Threat detection system having multi-hop, WiFi or cellular network arrangement of wireless detectors, sensors and sub-sensors that report data and location non-compliance, and enable related devices while blanketing a venue
First Claim
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A data sensing and environmental threat detecting network for detecting and reporting environmental threats within a venue, the network comprising a plurality of wireless detector units each having a transmitter and a receiver for respectively transmitting and receiving environmental and location coordinates data information within the venue and each having a data processor,the network further comprising a plurality of wireless sensor devices each having a transmitter and a receiver for respectively transmitting and receiving environmental and location coordinates data information within the venue and each having a data processor, said detector units and said sensor devices being in a multi-hop, WiFi or cellular network arrangement whereby said detector unit data processors and said sensor device data processors have programming which allows communication alternately to and from more than one of others of said detector units and said sensor devices in a manner such that transmission of data from said sensor devices to said detector units and communication from said detector units to said sensor devices may be effected over alternate wireless paths whereby the transmission of data from said sensor devices to said detector units and communication from said detector units to said sensor devices may be effected using optimized wireless paths,the network further comprising means for blanketing substantially all of physical space in the venue with low-cost devices for sensing environmental and location coordinates data in a quantity of said low-cost devices so that substantially all of physical space in the venue can be sampled inexpensively, said means for blanketing comprising a plurality of environmental and location coordinates data sub-sensor devices equipped with low power wireless communications technology and each having a transmitter and a receiver for respectively transmitting and receiving information and each having a processor whereby the distance over which said sub-sensor devices are equipped to wirelessly transmit data is limited by the low power wireless communications technology thereof, said sub-sensor processor programmed for communication with an associated one of said sensor devices which is sufficiently nearby to receive data transmitted from said respective low power wireless communications technology sub-sensor device, and wherein said sensor devices are equipped to communicate with said detector units and with others of said sensor devices over distances which are greater than the limited distance over which said sub-sensor devices are equipped to communicate,the network further comprising a central monitoring unit which is programmed to communicate to and from said detector units for management of routing of transmissions of environmental and location coordinates data between said sensor devices and said detector units over optimized paths and for comparing the environmental and location coordinates data received from said sensor devices and said sub-sensor devices within the venue to determine whether an environmental threat exists within the venue,wherein said detector units are equipped to receive and process sensed and location coordinates information from said sensor devices and transmit the processed sensed and location coordinates information to said central monitoring unit, andwherein the network has first programming to provide a plurality of running average baselines of at least one sensed value of at least one of said sensor and sub-sensor devices, andsecond programming to declare a potential alert when a sensed value of said at least one of said sensor and sub-sensor devices is at a value which is either (1) greater than a corresponding predetermined upper threshold value or a corresponding running average baseline value (whichever is greater) plus a corresponding predetermined upper fluctuation buffer value, or (2) less than a corresponding predetermined lower threshold value or a corresponding running average baseline value (whichever is less) less a corresponding predetermined lower fluctuation buffer value, andthird programming to declare an alert when a sensed value of said sensor or sub-sensor devices, relative to its prior sensed value, is at a differential value greater than its allowed corresponding predetermined upper rate of change threshold over a predetermined period of time or is at a differential value less than its allowed corresponding predetermined lower rate of change threshold over a predetermined period of time, andfourth programming to declare an alert when the location coordinates of a said detector unit or said sensor device or said sub-sensor device is at a differential value which is greater than the allowed corresponding predetermined Global Positioning System and/or Cellular Triangulation Tracking System, differential threshold, andfifth programming after an alert has been declared, to enable a wireless sensor device to power relational devices, consisting of any or all of the following, water/liquid pumps, security beacons, video surveillance systems, audio surveillance systems, lighting systems and audio response systems, and confirm that the relational device(s) has/have been enabled.
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Abstract
A data sensing and threat detection network comprising a plurality of wireless sensor devices and their related wireless sub-sensor devices, for communication with wireless detector units/gateways in a network arrangement to allow transmission of data there between in optimized paths, such wireless detector units to communicate, by secure means, to and from a Central Monitoring Unit that manages the sensing and alert process, based upon wireless sensor and wireless sub-sensor values and location data, data “rate of change”, and the like, and enables related devices, as and when required.
