DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF SMOKE AND HAZARD DETECTION

• US 20150187194A1
• Filed: 12/28/2014
• Published: 07/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avraham Brun-Kestler, Keanu Hypolite, Mechael Brun-Kestler, Wolf, Justin
• Original Assignee: Avraham Brun-Kestler, Keanu Hypolite, Mechael Brun-Kestler, Wolf, Justin
• Inventors: Hypolite, Keanu, Wolf, Justin, Brun-Kestler, Avraham, Brun-Kestler, Mechael
• Application Number:
  US14/583,710
• Publication Number:
  US 20150187194A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/26 by updating and storing reference thresholds
• 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

A hazard detector device comprises: a smoke detector to detect smoke, and to generate an output indicating that smoke is detected; a wireless receiver to receive, from a remote hazard detector apparatus, an incoming wireless communication signal indicating that the remote hazard detector apparatus detected a hazard; an audible alert generator to generate an audible alert in response to said incoming wireless communication signal; a wireless transmitter to transmit, to a remote alarm device, an outgoing wireless communication signal indicating that at least one of the following conditions exist: (a) the smoke detector of said hazard detector device detected smoke; (b) said hazard detector device received said incoming wireless communication signal indicating the remote hazard detector apparatus detected a hazard.

Claims

1. A hazard detector device comprising:

a smoke detector to detect smoke, and to generate an output indicating that smoke is detected;

a wireless receiver to receive, from a remote hazard detector apparatus, an incoming wireless communication signal indicating that the remote hazard detector apparatus detected a hazard;

an audible alert generator to generate an audible alert in response to said incoming wireless communication signal;

a wireless transmitter to transmit, to a remote alarm device, an outgoing wireless communication signal indicating that at least one of the following conditions exist;

(a) the smoke detector of said hazard detector device detected smoke;

(b) said hazard detector device received said incoming wireless communication signal indicating the remote hazard detector apparatus detected a hazard.

2. The hazard detector device of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmitter is to propagate the incoming wireless communication signal towards one or more remote alarm units.

3. The hazard detector device of claim 1, further comprising:

a vibration module to generate a vibration alert, in response to said incoming wireless communication signal indicating the remote hazard detector apparatus detected a hazard.

4. The hazard detector device of claim 1, further comprising:

a vibration module to generate a vibration alert, in response to said output indicating that smoke is detected by said hazard detector device.

5. The hazard detector device of claim 1, further comprising:

a humidity sensor to measure humidity level in an environment in which said hazard detector device is located;

a calibration module to calibrate the smoke detector based on the measured humidity level, by modifying a baseline value utilized by said smoke detector.

6. The hazard detector device of claim 1, further comprising:

a dust sensor to measure dust level in an environment in which said hazard detector device is located;

a calibration module to calibrate the smoke detector based on the measured dust level, by modifying a baseline value utilized by said smoke detector.

7. The hazard detector device of claim 1, further comprising:

a temperature sensor to measure temperature in an environment in which said hazard detector device is located;

a calibration module to calibrate the smoke detector based on the measured temperature, by modifying a baseline value utilized by said smoke detector.

8. The hazard detector device of claim 1, further comprising:

a sensor to measure one or more environmental changes in an environment in which said hazard detector device is located;

a calibration module (A) to iteratively calculate a moving average of the measured environmental changes, and (B) to calibrate the smoke detector based on said moving average by modifying a baseline value utilized by said smoke detector.

9. The hazard detector device of claim 1, further comprising:

a battery to provide power to one or more components of the hazard detector device;

a power sensing module to detect a decrease in a voltage that is provided by said battery;

a calibrator module to decrease a baseline measured voltage, that is produced by said smoke detector, linearly in proportion to the detected decrease in voltage that is provided by said battery.

10. The hazard detector device of claim 1, further comprising:

a battery to provide power to one or more components of the hazard detector device;

a power sensing module to detect a decrease in a voltage that is provided by said battery;

a calibrator module to decrease a sensitivity threshold, that is utilized by said smoke detector, linearly in proportion to the detected decrease in voltage that is provided by said battery.

11. The hazard detector device of claim 1, wherein the smoke detector device comprises:

a LED-based photoelectric detector associated with a LED unit;

a sensor to detect a decrease in an intensity of illumination that is provided by said LED unit;

a calibrator module to decrease a sensitivity threshold, that is utilized by said smoke detector, based on the detected decrease in intensity of illumination that is provided by said LED unit.

12. The hazard detector device of claim 1, wherein the wireless receiver is to receive an incoming wireless signal from a remote Carbon Monoxide sensor indicating a remote detection of Carbon Monoxide;

wherein the audible alert generator is to generate an audible alert in response to said incoming wireless signal indicating the remote detection of Carbon Monoxide.

13. The hazard detector device of claim 1, further comprising:

a button able to be activated by a user;

a wireless network creation and joining module, which, in response to said button being activated by the user, is;

(A) to check if a local wireless communication network dedicated to hazard detection already exists;

(B) if the check result is positive, to join said local wireless communication network that is dedicated to hazard detection;

(C) if the check result is negative, to create a new local wireless communication network that is dedicated to hazard detection.

14. The hazard detector device of claim 1, further comprising:

a button able to be activated by a user;

a wireless network creation and joining module, which, in response to said button being activated by the user, is;

(A) to check if there already exists a local 802.15.4 Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) dedicated to hazard detection;

(B) if the check result is positive, to join said local 802.15.4 Wireless Personal Area Network that is dedicated to hazard detection;

(C) if the check result is negative, to create a new local 802.15.4 Wireless Personal Area Network that is dedicated to hazard detection.

15. The hazard detector device of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmitter is to transmit said outgoing wireless communication signal to a remote vibration device that comprises a vibration generator, to command said remote vibration device to generate vibrations indicating hazard detection.

16. The hazard detector device of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmitter is to transmit said outgoing wireless communication signal to a remote vibration device that comprises a vibration generator and that excludes a hazard sensor, to command said remote vibration device to generate vibrations indicating hazard detection.

17. The hazard detector device of claim 1, comprising:

a microphone to capture ambient audio;

a processor (A) to analyze the captured ambient audio, and (B) to recognize in the captured ambient audio an audible tone indicating that a remote detection unit detected a hazard and generated an audible alarm, and (C) to trigger the audible alert generator of the hazard detector to generate an audible alarm.

18. The hazard detector device of claim 1, wherein the wireless transmitter is to transmit said outgoing wireless communication signal to a remote illumination device that comprises a flashing illumination unit and that excludes a hazard sensor, to command said remote illumination device to generate flashing illuminations indicating hazard detection.

19. The hazard detector device of claim 1, further comprising:

a pairing module to transmit and receive unique identification codes in order to pair said hazard detector device with another hazard detector device co-located within a same building.

20. The hazard detector device of claim 1, further comprising:

a synchronization module to transmit and receive unique identification codes in order to synchronize said hazard detector device with a hazard detector apparatus co-located within a same building;

wherein the synchronization module is to cause said hazard detector device and said hazard detector apparatus to generate synchronized audible alarms that conform to a pre-defined audible alarm.