DYNAMIC EMERGENCY AID

• US 20140222329A1
• Filed: 02/05/2014
• Published: 08/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens Schweiz AG (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: FREY, Christian
• Granted Patent: US 9,080,883 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/423
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/206 specially adapted for indoor navigation
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/006 with transmission via telephone network
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/066 guiding along a path, e.g. evacuation path lighting strip
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

Dynamic output of information for the evacuation of persons, in particular from buildings, is provided to a portable device based on current position data of the device as determined by a position determination system. The current usability of escape routes located in the building is determined by a sensor system. Evacuation information is determined by a control unit, based on the current usability of the escape routes and the current position of the device and output on the portable device. In emergency situations, dedicated evacuation information can thus be determined for a person as a function of the whereabouts of the person and the respective hazardous situation and output on the mobile device (e.g. smartphone, PDA) of the person. This enables, inter alia, a rapid and efficient evacuation of the building or a site.

Claims

1. A method for dynamic output of information, for evacuation of persons from a building, onto a portable device, the method comprising:

determining current position data of the portable device using a position determination system;

determining current usability of escape routes located in the building using a first sensor system;

determining evacuation information using a hardware control unit, based on the current usability of the escape routes and the current position of the portable device; and

outputting the evacuation information on the portable device as graphical routing information on a building plan loaded onto the portable device by reading in an identifier located on the building by a read facility of the portable device.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said determining of the current usability of the escape routes is based on at least one of respective utilization and passability.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising targeting the evacuation information to the persons in coordinating evacuation of the building.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3,

further comprising implementing an object flow simulation based on respective current position data of the persons located in the building and the current usability of the escape routes, and

wherein, based on results of the object flow simulation, said outputting includes updated evacuation information output onto the portable device.

5. The method as claimed in claim 2,

further comprising implementing an object flow simulation based on respective current position data of the persons located in the building and the current usability of the escape routes, and

wherein, based on results of the object flow simulation, said outputting includes updated evacuation information output onto the portable device.

6. The method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising targeting the evacuation information to the persons in coordinating evacuation of the building.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1,

further comprising implementing an object flow simulation based on respective current position data of the persons located in the building and the current usability of the escape routes, and

wherein, based on results of the object flow simulation, said outputting includes updated evacuation information output onto the portable device.

8. A computer readable medium embodying a computer program which when loaded directly into internal memory of a portable device causes the portable device to execute a method for dynamic output of information to evacuate persons from a building, the method comprising:

determining current position data of the portable device using a position determination system;

determining current usability of escape routes located in the building using a first sensor system;

determining evacuation information using a hardware control unit, based on the current usability of the escape routes and the current position of the portable device; and

outputting the evacuation information on the portable device as graphical routing information on a building plan loaded onto the portable device by reading in an identifier located on the building by a read facility of the portable device.

9. The computer readable medium as claimed in claim 8, wherein the portable device is a smartphone and the computer program is downloaded by a user from an Internet or Intranet.

10. The computer readable medium as claimed in claim 8, wherein said determining of the current usability of the escape routes is based on at least one of respective utilization and passability.

11. The computer readable medium as claimed in claim 10, further comprising targeting the evacuation information to the persons in coordinating evacuation of the building.

12. The computer readable medium as claimed in claim 11,

further comprising implementing an object flow simulation based on respective current position data of the persons located in the building and the current usability of the escape routes, and

wherein, based on results of the object flow simulation, said outputting includes updated evacuation information output onto the portable device.

13. The computer readable medium as claimed in claim 10,

further comprising implementing an object flow simulation based on respective current position data of the persons located in the building and the current usability of the escape routes, and

wherein, based on results of the object flow simulation, said outputting includes updated evacuation information output onto the portable device.

14. The computer readable medium as claimed in claim 8, further comprising targeting the evacuation information to the persons in coordinating evacuation of the building.

15. The computer readable medium as claimed in claim 8,

further comprising implementing an object flow simulation based on respective current position data of the persons located in the building and the current usability of the escape routes, and

wherein, based on results of the object flow simulation, said outputting includes updated evacuation information output onto the portable device.

16. An apparatus for dynamic output of information, for evacuation of persons from a building, onto a portable device of a respective person, comprising:

a first sensor system determining current usability of escape routes located in the building;

a position determination system determining positions of persons located in the building;

a hardware control unit, coupled to said first sensor system and said position determination system,

performing real-time processing of data provided by the first sensor system and the position determination system;

sending to the mobile device, which has a read apparatus for reading in an identifier located on the building, a building plan of the building; and

providing graphic evacuation information to the portable device of a person as routing information on the building plan based on the current usability of the escape routes and a current position of the person.

17. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the hardware control unit is configured to implement an object flow simulation based on respective current position data of the persons located in the building and the current usability of the escape routes and provide, based on results of the object flow simulation, updated evacuation information on portable devices of the persons.

18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 17, wherein the apparatus is part of a building management and/or hazard alarm system.

19. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the apparatus is part of a building management and/or hazard alarm system.