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1. A data sensing and environmental threat detecting network for detecting and reporting environmental threats within a venue, the network comprising a plurality of wireless detector units each having a transmitter and a receiver for respectively transmitting and receiving environmental and location coordinates data information within the venue and each having a data processor,
the network further comprising a plurality of wireless sensor devices each having a transmitter and a receiver for respectively transmitting and receiving environmental and location coordinates data information within the venue and each having a data processor, said detector units and said sensor devices being in a multi-hop, WiFi or cellular network arrangement whereby said detector unit data processors and said sensor device data processors have programming which allows communication alternately to and from more than one of others of said detector units and said sensor devices in a manner such that transmission of data from said sensor devices to said detector units and communication from said detector units to said sensor devices may be effected over alternate wireless paths whereby the transmission of data from said sensor devices to said detector units and communication from said detector units to said sensor devices may be effected using optimized wireless paths, the network further comprising means for blanketing substantially all of physical space in the venue with low-cost devices for sensing environmental and location coordinates data in a quantity of said low-cost devices so that substantially all of physical space in the venue can be sampled inexpensively, said means for blanketing comprising a plurality of environmental and location coordinates data sub-sensor devices equipped with low power wireless communications technology and each having a transmitter and a receiver for respectively transmitting and receiving information and each having a processor whereby the distance over which said sub-sensor devices are equipped to wirelessly transmit data is limited by the low power wireless communications technology thereof, said sub-sensor processor programmed for communication with an associated one of said sensor devices which is sufficiently nearby to receive data transmitted from said respective low power wireless communications technology sub-sensor device, and wherein said sensor devices are equipped to communicate with said detector units and with others of said sensor devices over distances which are greater than the limited distance over which said sub-sensor devices are equipped to communicate, the network further comprising a central monitoring unit which is programmed to communicate to and from said detector units for management of routing of transmissions of environmental and location coordinates data between said sensor devices and said detector units over optimized paths and for comparing the environmental and location coordinates data received from said sensor devices and said sub-sensor devices within the venue to determine whether an environmental threat exists within the venue, wherein said detector units are equipped to receive and process sensed and location coordinates information from said sensor devices and transmit the processed sensed and location coordinates information to said central monitoring unit, and wherein the network has first programming to provide a plurality of running average baselines of at least one sensed value of at least one of said sensor and sub-sensor devices, and second programming to declare a potential alert when a sensed value of said at least one of said sensor and sub-sensor devices is at a value which is either (1) greater than a corresponding predetermined upper threshold value or a corresponding running average baseline value (whichever is greater) plus a corresponding predetermined upper fluctuation buffer value, or (2) less than a corresponding predetermined lower threshold value or a corresponding running average baseline value (whichever is less) less a corresponding predetermined lower fluctuation buffer value, and third programming to declare an alert when a sensed value of said sensor or sub-sensor devices, relative to its prior sensed value, is at a differential value greater than its allowed corresponding predetermined upper rate of change threshold over a predetermined period of time or is at a differential value less than its allowed corresponding predetermined lower rate of change threshold over a predetermined period of time, and fourth programming to declare an alert when the location coordinates of a said detector unit or said sensor device or said sub-sensor device is at a differential value which is greater than the allowed corresponding predetermined Global Positioning System and/or Cellular Triangulation Tracking System, differential threshold, and fifth programming after an alert has been declared, to enable a wireless sensor device to power relational devices, consisting of any or all of the following, water/liquid pumps, security beacons, video surveillance systems, audio surveillance systems, lighting systems and audio response systems, and confirm that the relational device(s) has/have been enabled.
