Mapping and facilitating evacuation routes in emergency situations
First Claim
1. A method for indicating an emergency exit path upon detection of a fire in a building structure, comprising:
- detecting, by a television receiver, a signal indicating presence of the fire in the building structure;
upon detecting the signal indicating the presence of the fire, determining, by the television receiver, an evacuation situation is present based on a risk assessment, wherein the risk assessment comprises;
collecting, by the television receiver, one or more conditions of the fire in the building structure, wherein the one or more conditions comprises at least one or more of;
an identified location of the fire in the building structure, an identified location of a person in the building structure, an identified size of the fire in the building structure, an identified trait of the person in the building structure, and a status of a fire protection device in the building structure, wherein the status comprises at least one of a presence, absence, active, and inactive status of the fire protection device;
assessing a risk level based on the one or more conditions; and
determining the evacuation situation is present based on the assessed risk level;
in response to determining the evacuation situation is present, mapping, by the television receiver, the emergency exit path out of the building structure based on an identified location of the fire and the identified location of the person in the building structure; and
operating, by the television receiver, a plurality of lighting devices in the building structure to indicate the emergency exit path out of the building structure.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for indicating an emergency exit path upon detection of a fire in a building structure. The systems and methods may include detecting a signal indicating presence of the fire in the building structure and determining an evacuation situation is present based on a risk assessment. In response to determining the evacuation situation is present, the systems and methods may include mapping the emergency exit path out of the building structure based on an identified location of the fire and an identified location of a person in the building structure, and operating a plurality of lighting devices in the building structure to indicate the emergency exit path out of the building structure.
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Citations
17 Claims
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1. A method for indicating an emergency exit path upon detection of a fire in a building structure, comprising:
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detecting, by a television receiver, a signal indicating presence of the fire in the building structure; upon detecting the signal indicating the presence of the fire, determining, by the television receiver, an evacuation situation is present based on a risk assessment, wherein the risk assessment comprises; collecting, by the television receiver, one or more conditions of the fire in the building structure, wherein the one or more conditions comprises at least one or more of; an identified location of the fire in the building structure, an identified location of a person in the building structure, an identified size of the fire in the building structure, an identified trait of the person in the building structure, and a status of a fire protection device in the building structure, wherein the status comprises at least one of a presence, absence, active, and inactive status of the fire protection device; assessing a risk level based on the one or more conditions; and determining the evacuation situation is present based on the assessed risk level; in response to determining the evacuation situation is present, mapping, by the television receiver, the emergency exit path out of the building structure based on an identified location of the fire and the identified location of the person in the building structure; and operating, by the television receiver, a plurality of lighting devices in the building structure to indicate the emergency exit path out of the building structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A television receiver for indicating an emergency exit path upon detection of a fire in a building structure, comprising:
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one or more tuners; one or more processors; and a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to; receive television channels via the one or more tuners; detect a signal indicating presence of the fire in the building structure; upon detecting the signal indicating the presence of the fire, determine an evacuation situation is present based on a risk assessment, wherein the risk assessment comprises causing the one or more processors to; collect one or more conditions of the fire in the building structure, wherein the one or more conditions comprises at least one or more of; an identified location of the fire in the building structure, an identified location of a person in the building structure, an identified size of the fire in the building structure, an identified trait of the person in the building structure, and a status of a fire protection device in the building structure, wherein the status comprises at least one of a presence, absence, active, and inactive status of the fire protection device; assess a risk level based on the one or more conditions; and determine the evacuation situation is present based on the assessed risk level; in response to determining the evacuation situation is present, map the emergency exit path out of the building structure based on the identified location of the fire and the identified location of the person in the building structure; and operate a plurality of lighting devices in the building structure to indicate the emergency exit path out of the building structure.
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon sets of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a television receiver, cause the television receiver to:
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receive television channels via one or more tuners of the television receiver detect a signal indicating a presence of a fire in a building structure; upon detecting the signal indicating the presence of the fire, determine an evacuation situation is present based on a risk assessment, wherein the risk assessment comprises causing the television receiver to; collect one or more conditions of the fire in the building structure, wherein the one or more conditions comprises at least one or more of; an identified location of the fire in the building structure, an identified location of a person in the building structure, an identified size of the fire in the building structure, an identified trait of the person in the building structure, and a status of a fire protection device in the building structure, wherein the status comprises at least one of a presence, absence, active, and inactive status of the fire protection device; assess a risk level based on the one or more conditions; and determine the evacuation situation is present based on the assessed risk level; in response to determining the evacuation situation is present, map an emergency exit path out of the building structure based on the identified location of the fire and the identified location of the person in the building structure; and operate a plurality of lighting devices in the building structure to indicate the emergency exit path out of the building structure.
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