Fire alarm manual station with digital fingerprint image processing
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1. A fire alarm manual station comprising:
- a manual station body;
a fingerprint scanner residing on an exposed surface of the manual station body, the fingerprint scanner including electronics for electronically capturing a fingerprint image; and
manual station electronics for processing the captured fingerprint image.
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Abstract
A fire alarm manual station includes an image capture device for capturing an image of a fingerprint and processing of the captured image. The image may be stored locally and be downloaded to a lap top computer or other storage device, or the image may be transmitted to a central station. The image may further be processed to validate that the image is an actual fingerprint image, and a fire alarm activated only for an actual fingerprint image. The image may also be compared to a list of authorized fingerprint images, and the image may be compared to a list of prohibited fingerprint images.
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18 Claims
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1. A fire alarm manual station comprising:
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a manual station body;
a fingerprint scanner residing on an exposed surface of the manual station body, the fingerprint scanner including electronics for electronically capturing a fingerprint image; and
manual station electronics for processing the captured fingerprint image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for reducing manual station prank false alarms, the method comprising:
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capturing a digital fingerprint image of an alarm setter at a manual station;
storing the digital fingerprint image in memory residing in the manual station; and
using the digital fingerprint image to reduce prank false alarms. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for reducing manual station prank false alarms, the method comprising:
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capturing a digital fingerprint image of an alarm setter at a manual station;
storing the digital fingerprint image in memory residing in the manual station;
connecting a portable device to the manual station;
downloading the digital fingerprint image to the portable device; and
compiling a data base of digital fingerprints associated with false alarms. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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