Fire suppression system and method
First Claim
1. An operator-directed system for suppressing fire within a prescribed area that is remote from the location of said operator, said system comprising:
- a means for capturing, at a prescribed frequency, video images of said remote area, a means for transmitting said captured images to the location of said operator, a means, adapted to utilize said captured images, for detecting the occurrence of a fire within said remote area, a means, located at said remote location, for discharging a fire suppressant over said prescribed area, and a means, located at the location of said operator and utilizing said transmitted, captured images, for allowing said operator to control the operation of said remote means for discharging said fire suppressant.
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Abstract
An operator-directed system for suppressing fire within a remote, outdoor, industrial installation has: (a) a means for capturing at a prescribed frequency video images of the remote area, (b) a means of transmitting these images to the operator'"'"'s location which is some distance from the remote location, (c) a means, adapted to utilize these transmitted images, for detecting fire within the remote area, (d) a means located at the remote location for discharging a fire suppressant over the area, and (e) a means, located at the operator'"'"'s location and utilizing the transmitted images, for allowing the operator to control the flow and direction of the discharging of the fire suppressant in the remote area.
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16 Claims
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1. An operator-directed system for suppressing fire within a prescribed area that is remote from the location of said operator, said system comprising:
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a means for capturing, at a prescribed frequency, video images of said remote area, a means for transmitting said captured images to the location of said operator, a means, adapted to utilize said captured images, for detecting the occurrence of a fire within said remote area, a means, located at said remote location, for discharging a fire suppressant over said prescribed area, and a means, located at the location of said operator and utilizing said transmitted, captured images, for allowing said operator to control the operation of said remote means for discharging said fire suppressant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An operator-directed method for suppressing fire within a prescribed area that is remote from the location of said operator, said method comprising the steps of:
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capturing, at a prescribed frequency, video images of said remote area, transmitting said captured images to the location of said operator, utilizing said captured images to detect the occurrence of a fire within said remote area, discharging, upon the detection of the occurrence of a fire in said remote area, a fire suppressant over said prescribed area, wherein said operator utilizes said transmitted, captured images to control the discharging of said fire suppressant. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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