Emergency display for emergency personnel

• US 8,644,792 B2
• Filed: 04/22/2008
• Issued: 02/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens Industry Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Industry Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Lontka, Karen D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Doan, Kiet
• Assistant Examiner(s): Vu, Michael T
• Application Number:
  US12/107,412
• Publication Number:
  US 20090042533A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,114 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.1, 455/553.1, 340/540, 340/506, 340/539.16, 340/521, 340/539.1
• US Class Current: 455/404.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/14 Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/06 using electric transmission , e.g. involving audible and visible signalling through the use of sound and light sources

Abstract

An emergency device or emergency system is configured for operation within a fire safety system, or a fire safety portion of a building automation system (BAS). For example, wireless devices, emergency devices and/or automation components within the fire safety system, or the fire safety portion of the BAS may be configured to automatically provide or otherwise communicate emergency information to an emergency device or system. The emergency information may, in turn, be utilized by emergency personnel or first responders to determine conditions with the structure. A heads-up display is configured to present the display data based on the received emergency communication to a user.

Claims

1. An emergency display device configured for operation within a building automation system, the emergency device comprising:

a wireless communications component for generating an emergency communication in response to a detected emergency condition;

a processor in communication with the wireless communications component and a memory,

wherein the processor is configured to execute computer readable instructions stored on the memory to;

evaluate the emergency communication received via the wireless communications component from an emergency display device carried by a first responder to a structure; and

generate display data based on the received emergency communication for providing emergency information to the first responder at the structure for responding to the emergency condition; and

a heads-up display in communication with the emergency display device for presenting the display data to a user;

wherein the heads-up display includes a heads-up-display projector configured to project the display data on a face shield that covers at least a portion of the face;

wherein the emergency communication includes information selected from the group consisting of;

a temperature indication;

an air quality indication;

an oxygen-level reading;

a location indication;

structure layout information;

fire location information;

hazardous material location information and location information related to other personnel.

2. The emergency display device of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication component is a transceiver.

3. The emergency display device of claim 2, wherein the transceiver is selected from the group consisting of:

a ZigBee-compliant transceiver;

a wireless fidelity (WiFi) radio;

a cellular radio, an ultrasonic transceiver;

an infrared transceiver;

a global positioning sensor transceiver and an RF radio.

4. The emergency display device of claim 1, wherein the emergency communication includes location information representative of a building zone defined within a structure.

5. The emergency display device of claim 1 further comprising:

a camera configured to capture environmental information and provide the environmental information to the processor.

6. The emergency display device of claim 5, wherein the camera is a dual mode camera configured to capture infrared environmental information and visible spectrum environmental information.

7. The emergency display device of claim 5, wherein the camera is a dual mode camera configured to capture infrared environmental information and visible spectrum environmental information.

8. The emergency display device of claim 1 further comprising:

a camera configured to capture environmental information and provide the environmental information to the processor.

9. An emergency display system comprising:

an emergency device having a wireless communication component, the emergency device configured to;

generate an emergency communication,

wherein the emergency communication is related to a structure and the emergency device is carried to the structure by a user; and

communicate the emergency communication via the wireless communication component; and

a heads-up display device in communication with, at least, the emergency device, the heads-up display device configured to;

process an emergency communication received via the wireless communications component,

wherein the emergency communication is provided by an automation component;

generate display data based on the received emergency communication; and

present the display data to a user;

wherein the heads-up display includes a heads-up-display projector configured to project the display data on a face shield that covers at least a portion of the face;

wherein the emergency communication includes information selected from the group consisting of;

a temperature indication;

an air quality indication;

an oxygen-level reading;

a location indication;

structure layout information;

fire location information;

hazardous material location information and location information related to other personnel.

10. The emergency display system of claim 9, wherein the wireless communication component is selected from the group consisting of:

a ZigBee-compliant transceiver;

a wireless fidelity (WiFi) radio;

a cellular radio, an ultrasonic transceiver;

an infrared transceiver;

a global positioning sensor transceiver;

structure layout information and an RF radio.

11. The emergency display system of claim 9, wherein the emergency communication includes location information representative of a building zone defined within a structure.

12. The emergency display system of claim 9, wherein the heads-up display includes a visor on which the display data is projected.

13. The emergency display system of claim 12, wherein the camera is a dual mode camera configured to capture infrared environmental information and visible spectrum environmental information.

14. The emergency display system of claim 9 further comprising:

a camera configured to capture environmental information and provide the environmental information to the processor.

15. An emergency display device configured for operation within a building automation system, the emergency device comprising:

a display projector in communication with a processor and a wireless communications component,

wherein the wireless communications component is configured to receive an emergency communication from an emergency display device carried to a structure by a first responder;

a heads-up display for communicating with the emergency display device to display location information contained within the received emergency communication;

wherein the heads-up display includes a heads-up-display projector configured to project the display data on a face shield that covers at least a portion of the face;

wherein the emergency communication includes information selected from the group consisting of;

a temperature indication;

an air quality indication;

an oxygen-level reading;

a location indication;

structure layout information;

fire location information;

hazardous material location information and location information related to other personnel.

16. The emergency display device of claim 15, wherein the emergency communication includes location information representative of a building zone defined within a structure.