System and method for providing controlled illumination during detected hazardous conditions
First Claim
1. A system for providing controlled illumination within a structure during a detected hazardous condition, comprising:
- at least one threat detector;
a lighting control system in communication with the at least one threat detector, the lighting control system being configured to control illumination of a plurality of lights that normally provide illumination within the structure (hereinafter “
controlled lights”
); and
wherein the lighting control system is configured to illuminate less than all of the plurality of controlled lights to provide illumination within the structure upon receipt of a threat detected signal from the threat detector.
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Abstract
An integrated lighting control and threat detection system is provided. Once one of the threat detectors determines that a hazardous condition exists, it transmits a threat message to the lighting control system. The lighting control system then operates to turn on illumination within the dwelling to aid in an occupant'"'"'s safe exiting from the dwelling. The lighting control system operates to illuminate all lights within a dwelling upon detection of a hazardous condition. Alternatively, the lighting control system operates to illuminate preselected paths of lighting as programmed by a user. Still further, coordinated illuminated control may be provided based upon the location of the detected hazardous condition and the fixed and portable lights within a dwelling. Both fixed and adaptive illumination control are provided as is a fail safe illumination of all lights within a dwelling should each of the pre-selected exit paths contain a hazardous condition.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for providing controlled illumination within a structure during a detected hazardous condition, comprising:
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at least one threat detector; a lighting control system in communication with the at least one threat detector, the lighting control system being configured to control illumination of a plurality of lights that normally provide illumination within the structure (hereinafter “
controlled lights”
); andwherein the lighting control system is configured to illuminate less than all of the plurality of controlled lights to provide illumination within the structure upon receipt of a threat detected signal from the threat detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
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6. A system for providing controlled illumination within a structure during a detected hazardous condition, comprising:
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at least one threat detector; a lighting control system in communication with the at least one threat detector, the lighting control system being configured to control illumination of a plurality of lights that normally provide illumination within the structure; and wherein the lighting control system is configured to illuminate at least one of the plurality of lights to provide illumination within the structure upon receipt of a threat detected signal from the threat detector; wherein the lighting control system is programmable to turn on predetermined ones of the plurality of lights upon receipt of a threat detected signal from the threat detector; further comprising a plurality of threat detectors positioned at different locations within the structure; wherein the lighting control system is configured to turn on a different combination of lights depending on which one of the threat detectors transmits the threat detected signal first; and wherein the lighting control system is configured to turn on all of the plurality of lights when it receives the threat detected signal from a number of threat detectors indicating that exits may be blocked by the detected hazardous condition.
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9. A lighting control system to control the illumination of lights that normally provide illumination in a structure (hereinafter “
- controlled lights”
), the structure having at least one hazardous condition detector located therein and at least one exit leading therefrom, comprising a lighting system controller configured to turn on less than all of the controlled lights in the structure to provide illumination within the structure upon receipt of a threat detected signal from at least one hazardous condition detector. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of providing controlled illumination of lights that normally provide illumination within a structure (hereinafter “
- controlled lights”
) during a detected hazardous condition, the structure having at least one hazardous condition detector positioned therein and at least one exit leading therefrom, comprising the steps of;receiving a threat detected signal transmitted from one of the at least one hazardous condition detector; turning on less than all of the controlled lights to provide illumination within the structure in response to receiving the threat detected signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of providing controlled illumination of lights that normally provide illumination within a structure during a detected hazardous condition, the structure having at least one hazardous condition detector positioned therein and at least one exit leading therefrom, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a threat detected signal transmitted from one of the at least one hazardous condition detector; turning on at least one of the lights to provide illumination within the structure; wherein the step of turning on at least one of the controlled lights within the structure comprises the step of turning on predetermined ones of the controlled lights leading to the at least one exit; and further comprising the steps of receiving the threat detected signal from another of the hazardous condition detectors, and modifying the combination of lights.
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Specification