Mesh network enabled building safety system and method

• US 20100238018A1
• Filed: 03/23/2009
• Published: 09/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chris Kelly
• Original Assignee: Chris Kelly
• Inventors: Kelly, Chris
• Granted Patent: US 10,600,315 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/517
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/10 Actuation by presence of smoke or gases , e.g. automatic alarm devices for analysing flowing fluid materials by the use of optical means
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements

Abstract

A building safety alarm system comprising: a central controller having a dynamically addressable wireless data communication router, a plurality of remote devices each having a dynamically addressable wireless communication router and a wireless mesh communications network wherein the central controller is in wireless communication with the plurality of remote devices via a mesh network for sending and receiving instructions and data communications.

Claims

1. ) A building safety alarm system comprising:

a central controller having a dynamically addressable wireless data communication router, a plurality of remote devices each having a dynamically addressable wireless communication router and a wireless mesh communications network wherein said central controller is in wireless communication with said plurality of remote devices via a mesh network for sending and receiving instructions and data communications.

2. ) A building safety alarm system according to claim 1 wherein said remote devices include heat detectors.

3. ) A building safety alarm system according to claim 1 wherein said remote devices include fire detectors.

4. ) A building safety alarm system according to claim 1 wherein said remote devices include smoke detectors.

5. ) A building safety alarm system according to claim 1 wherein said remote devices include carbon monoxide detectors.

6. ) A building safety alarm system according to claim 1 wherein said remote devices include call boxes.

7. ) A building safety alarm system according to claim 1 wherein said remote devices include audio transmission radio repeaters.

8. ) A building safety alarm system according to claim 1 wherein said remote devices include audio device adapter plugs.

9. ) A building safety alarm system according to claim 1 wherein said remote devices include RFID transponder antenna.

10. ) A building safety alarm system according to claim 1 wherein said remote devices include motion detectors

11. ) A building safety alarm system according to claim 1 wherein said mesh network utilizes an IEEE 802.11 protocol.

12. ) A building safety alarm system according to claim 1 wherein said mesh network utilizes an IEEE 802.15 protocol.

13. ) A building safety alarm system according to claim 1 wherein said mesh network utilizes an IEEE 802.16 protocol.

14. ) A building safety alarm system according to claim 1 wherein said mesh network utilizes a frequency agile data transmission protocol

15. ) A building safety method operative in a building safety system, through a central building safety system controller and a plurality of remote devices said method comprising the steps of:

configuring said central building safety system controller,

deploying a plurality of remote devices within a structure for providing building safety monitoring services,

providing data communications between said central building safety system controller and said remote devices via a dynamically addressable mesh network; and

transferring data between the central fire alarm system controller and the plurality of remote devices via said dynamically addressable wireless data communication network.

16. ) The building safety method according to claim 15 wherein said dynamically addressable mesh network is self-healing.

17. ) The building safety method according to claim 15 wherein said remote devices include heat detectors.

18. ) The building safety method according to claim 15 wherein said remote devices include fire detectors.

19. ) The building safety method according to claim 15 wherein said remote devices include smoke detectors.

20. ) The building safety method according to claim 15 wherein said remote devices include carbon monoxide detectors.

21. ) The building safety method according to claim 15 wherein said remote devices include call boxes.

22. ) The building safety method according to claim 15 wherein said remote devices include audio transmission radio repeaters.

23. ) The building safety method according to claim 15 wherein said remote devices include RFID transponder antenna.

24. ) The building safety method according to claim 15 wherein said remote devices include motion detectors

25. ) The building safety method according to claim 15 wherein said mesh network utilizes a frequency agile data transmission protocol