Management system

• US 6,642,843 B2
• Filed: 12/03/2001
• Issued: 11/04/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Allied Telesis Holdings KK
• Original Assignee: Allied Telesis Holdings KK
• Inventors: Satoh, Kazuhiko
• Primary Examiner(s): POPE, DARYL C
• Application Number:
  US09/998,207
• Publication Number:
  US 20030058095A1
• Time in Patent Office: 701 Days
• Field of Search: 340/506, 340/526, 340/517, 340/521, 340/524, 340/825.36, 340/825.49, 340/3.1
• US Class Current: 340/509
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements

Abstract

A management system is provided with a sensor control means located in each region of a multiple occupancy building and a management apparatus connected to and able to communicate with the sensor control means. The sensor control means are connected with sensors for detecting the state in each area and send to the management apparatus detection information output by the sensors along with mounting location information of the sensors. Also, the management apparatus correlates and manages the detection information and mounting location information received from the sensor control means.

Claims

1. A management apparatus comprising storage means for correlating and storing sensor identification information for identifying sensors for detecting the state in each area of a multiple occupancy building, and the mounting location information of the sensors;

said management apparatus receiving the sensor detection information and sensor identification information sent from the sensor control means connected with said sensor, searching for said mounting location information from said storage means on the basis of the sensor identification information, and correlating and managing the detection information and mounting location information;

said management apparatus further comprising,

determining means for analyzing said detection information and determining the occurrence of an anomaly; and

alarm outputting means for outputting alarms in the case where an anomaly is determined to have occurred by said determining means;

wherein said determining means analyze the detection information and determine the occurrence of an anomaly on the basis of prior detection history information.

5. The management apparatus, according to any one of claims 2, 3, 4 and 1 wherein said sensors detect one or more states relating to gas, power, and water.

2. A management apparatus for receiving sensor detection information and mounting location information sent from sensor control means connected with sensors for detecting the state in each area of a multiple occupancy building, and correlating and managing the detection information and mounting location information;

said management apparatus further comprising,

determining means for analyzing the detection information and determining the occurrence of an anomaly; and

alarm outputting means for outputting alarms in the case where an anomaly is determined to have occurred by said determining means;

wherein said determining means determine the occurrence of an anomaly on the basis of information that the resident is not present in each area of said multiple occupancy building.

3. A management apparatus comprising storage means for correlating and storing sensor identification information for identifying sensors for detecting the state in each area of a multiple occupancy building, and the mounting location information of the sensors;

said management apparatus receiving the sensor detection information and sensor identification information sent from the sensor control means connected with said sensor, searching for said mounting location information from said storage means on the basis of the sensor identification information, and correlating and managing the detection information and mounting location information;

said management apparatus further comprising,

determining means for analyzing said detection information and determining the occurrence of an anomaly; and

alarm outputting means for outputting alarms in the case where an anomaly is determined to have occurred by said determining means;

wherein said determining means determine the occurrence of an anomaly on the basis of information that the resident is not present in each area of said multiple occupancy building.

4. A management apparatus for receiving sensor detection information and mounting location information sent from sensor control means connected with sensors for detecting the state in each area of a multiple occupancy building, and correlating and managing the detection information and mounting location information;

said management apparatus further comprising,

determining means for analyzing the detection information and determining the occurrence of an anomaly; and

alarm outputting means for outputting alarms in the case where an anomaly is determined to have occurred by said determining means;

wherein said determining means analyze the detection information and determine the occurrence of an anomaly on the basis of prior detection history information.