a protective position; receiving a signal that is one of: a) a cancellation signal that the weather alert is no longer in effect, or b) an indication from at least some of the sensors that the particular weather condition is no longer endangers the building; and in response to receipt of the signal, automatically signaling the at least some actuators to return the at least one protective device to the non-protective position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An automated, computerized, method of pro-active building protection from weather condition damage comprising:
I) at a master controller, receiving a weather alert, via a weather alert message receiver, indicating a particular weather condition will be occurring within an area encompassing a perimeter about a building, the perimeter having been established by multiple sensors positioned around the building;
II) in response to the weather alert, automatically executing a specific protocol from among multiple automated protocols, stored in non-transient storage and accessible to the master controller, to thereby cause at least some of multiple actuators that are connected to protective devices of the building to change at least one protective device from a non-protective position to a protective position;
III) receiving a signal at the master controller that is specified by the specific protocol, the signal being one of:
a) a cancellation signal, received via the weather alert message receiver, that the weather alert is no longer in effect, or
b) an indication from at least some of the multiple sensors positioned around the building that the particular weather condition is no longer endangers the building; and

IV) in response to receipt of the specific-protocol specified signal, automatically signaling the at least some actuators to return the at least one protective device to the non-protective position.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Anderson Evelyn R
• Bender Michael
• Childress Rhonda L

Classifications

• H04L12/2825 Primary

  Reporting to a device located outside the home and the home network (access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with telemetering systems H04M11/002) · CPC title

• G08B25/008

  Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system · CPC title

• H04L12/2803

  Home automation networks · CPC title

• G08B25/001

  Alarm cancelling procedures or alarm forwarding decisions, e.g. based on absence of alarm confirmation · CPC title

• G05B2219/2642

  Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house · CPC title