Smoke detection and laser escape indication system utilizing base and satellite

• US 7,576,659 B2
• Filed: 06/07/2006
• Issued: 08/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Safari Holdings, LLC
• Original Assignee: L.I.F.E. Support Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Lax, Samuel
• Primary Examiner(s): BLOUNT, ERIC
• Application Number:
  US11/422,666
• Publication Number:
  US 20070285265A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,168 Days
• Field of Search: 340627-630, 340/632, 340/633, 340/500, 340/528, 340/532
• US Class Current: 340/628
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/10 Actuation by presence of smoke or gases , e.g. automatic alarm devices for analysing flowing fluid materials by the use of optical means
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/113 Constructional details

Abstract

A smoke detector system having a base unit and multiple satellite units is provided. The base unit detects various hazards, i.e., smoke or carbon monoxide, and broadcasts a radio frequency signal to activate warning devices on the various satellite units. The satellite units include a radio frequency receiver to receive the signal broadcasted by the base unit. The warning devices include a laser cannon, a speaker, a strobe light, and a wireless camera separately or in combination with other warning devices. Alternatively, each base unit may include one or more of the warning devices and a radio frequency receiver, and each satellite unit may include the detection devices and a radio frequency transmitter. In this way, each device in the system may activate warning devices in each other device in the system when a hazard is detected.

Claims

1. A system for detecting smoke and/or carbon monoxide comprising:

a base unit comprising a smoke detector, a carbon monoxide detector, a strobe light, a radio frequency transmitter and a radio frequency receiver; and

a satellite unit having a radio frequency transmitter in communication with the radio frequency receiver of the base unit, a radio frequency receiver in communication with the radio frequency transmitter of the base unit, a camera in wireless communication with a remote computer and a laser cannon;

wherein the radio frequency transmitter of the base unit sends a signal to the radio frequency receiver of the satellite unit to activate the satellite unit in the event smoke or carbon monoxide is detected.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the laser cannon is configured to illuminate an exit when the satellite unit is activated.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the satellite unit also has a speaker to issue an audible alarm when the satellite unit is activated.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the audible alarm comprises a prerecorded message.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the base unit further includes a power indicator LED, a smoke indicator LED, and a carbon monoxide indicator LED.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the smoke detector comprises an ionization sensor and/or a photoelectric sensor.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising two satellite units, a first satellite unit having a laser cannon and a second satellite unit having a strobe light.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the first satellite unit also has a speaker.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising multiple satellite units having laser cannons distributed throughout a structure having multiple rooms, each room having at least one exit, wherein the satellite units are distributed such that the laser cannons illuminate at least one of the exits from each room when the satellite units are activated.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the base unit includes one of a laser cannon, a speaker, and a wireless camera.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the satellite unit includes a smoke detector and a carbon monoxide detector.

12. A system for detecting smoke and/or carbon monoxide comprising:

a base unit having a smoke detector, a carbon monoxide detector, a strobe light, a radio frequency transmitter and a radio frequency receiver; and

two satellite units each having a radio frequency transmitter in communication with the radio frequency receiver of the base unit, a radio frequency receiver in communication with the radio frequency transmitter of the base unit and a wireless camera in communication with a remote computer, such that a first satellite unit has a laser cannon and a second satellite unit has a strobe light;

wherein the radio frequency transmitter of the base unit sends a signal to each radio frequency receiver of the satellite units to activate the satellite units in the event smoke or carbon monoxide is detected; and

wherein the smoke detector comprises an ionization sensor and/or a photoelectric sensor.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the first satellite unit also has a speaker to issue an audible alarm when the satellite unit is activated.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the audible alarm comprises a prerecorded message.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the base unit further includes a power indicator LED, a smoke indicator LED, and a carbon monoxide indicator LED.

16. The system of claim 12, further comprising multiple satellite units having laser cannons distributed throughout a structure having multiple rooms, each room having at least one exit, wherein the satellite units are distributed such that the laser cannons illuminate at least one of the exits from each room when the satellite units are activated.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the base unit includes one of a laser cannon, a speaker, and a wireless camera

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the satellite unit includes a smoke detector and a carbon monoxide detector.

19. A system for detecting smoke and/or carbon monoxide comprising:

a base unit having a smoke detector, a carbon monoxide detector, a strobe light, a radio frequency transmitter and a radio frequency receiver; and

multiple satellite units each having a radio frequency transmitter in communication with the radio frequency receiver of the base unit, a radio frequency receiver in communication with the radio frequency transmitter of the base unit and a wireless camera in communication with a remote computer, such that a first satellite unit has a laser cannon and a second satellite unit has a strobe light;

wherein the radio frequency transmitter of the base unit sends a signal to each radio frequency receiver of the satellite units to activate the satellite units in the event smoke or carbon monoxide is detected; and

wherein the multiple satellite units having laser cannons are distributed throughout a structure having multiple rooms, each room having at least one exit, wherein the satellite units are distributed such that the laser cannons illuminate at least one of the exits from each room when the satellite units are activated.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the base unit includes one of a laser cannon, a speaker, and a wireless camera, and each satellite unit includes a smoke detector and a carbon monoxide detector.