Systems and methods for coding hose appliance to a fire-fighting device
First Claim
1. A method for coding a hose appliance with a fire-fighting device, said method comprising:
- providing a codable hose appliance, the hose appliance including a unique identifier;
sensing the unique identifier with one of a first sensor and a second sensor of a plurality of sensors, each of the plurality of sensors associated with a corresponding portion of the fire-fighting device;
selectively coding, using a controller communicatively coupled to each sensor, the hose appliance to a first portion of the fire-fighting device in response to the first sensor sensing the unique identifier; and
selectively coding, using the controller, the hose appliance to a second portion of the fire-fighting device in response to the second sensor sensing the unique identifier, wherein each of the first and second portions of the fire-fighting device include a respective fluid discharge valve, and wherein selectively coding the hose appliance enables the hose appliance to control the respective fluid discharge valve to control fluid flow from the fire-fighting device.
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Abstract
A method for coding a hose appliance with a fire-fighting device is provided. The method includes providing a codable hose appliance on the fire-fighting device, where the hose appliance includes a unique identifier. The method further includes sensing the unique identifier with a sensor associated with a portion of the fire-fighting device, and coding, using a control module communicatively coupled to the sensor, the hose appliance to the portion of the fire-fighting device in response to the sensor sensing the unique identifier. Coding the hose appliance to the portion of the fire-fighting device enables the hose appliance to control fluid flow from the fire-fighting device.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for coding a hose appliance with a fire-fighting device, said method comprising:
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providing a codable hose appliance, the hose appliance including a unique identifier; sensing the unique identifier with one of a first sensor and a second sensor of a plurality of sensors, each of the plurality of sensors associated with a corresponding portion of the fire-fighting device; selectively coding, using a controller communicatively coupled to each sensor, the hose appliance to a first portion of the fire-fighting device in response to the first sensor sensing the unique identifier; and selectively coding, using the controller, the hose appliance to a second portion of the fire-fighting device in response to the second sensor sensing the unique identifier, wherein each of the first and second portions of the fire-fighting device include a respective fluid discharge valve, and wherein selectively coding the hose appliance enables the hose appliance to control the respective fluid discharge valve to control fluid flow from the fire-fighting device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for coding hose appliances with a fire-fighting device, said system comprising:
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a codable hose appliance comprising a unique identifier; a plurality of sensors comprising at least a first sensor and a second sensor, each of said plurality of sensors associated with a corresponding portion of the fire-fighting device, each sensor configured to sense said unique identifier; and a controller communicatively coupled to said plurality of sensors, said controller configured to; selectively code said hose appliance to a first portion of the fire-fighting device in response to the first sensor of said plurality of sensors associated with the first portion of the fire-fighting device sensing said unique identifier, and selectively code said hose appliance to a second portion of the fire-fighting device in response to the second sensor of said plurality of sensors associated with the second portion of the fire-fighting device sensing said unique identifier, wherein each of the first and second portions of the fire-fighting device includes a respective fluid discharge valve, and wherein selectively coding said hose appliance enables said hose appliance to control the respective fluid discharge valve to control fluid flow from the fire-fighting device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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