MOBILE EMERGENCY DEVICE FOR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL

• US 20080266079A1
• Filed: 04/22/2008
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens Industry Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Industry Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Lontka, Karen D.
• Granted Patent: US 8,149,109 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.13
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/06 using electric transmission , e.g. involving audible and visible signalling through the use of sound and light sources

Abstract

An mobile emergency device is disclosed. The mobile emergency device includes a wireless communications component, a processor in communication with the wireless communications component, a memory in communication with the processor, the memory configured to store computer readable instructions executable by the processor. The computer readable instructions are programmed to communicate an emergency communication via the wireless communications component, wherein the emergency communication is conducted with an emergency device deployed within a building automation system, generate display data based on the received emergency communication, and communicate the display data for presentation to a user.

Claims

1. A mobile emergency device comprising:

a wireless communications component;

a processor in communication with the wireless communications component;

a memory in communication with the processor, the memory configured to store computer readable instructions executable by the processor;

wherein the computer readable instructions are programmed to;

process an emergency communication via the wireless communications component, wherein the emergency communication is received from with an emergency device deployed within a building automation system;

generate display data based on the received emergency communication; and

communicate the display data for presentation to a user.

2. The emergency device of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication component is a transceiver.

3. The emergency device of claim 2, wherein the transceiver is selected from the group consisting of:

a ZigBee-compliant transceiver;

a wireless fidelity (WiFi) radio;

a cellular radio, an ultrasonic transceiver;

an infrared transceiver;

a global positioning sensor transceiver and an RF radio.

4. The emergency device of claim 1, wherein the emergency device includes a transceiver configured to communicate with the wireless communication component.

5. The emergency device of claim 1, wherein the emergency communication includes information selected from the group consisting of:

a temperature indication;

an air quality indication;

an oxygen-level reading;

a location indication;

structure layout information;

fire location information;

hazardous material location information and location information related to other personnel.

6. The emergency device of claim 1, wherein the emergency communication includes location information representative of a building zone defined within a structure.

7. The emergency device of claim 1 further comprising:

a camera configured to capture environmental information and provide the environmental information to the processor.

8. The emergency device of claim 7, wherein the camera is a dual mode camera configured to capture infrared environmental information and visible spectrum environmental information.

9. An emergency system configured for cooperation with a building automation system, the emergency system comprising:

an automation component having a wireless communication component, the first automation component configured to;

generate an emergency communication, wherein the emergency communication is related to a structure;

communicate the emergency communication via the wireless communication component; and

an emergency device in communication with, at least, the automation component, the emergency device configured to;

process an emergency communication received via the wireless communications component, wherein the emergency communication is provided by an automation component;

generate display data based on the received emergency communication; and

communicate the display data for presentation to a user.

10. The emergency device of claim 9, wherein emergency device includes a wireless communication component.

11. The emergency device of claim 10, wherein the wireless communication component is selected from the group consisting of:

a ZigBee-compliant transceiver;

a wireless fidelity (WiFi) radio;

a cellular radio, an ultrasonic transceiver;

an infrared transceiver;

a global positioning sensor transceiver and an RF radio.

12. The emergency device of claim 9, wherein the emergency communication includes information selected from the group consisting of:

a temperature indication;

an air quality indication;

an oxygen-level reading;

a location indication;

structure layout information;

fire location information;

hazardous material location information and location information related to other personnel.

13. The emergency device of claim 9, wherein the emergency communication includes location information representative of a building zone defined within a structure.

14. The emergency device of claim 9 further comprising:

a camera configured to capture environmental information and provide the environmental information to the processor.

15. The emergency device of claim 14, wherein the camera is a dual mode camera configured to capture infrared environmental information and visible spectrum environmental information.

16. A mobile emergency device comprising:

a wireless communications component;

a processor in communication with the wireless communications component;

a memory in communication with the processor, the memory configured to store computer readable instructions executable by the processor;

wherein the computer readable instructions are programmed to;

determine location information relating to a position of the wireless communications component;

generate an emergency communication that contains the determined location information;

communicate the emergency communication via the wireless communications component to an emergency device deployed within a building automation system.

17. The emergency device of claim 16, wherein the location information is determined from a group consisting of:

a global positioning sensor reading;

an inertial navigation system and a manual input.

18. The emergency device of claim 16, wherein the wireless communications component is selected from the group consisting of:

a ZigBee-compliant transceiver;

a wireless fidelity (WiFi) radio;

a cellular radio, an ultrasonic transceiver;

an infrared transceiver;

a global positioning sensor transceiver and an RF radio.

19. The emergency device of claim 16, wherein the emergency communication includes information selected from the group consisting of:

a temperature indication;

an air quality indication;

an oxygen-level reading;

a location indication;

structure layout information;

fire location information;

hazardous material location information and location information related to other personnel.