Evacuation system
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a first sensor configured to identify hazardous condition information regarding an emergency condition associated with a structure;
one or more second sensors configured to identify occupancy information regarding the structure, wherein the occupancy information includes first occupancy information associated with a first location in the structure and second occupancy information associated with a second location in the structure;
a processor operatively coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor, wherein the processor is configured to;
identify an evacuation condition based on the hazardous condition information;
determine a first severity associated with the evacuation condition at a first location in the structure based at least in part on the hazardous condition information;
determine a second severity associated with the evacuation condition at a second location in the structure based at least in part on the hazardous condition information;
determine an evacuation route, wherein, to determine the evacuation route, the processor is further configured to select the evacuation route based on a comparison of the first severity and the second severity and further based on the first and second occupancy information associated with the first location and the second location, respectively; and
generate an alert communicating evacuation route information associated with the evacuation route.
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Abstract
A system includes a first sensor configured to identify information regarding an emergency condition associated with a structure and a second sensor configured to identify an occupancy pattern regarding the structure. The system also includes a processor operatively coupled to the first sensor, the second sensor, and a transceiver. The processor is configured to determine a severity of the emergency condition based at least in part on the information regarding the emergency condition and prioritize rescues within the structure based at least in part on the occupancy pattern. The system also includes the transceiver which is configured to transmit an identification of the emergency condition, a location of the structure, the occupancy pattern, the prioritization of rescues, and the severity of the emergency condition.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a first sensor configured to identify hazardous condition information regarding an emergency condition associated with a structure; one or more second sensors configured to identify occupancy information regarding the structure, wherein the occupancy information includes first occupancy information associated with a first location in the structure and second occupancy information associated with a second location in the structure; a processor operatively coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor, wherein the processor is configured to; identify an evacuation condition based on the hazardous condition information; determine a first severity associated with the evacuation condition at a first location in the structure based at least in part on the hazardous condition information; determine a second severity associated with the evacuation condition at a second location in the structure based at least in part on the hazardous condition information; determine an evacuation route, wherein, to determine the evacuation route, the processor is further configured to select the evacuation route based on a comparison of the first severity and the second severity and further based on the first and second occupancy information associated with the first location and the second location, respectively; and generate an alert communicating evacuation route information associated with the evacuation route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 18, 19, 20)
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6. A method of electronically monitoring a structure, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a first decision node, occupancy information from a first sensor and hazardous condition information from one or more second sensors; identifying, at the first decision node, an evacuation condition based on the hazardous condition information; determining, at the first decision node, a first severity associated with the evacuation condition at a first location in the structure based at least in part on the hazardous condition information; determining, at the first decision node, a second severity associated with the evacuation condition at a second location in the structure based at least in part on the hazardous condition information; determining, at the first decision node, an evacuation route, wherein determining the evacuation route comprises; comparing the first severity and the second severity; assessing occupancy information associated with the first location and the second location; and selecting the evacuation route based on the comparing of the first severity and the second severity and further based on the occupancy information associated with the first location and the second location; and generating, by the first decision node, an alert communicating evacuation route information associated with the evacuation route. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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