System and method of voice based personalized interactive evacuation guidance

• US 9,261,371 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2014
• Issued: 02/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: P, Ranjith Kumar, R, Sasikumar S
• Primary Examiner(s): Trammell, James
• Assistant Examiner(s): Stroud, James E
• Application Number:
  US14/279,924
• Publication Number:
  US 20150330796A1
• Time in Patent Office: 641 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/206 specially adapted for indoor navigation
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/066 guiding along a path, e.g. evacuation path lighting strip

Abstract

Systems and methods of voice based personalized interactive evacuation guidance are provided. Some methods include receiving a notification about an occurrence of a predetermined event in a monitored region, responsive to receiving the notification, pairing with a fixed device in the monitored region, responsive to pairing with the fixed device, transmitting location identifying information to a remote wireless system, and receiving, from the remote wireless system, information identifying an optimal route from a current location. Some methods include receiving user input requesting an optimal route from location A to location B in a monitored region, transmitting the user input to the remote wireless system, and receiving, from the remote wireless system, information identifying the optimal route.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

a user device receiving a notification about an occurrence of a predetermined event in a monitored region;

responsive to the user device receiving the notification, the user device pairing with a fixed device in the monitored region;

responsive to the user device pairing with the fixed device, the user device receiving an identification number of the fixed device;

responsive to the user device receiving the identification number of the fixed device, the user device transmitting location identifying information to a remote wireless system; and

responsive to the user device transmitting the location identifying information to the remote wireless system, the user device receiving, from the remote wireless system, information identifying an optimal route from a current location,

wherein the location identifying information includes the identification number of the fixed device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the notification about the occurrence of the predetermined event in the monitored region includes receiving the notification from the remote wireless system.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein pairing with the fixed device in the monitored region includes pairing with a fixed device within a predetermined distance.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein pairing with the fixed device in the monitored region includes pairing, via short range wireless communication, with the fixed device in the monitored region.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying the information identifying the optimal route on a user interface.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein displaying the information identifying the optimal route includes displaying a real-time map of the monitored region and identifying the optimal route on the real-time map.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising, upon user movement within the monitored region, pairing with a second fixed device in the monitored region, and transmitting updated location identifying information to the remote wireless system.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising, upon occurrence of a second event in the monitored region, receiving, from the remote wireless system, information identifying an updated optimal route.

9. A method comprising:

a user device receiving a notification about an occurrence of a predetermined event in a monitored region;

responsive to the user device receiving the notification, the user device pairing with a fixed device in the monitored region;

responsive to the user device pairing with the fixed device, the user device receiving an identification number of the fixed device;

the user device receiving user input requesting an optimal route from location A to location B in a monitored region;

responsive to the user device receiving the user input, the user device transmitting the user input to the remote wireless system; and

responsive to the user device transmitting the user input, the user device receiving, from the remote wireless system, information identifying the optimal route,

wherein when location A includes a user'"'"'s current location, the user device transmits location identifying information to the remote wireless system, and

wherein the location identifying information includes the identification number of the fixed device.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein receiving the user input includes receiving the user input via at least one of a voice command, a touch of a user interface, or a gesture identified by the user interface, and wherein the at least one of the voice command, the touch, or the gesture requests the optimal route from location A to location B in the monitored region.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein location A includes the user'"'"'s current location or a second user'"'"'s current location.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein location B includes an exit of the monitored region, a location in the monitored region other than the user'"'"'s current location in the monitored region, or a configurable element in the monitored region.

13. The method of claim 9 further comprising displaying the information identifying the optimal route on a user interface.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein displaying the information identifying the optimal route includes displaying a real-time map of the monitored region and identifying the optimal route on the real-time map.

15. The method of claim 9 further comprising, upon an occurrence of an event in the monitored region, receiving, from the remote wireless system, information identifying an updated optimal route from location A to location B in the monitored region.

16. A method comprising:

responsive to an occurrence of a predetermined event in a monitored region, causing a fixed device in the monitored region to pair with a user device in the monitored region;

responsive to the fixed device pairing with the user device, causing the fixed device to transmit an identification number of the fixed device to the user device;

the fixed device receiving, from the user device, a request for an optimal route from location A to location B in the monitored region;

determining the optimal route from location A to location B in the monitored region; and

transmitting information identifying the optimal route to the user device,

wherein when location A includes a user'"'"'s current location, the request includes location identifying information, and

wherein the location identifying information includes the identification number of the fixed device.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein receiving, from the user device, the request for the optimal route from location A to location B in the monitored region includes receiving, from the user device, a voice command requesting the optimal route from location A to location B in the monitored region.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein determining the optimal route includes:

receiving information regarding real-time hazards within the monitored region or information regarding a location of a plurality of users in the monitored region; and

responsive thereto, determining the optimal path,

wherein the optimal path avoids the real-time hazards within the monitored region or avoids a predetermined number of the plurality of users.