DETECTOR-TO-DETECTOR ALERTS
First Claim
1. An alert system, comprising:
- a first detector that includes environmental condition detection circuitry, data processing circuitry, and wireless communication circuitry, wherein the first detector is configured to be carried by a first user, and wherein the environmental condition detection circuitry of the first detector detects environmental conditions in a vicinity of the first detector and communicates detection data to the data processing circuitry of the first detector; and
a second detector that includes environmental condition detection circuitry, data processing circuitry, and wireless communication circuitry, wherein the second detector is configured to be carried by a second user, and wherein the environmental condition detection circuitry of the second detector detects environmental conditions in a vicinity of the second detector and communicates detection data to the data processing circuitry of the second detector,wherein, in response to detection of a hazardous environmental condition by the first detector, the data processing circuitry of the first detector provides an alert notification to the first user and communicates the alert to the second detector via the wireless communication circuitry of the first detector, andwherein, in response to receipt of an alert from the first detector, the data processing circuitry of the second detector transmits the alert to another detector or device via the wireless communication circuitry of the second detector.
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Abstract
An alert system and method includes at least first and second detectors that each includes environmental condition detection circuitry, data processing circuitry, and wireless communication circuitry. The first and second detectors are respectively carried by first and second users. The first and second detectors detect environmental conditions in a vicinity of the respective detectors and communicate detection data to the respective data processing circuitry. In response to detection of a hazardous environmental condition by the first detector, the first detector provides an alert notification to the first user and communicates the alert to the second detector via wireless communication, and in response to receipt of an alert from the first detector, the second detector transmits the alert to another detector or device via wireless communication. A communicated or transmitted alert may include an incrementing indicator of a number of hops or levels of transmission of the alert.
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20 Claims
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1. An alert system, comprising:
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a first detector that includes environmental condition detection circuitry, data processing circuitry, and wireless communication circuitry, wherein the first detector is configured to be carried by a first user, and wherein the environmental condition detection circuitry of the first detector detects environmental conditions in a vicinity of the first detector and communicates detection data to the data processing circuitry of the first detector; and a second detector that includes environmental condition detection circuitry, data processing circuitry, and wireless communication circuitry, wherein the second detector is configured to be carried by a second user, and wherein the environmental condition detection circuitry of the second detector detects environmental conditions in a vicinity of the second detector and communicates detection data to the data processing circuitry of the second detector, wherein, in response to detection of a hazardous environmental condition by the first detector, the data processing circuitry of the first detector provides an alert notification to the first user and communicates the alert to the second detector via the wireless communication circuitry of the first detector, and wherein, in response to receipt of an alert from the first detector, the data processing circuitry of the second detector transmits the alert to another detector or device via the wireless communication circuitry of the second detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of communicating an alert in a network of detectors in wireless transmission range of one another, each detector being configured to be carried by a user and including environmental condition detection circuitry, data processing circuitry, and wireless communication circuitry, the method comprising, for each detector:
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detecting an environmental condition in a vicinity of the respective detector; communicating detection data based on the detected environmental condition to the data processing circuitry of the respective detector; in response to detection of a hazardous environmental condition by a first detector, providing an alert notification to the user carrying the first detector and communicating the alert to one or more second detectors via the wireless communication circuitry of the first detector, and in response to receipt of an alert from the first detector, transmitting the alert to yet another detector or device via the wireless communication circuitry of the respective second detector. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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