System and method for emergency shutdown of selected services and facilities in a multi-unit building
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1. A method of shutting down ventilation in rooms of a multi-unit building, comprising:
- detecting a shutdown code;
generating a command in response to the shutdown code;
receiving the command at gateway devices associated with the rooms;
transmitting the commands from the gateway devices;
receiving the commands at room environmental control devices associated with the rooms; and
processing the command at the room environmental control devices to effect a shutdown of ventilation generated by room environmental devices associated with the room environmental control devices.
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Abstract
A method and system of shutting down services in rooms of a multi-unit building is provided. The method includes detecting a shutdown code, generating a command in response to the shutdown code, receiving the command at gateway devices associated with the rooms, transmitting the commands from the gateway devices, receiving the commands at room control devices associated with the rooms, and processing the command at the control devices to effect a shutdown of the services generated by room devices associated with the room control devices.
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1. A method of shutting down ventilation in rooms of a multi-unit building, comprising:
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detecting a shutdown code;
generating a command in response to the shutdown code;
receiving the command at gateway devices associated with the rooms;
transmitting the commands from the gateway devices;
receiving the commands at room environmental control devices associated with the rooms; and
processing the command at the room environmental control devices to effect a shutdown of ventilation generated by room environmental devices associated with the room environmental control devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of shutting down a service in rooms of a multi-unit building, comprising:
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inserting a card key into any of a plurality of electronic door locks of the multi-unit building, the card key including a shutdown code;
detecting the shutdown code at the electronic lock and generating a signal in response;
receiving the signal at a first gateway device associated with the electronic lock;
transmitting the signal from the first gateway device to a central server of the multi-unit building;
generating a shutdown command at the server and transmitting the command to gateway devices associated with the rooms of the multi-unit building; and
effecting a shutdown of the service in the rooms of the multi-unit building in response to receiving the shutdown command at the gateway devices. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for shutting down a service in rooms of a multi-unit building, the system comprising:
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a key card including a shutdown command;
electronic locks associated with the rooms of the multi-unit building and configured to read the shutdown code and further configured to transmit a signal in response to the shutdown code;
gateway devices associated with the rooms and configured to receive the signal from the electronic locks and further configured to transmit the signal;
a central server in communication with the gateway devices and configured to receive the signal and generate a shutdown command in response to the signal;
wherein the gateway devices are disposed to effect a shutdown of the service in the rooms of the multi-unit building in response to the shutdown command. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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