Image Based Surveillance System

• US 20160187310A1
• Filed: 12/29/2014
• Published: 06/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: AMARAVADI, Vijayapavan
• Granted Patent: US 10,365,260 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/0062 concerning the measuring method, e.g. intermittent, or the display, e.g. digital
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/14 Toxic gas alarms G08B21/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements

Abstract

A method incorporating the steps of a display of a gas detection system depicting a map of a predetermined geographic area and a plurality of portable gas detectors on the map via a respective gas detector icon, a programmed processor of the gas detection system identifying a number of gas detectors of the plurality of portable gas detectors within a predetermined portion of the area depicted on the display, the number exceeding a threshold value and a programmed processor of the gas detection system replacing the icons of the identified gas detectors within the portion with a group icon.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

a display of a gas detection system depicting a map of a predetermined geographic area and a plurality of portable gas detectors on the map via a respective gas detector icon;

a programmed processor of the gas detection system identifying a number of gas detectors of the plurality of portable gas detectors within a predetermined portion of the area depicted on the display, the number exceeding a threshold value; and

a programmed processor of the gas detection system replacing the icons of the identified gas detectors within the portion with a group icon.

2. The method as in claim 1 wherein the predetermined portion further comprises an area having dimensions of less than X by Y feet or meters.

3. The method as in claim 2 wherein the X by Y feet or meters further comprises 10′

×

10′

.

4. The method as in claim 1 wherein the predetermined number of gas detectors further comprises five.

6. The method as in claim 1 further comprising a programmed processor comparing a gas reading of each of the plurality of portable gas detectors with a threshold value and indicating a gas detected alarm via the respective icon of the gas detector.

7. The method as in claim 6 further comprising a programmed processor displaying the identified number of gas detectors in alarm in a location directly adjacent the group icon.

8. The method as in claim 1 further comprising a programmed processor comparing anomalies from each of the plurality of portable gas detectors with a threshold value and indicating a fault via the respective icon of the gas detector.

9. The method as in claim 8 further comprising a programmed processor displaying the identified number of gas detectors in fault directly adjacent the group icon.

5. The method as in claim further comprising a programmed processor displaying the identified number of gas detectors directly adjacent the group icon.

10. An apparatus comprising:

a gas detection system that uses a plurality of gas detectors to detect hazardous gases within a predetermined geographic area;

a display of the gas detection system that depicts a map of the predetermined geographic area and the plurality of portable gas detectors on the map via a respective gas detector icon;

a programmed processor of the gas detection system that identifies a number of gas detectors of the plurality of portable gas detectors within a predetermined portion of the area depicted on the display, the number exceeding a threshold value; and

a programmed processor of the gas detection system that replaces the icons of the identified gas detectors within the portion with a group icon.

11. The apparatus as in claim 10 wherein the predetermined portion further comprises an area having dimensions of less than X by Y feet or meters.

12. The apparatus as in claim 11 wherein the X by Y feet or meters further comprises 10′

×

10′

.

13. The apparatus as in claim 10 wherein the predetermined number of gas detectors further comprises five.

15. The apparatus as in claim 10 further comprising a programmed processor that compares a gas reading of each of the plurality of portable gas detectors with a threshold value and indicating a gas detected alarm via the respective icon of the gas detector.

16. The apparatus as in claim 15 further comprising a programmed processor that displays the identified number of gas detectors in alarm in a location directly adjacent the group icon.

17. The apparatus as in claim 10 further comprising a programmed processor that compares anomalies from each of the plurality of portable gas detectors with a threshold value and indicating a fault via the respective icon of the gas detector.

18. The apparatus as in claim 17 further comprising a programmed processor that displays the identified number of gas detectors in fault directly adjacent the group icon.

14. The apparatus as in claim further comprising a programmed processor that displays the identified number of gas detectors directly adjacent the group icon.

20. An apparatus comprising:

a gas detection system that protects a predetermined geographic area;

a plurality of portable gas detectors of the gas detection system distributed throughout the area that detect hazardous gases;

a display of the gas detection system that depicts a map of the area with the plurality of portable gas detectors displayed on the map via a respective gas detector icon;

a programmed processor of the gas detection system that displays a status of each of the plurality of gas detectors on the map via a color indicator;

a programmed processor of the gas detection system that identifies a number of gas detectors of the plurality of portable gas detectors within a predetermined portion of the area depicted on the display, the number exceeding a threshold value; and

a programmed processor of the gas detection system that replaces the icons of the identified gas detectors within the portion with a group icon.