Emergency warning system integrated with building hazard alarm notification system
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1. A hazard alarm system, comprising:
- a warning device for receiving a warning alert message from a source external to the hazard alarm system;
a system controller for the hazard alarm system in communication with the warning device and receiving the warning alert message from the warning device, the system controller determining whether to issue an alarm system alert based on at least one aspect of the warning alert message received;
at least one notification appliance in communication with the system controller, the system controller sending the alarm system alert to the at least one notification appliance based on the warning alert message if the system controller determines to issue the alarm system alert; and
at least one hazard detector that detects any of fire, heat, and smoke, the hazard detector in communication with the system controller and being separate from the warning device,wherein the system controller receives data from the at least one hazard detector in order to determine whether to issue a hazard detector alert, andwherein the system controller sends the hazard detector alert to the at least one notification appliance if the system controller determines to issue the hazard detector alert.
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Abstract
A hazard alarm system includes a hazard alarm notification appliance, and a warning detector which detects a warning alert message from an external source (such as a governmental organization). The hazard alarm system processes the warning alert message and issues an alarm system alert via the notification appliance. In issuing the alarm system alert, the hazard alarm system determines whether, how, what, where, and/or when to issue the alarm system alert using the notification appliance.
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1. A hazard alarm system, comprising:
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a warning device for receiving a warning alert message from a source external to the hazard alarm system; a system controller for the hazard alarm system in communication with the warning device and receiving the warning alert message from the warning device, the system controller determining whether to issue an alarm system alert based on at least one aspect of the warning alert message received; at least one notification appliance in communication with the system controller, the system controller sending the alarm system alert to the at least one notification appliance based on the warning alert message if the system controller determines to issue the alarm system alert; and at least one hazard detector that detects any of fire, heat, and smoke, the hazard detector in communication with the system controller and being separate from the warning device, wherein the system controller receives data from the at least one hazard detector in order to determine whether to issue a hazard detector alert, and wherein the system controller sends the hazard detector alert to the at least one notification appliance if the system controller determines to issue the hazard detector alert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method, in a hazard alarm system, for providing warnings, the hazard alarm system comprising a warning device for receiving a warning alert message, a system controller for the hazard alarm system in communication with the warning device, at least one hazard notification appliance in communication with the system controller, and at least one hazard detector that detects any of fire, heat, and smoke, the hazard detector in communication with the system controller and being separate from the warning device, the method comprising:
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detecting the warning alert message by the warning device from a governmental organization; determining by the system controller whether to issue an alarm system alert based on at least one aspect of the detected warning alert message; providing, from the hazard alarm notification appliance, notification of the alarm system alert if it is determined to issued the alarm system alert; receiving, by the system controller, data from the hazard detector in order to determine whether to issue a hazard detector alert; and sending, by the system controller, the hazard detector alert to the at least one hazard notification appliance if the system controller determines to issue the hazard detector alert. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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