Remote Control of Fire Suppression Systems

• US 20160303412A1
• Filed: 06/29/2016
• Published: 10/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tabor Mountain LLC
• Original Assignee: Wwtemplar LLC
• Inventors: Schmitt, Joseph, Kramer, Michael, Desai, Ronak, Kurtz, Randall
• Granted Patent: US 10,092,785 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A62C 3/00 Fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for particular objects or places in oil wells E21B29/08, A62C35/00; in mines or tunnels E21F5/00 ; for nuclear reactors G21C9/04
• CPC Class Codes: A62C 35/60 wet, i.e. containing extinguishing material even when not in use
• CPC Class Codes: A62C 35/68 Details, e.g. of pipes or valve systems valves in general F16K
• CPC Class Codes: A62C 37/00 Control of fire-fighting equipment heat-sensitive devices G01K
• CPC Class Codes: A62C 37/36 an actuating signal being generated by a sensor separate from an outlet device
• CPC Class Codes: A62C 37/44 only the sensor being in the danger zone
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 7/08 Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/406 characterised by monitoring or safety G05B19/19 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19682 Graphic User Interface [GUI] presenting system data to the user, e.g. information on a screen helping a user interacting with an alarm system

Abstract

In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer system, information that indicates that a fire has been detected in a building and that a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire; monitoring sensor information from one or more sensors located within the building; determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished; activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on a computing device for a user who is associated with the building; receiving, after activating the feature and from the computing device, a command to turn off the water supply; and transmitting, by the computer system, a control signal that causes an electromechanical device to close a water valve within the building.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, at a computer system, information that indicates that a fire has been detected in a building and that a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire;

monitoring sensor information from one or more sensors located within the building;

determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished;

activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on a computing device for a user who is associated with the building;

receiving, after activating the feature and from the computing device, a command to turn off the water supply; and

transmitting, by the computer system, a control signal that causes an electromechanical device to close a water valve within the building.