FOREST FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS (FFiCS) WITH SCANNER AND OPTICAL /INFRARED RADIATION DETECTOR (SOIRD) AND OPTIONALLY ALSO INCLUDING A SCANNER WITH ACCURATE LOCATION CALCULATOR (SALC) AND A SUPER-EFFICIENT SATELLITE/WIRELESS ANTENNA SYSTEM (SSWAS)
First Claim
1. ) An automated preventive Forest Fire Control System (ForeFiCS or FFiCS) for prevention and control of forest fires (FF), comprising subsystems and components as described and claimed herein, for early detection of FF and information transmission network via efficient telecommunications means toward expeditious quenching and control of FF before it grows.
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This application for patent for Forest Fire Control Systems (FFiCS) describes an invention for prevention and control of forest fires (FF). The system comprises strategically located Ignition Detection and Uplink Signaling Towers (IDUSTs), equipped with the Global Positioning System (GPS) and a suitable optical/infrared Scanner and Detector Assembly (SDA), to continually scan the forest region to instantly detect the onset of the initial flames and sparks of any fire (f/s) within the region. The SDA may optionally utilize a Scanner and Accurate Location Calculator (SALC). Upon detecting an f/s, the IDUST instantly transmits relevant data to a Regional Forest Fire Control System (RFFCC) via a suitable communications means, optionally utilizing the Super-Efficient Satellite and Wireless Antenna System (SSWAS). The RFFCC instantaneously transmits necessary information to area Forest Fire Control Field Stations (FFCFS), enabling them to immediately apply appropriate fire-quenching means to control the fire before it spreads.
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9 Claims
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1. ) An automated preventive Forest Fire Control System (ForeFiCS or FFiCS) for prevention and control of forest fires (FF), comprising subsystems and components as described and claimed herein, for early detection of FF and information transmission network via efficient telecommunications means toward expeditious quenching and control of FF before it grows.
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2. ) A spectrally sensitive Scanner and Optical and Infrared Radiation Detector (SOIRD) assembly means for providing digital video or similar detection and imaging of the very initial flames or smoke and sparks (f/s), instantly when it occurs, by means of a continuous observation or rapid periodic scanning of the forest region;
- the earliest possible detection of the f/s that could potentially grow into, and spread to cause, a FF is the essential key factor in the design and operation of the FFiCS claimed herein.
- View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 6)
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5. ) An Independent Claim for the SALC as an ancillary device, operating as an enhancement of the GPS, for an accurate determination of the geographical location of a remote point around the physical location of the GPS—
- the remote point being either inaccessible by the GPS-user (but within his or her field of view or range) or a hypothetical point with a specified range and orientation with respect to the GPS. The SALC device could be used in conjunction with the GPS, or be integrated with the GPS, for many diverse applications other than the FFiCS application.
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7. ) An Independent Claim for the SSWAS for diverse potential applications for enhanced efficiency of antennas in telecommunications networks other than the FFiCS application.
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8. ) An Independent Claim for the SOIRD for enhanced monitoring and detection process of border areas and selected regions using optical and infrared spectral wavelength radiation, for diverse potential applications other than the FFiCS application.
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9. ) An Independent Claim for the IDUST-type Towers for enhanced monitoring and detection process of border areas and selected regions using appropriate observation, monitoring and imaging means, for diverse potential applications other than the FFiCS application.
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