Method and apparatus for generating localized fire incident and fire exit route map
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1. A method comprising:
- providing a plurality of reference locations visible from within a facility where each of the reference locations is associated with a readily identifiable feature of the facility;
detecting a fire within the facility;
receiving a fire location request from a monitoring location within the facility; and
dynamically generating a routing map showing a route from the monitoring location to a location of the fire and from the fire to a fire exit of the facility using at least some of the plurality of reference locations based upon the request, wherein the routing map shows a description of an identifiable physical feature of each of the plurality of reference locations at a corresponding location along the route from the monitoring location to the location of the fire and from the fire to the fire exit.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for finding fires. The method includes providing a plurality of reference locations within a facility where each of the reference locations is associated with a readily identifiable feature of the facility, detecting a fire within the facility, receiving a fire location request from a monitoring location within the facility and dynamically generating a routing map from the monitoring location to a location of the fire and from the fire to a fire exit of the facility using at least some of the plurality of reference locations based upon the request.
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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a plurality of reference locations visible from within a facility where each of the reference locations is associated with a readily identifiable feature of the facility; detecting a fire within the facility; receiving a fire location request from a monitoring location within the facility; and dynamically generating a routing map showing a route from the monitoring location to a location of the fire and from the fire to a fire exit of the facility using at least some of the plurality of reference locations based upon the request, wherein the routing map shows a description of an identifiable physical feature of each of the plurality of reference locations at a corresponding location along the route from the monitoring location to the location of the fire and from the fire to the fire exit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 21, 22, 23)
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8. Apparatus comprising:
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at least one reference location visible from within a facility where the at least one reference location is associated with a readily identifiable feature of the facility; at least one fire detector that detects a fire within the facility; graphical display within the facility that receives a fire location request from a first responder to the fire; and a processor that dynamically generates a routing map showing a route on the graphical display providing guidance to the first responder from the graphical display to a location of the fire and from the fire to a fire exit of the facility based upon the request and the at least one reference location, wherein the guidance is a contrasting indicator shown on the routing map through the facility to the fire and from the fire to the exit, wherein the routing map shows a description of an identifiable physical feature of the at least one reference location at a corresponding location along the route from the graphical display to the location of the fire and from the fire to the fire exit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of reference locations visible from provided within a facility where each of the reference locations is associated with a readily identifiable feature of the facility; a plurality of fire sensors that detect a fire within the facility; a display that receives a fire location request from a monitoring location within the facility; and a processor that dynamically generates a routing map showing a route from the monitoring location to a location of the fire and from the fire to a fire exit of the facility using at least some of the plurality of reference locations based upon the request, wherein the routing map shows a description of an identifiable physical feature of each of the plurality of reference locations at a corresponding location along the route from the monitoring location to the location of the fire and from the fire to the fire exit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Current AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
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Original AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
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InventorsKamalakannan, Arunkumar, R, Murali, Sundar, Deepak
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Primary Examiner(s)Lau, Hoi
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Application NumberUS12/844,674Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,057 DaysField of Search705/14, 705/1.1, 455/41.2, 455/404.2, 342/463, 340/525, 340/524, 340/540, 340/573.1, 340/539.13, 340/539.18US Class Current340/525CPC Class CodesG08B 17/10 Actuation by presence of sm...G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission...