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6. A data sensing and environmental threat detecting network for detecting and reporting environmental threats within a venue,
the network comprising a plurality of wireless detector units each having a transmitter and a receiver for respectively transmitting and receiving environmental data information within the venue and each having a data processor, the network further comprising a plurality of sensor devices including at least one portable sensor device each of which sensor devices having a transmitter and a receiver for respectively transmitting and receiving environmental data information within the venue and each of which sensor devices having a data processor, said detector units and said sensor devices being in a multi-hop, WiFi or Cellular network arrangement whereby said detector unit data processors and said sensor device data processors have programming which allows communication alternately to and from more than one of others of said detector units and said sensor devices in a manner such that transmission of data from said sensor devices to said detector units and communication from said detector units to said sensor devices may be effected over alternate wireless paths whereby the transmission of data from said sensor devices to said detector units and communication from said detector units to said sensor devices may be effected using optimized wireless paths, the network further comprising means for blanketing substantially all of physical space in the venue with low-cost devices for sensing environmental data in a quantity of said low-cost devices so that substantially all of physical space in the venue can be sampled inexpensively, said means for blanketing comprising a plurality of environmental data sub-sensor devices equipped with low power wireless communications technology and each having a transmitter and a receiver for respectively transmitting and receiving information and each having a processor whereby the distance over which said sub-sensor devices are equipped to wirelessly transmit data is limited by the low power wireless communications technology thereof, said sub-sensor processor programmed for communication with an associated one of said sensor devices which is sufficiently nearby to wirelessly receive data transmitted from said respective low power wireless communications technology sub-sensor device, and wherein said sensor devices are equipped to communicate with said detector units and with others of said sensor devices over distances which are greater than the limited distance over which said sub-sensor devices are equipped to communicate, the network further comprising a central monitoring unit which is programmed to communicate to and from said detector units for management of routing of transmissions of environmental data between said sensor devices and said detector units over optimized paths and for comparing the environmental data received from said sensor devices and said sub-sensor devices within the venue to determine whether an environmental threat exists within the venue, wherein said detector units are equipped to receive and process sensed information from said sensor devices and transmit the processed sensed information to said central monitoring unit, and wherein the network has first programming to provide a plurality of running average baselines of at least one sensed value of at least one of said sensor and sub-sensor devices, and second programming to declare a potential alert when a sensed value of said at least one of said sensor and sub-sensor devices is at a value which is either (1) greater than a corresponding predetermined upper threshold value or a corresponding running average baseline value (whichever is greater) plus a corresponding predetermined upper fluctuation buffer value, or (2) less than a corresponding predetermined lower threshold value or a corresponding running average baseline value (whichever is less) less a corresponding predetermined lower fluctuation buffer value.
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13. A data sensing and environmental threat detecting network for detecting and reporting environmental threats within a venue,
the network comprising a plurality of wireless detector units each having a transmitter and a receiver for respectively transmitting and receiving environmental and location coordinates data information within the venue and each having a data processor, the network further comprising a plurality of sensor devices each of which sensor devices having a transmitter and a receiver for respectively transmitting and receiving environmental data information within the venue and each of which sensor devices having a data processor, said detector units and said sensor devices being in a multi-hop, WiFi or Cellular network arrangement whereby said detector unit data processors and said sensor device data processors have programming which allows communication alternately to and from more than one of others of said detector units and said sensor devices in a manner such that transmission of data from said sensor devices to said detector units and communication from said detector units to said sensor devices may be effected over alternate wireless paths whereby the transmission of data from said sensor devices to said detector units and communication from said detector units to said sensor devices may be effected using optimized wireless paths, the network further comprising means for blanketing substantially all of physical space in the venue with low-cost devices for sensing environmental and location coordinates data in a quantity of said low-cost devices so that substantially all of physical space in the venue can be sampled inexpensively, said means for blanketing comprising a plurality of environmental and location coordinates data sub-sensor devices equipped with low power wireless communications technology and each having a transmitter and a receiver for respectively transmitting and receiving information and each having a processor whereby the distance over which said sub-sensor devices are equipped to wirelessly transmit data is limited by the low power wireless communications technology thereof, said sub-sensor processor programmed for communication with an associated one of said sensor devices which is sufficiently nearby to wirelessly receive data transmitted from said respective low power wireless communications technology sub-sensor device, and wherein said sensor devices are equipped to communicate with said detector units and with others of said sensor devices over distances which are greater than the limited distance over which said sub-sensor devices are equipped to communicate, the network further comprising a central monitoring unit which is programmed to communicate to and from said detector units for management of routing of transmissions of environmental and location coordinates data between said sensor devices and said detector units over optimized paths and for comparing the environmental and location coordinates data between said sensor devices and said sub-sensor devices within the venue to determine whether an environmental threat exists within the venue, wherein said detector units are equipped to receive and process sensed and location coordinates information from said sensor devices and transmit the processed sensed and location coordinates information to said central monitoring unit, and wherein said sensor and sub-sensor devices include at least one wireless condition sensing device, and wherein the network has programming to (a) declare an aware state when a non-compliant condition is sensed by said wireless condition sensing device and (b) after an aware state of the sensed condition has been declared by said wireless condition sensing device, to declare an alert after a predetermined number of cycles of the condition being sensed or to declare a normal state if the condition is not sensed during one of the predetermined number of cycles.
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Current AssigneeDouglas Lundy
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Original AssigneeDouglas Lundy
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InventorsLundy, Douglas
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Primary Examiner(s)RUSHING, MARK S
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Application NumberUS15/205,148Publication NumberTime in Patent Office606 DaysField of SearchUS Class CurrentCPC Class CodesG08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the saf...G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm con...G08C 17/02 using a radio linkH04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e...Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication n...
