IP Library Granted Patent US 12683827
Granted Patent B2
US 12683827 · App. 18/379,074 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

System to monitor for and alert on risk of heat stress in school classrooms

Inventor: Brian E. Ries (Minneapolis, MN)
Assignee: Intrado Life & Safety, Inc.
H04L12/1895F24F11/52
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12683827
App. No.
18/379,074
Filed
Oct 11, 2023
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2692
USPC
455/404.1
Abstract

A method includes receiving a first personal registration indicating a first responsibility position of a first person, the first personal registration further indicating a first device ID; receiving a first trigger signal including first heat data identifying a first heat index; determining that the first heat index exceeds a first predetermined threshold; determining the first device ID, at least in part based on the first responsibility position; and performing a first notification, at least in part based on the first device ID.

Claims (179)

1 . A method, comprising:

receiving a first personal registration indicating a first responsibility position of a first person, the first personal registration further indicating a first device ID;

receiving a second personal registration indicating a user name and a heat susceptibility;

receiving a first trigger signal including first heat data identifying a first heat index;

determining that the first heat index exceeds a first predetermined threshold;

determining the user name, at least in part based on the heat susceptibility;

determining the first device ID, at least in part based on the first responsibility position; and

performing a first notification, at least in part based on the first device ID, wherein the first notification indicates the user name.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a structural registration identifying a location and a first sensor ID; and

determining the location, at least in part based on the first sensor ID, wherein the first sensor ID is indicated by the first trigger signal, the first personal registration indicates the location, and the first notification indicates the location.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the first device ID is determined at least in part based on the location.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a contact, at least in part based on the heat susceptibility, wherein the second personal registration indicates the contact; and

performing a second notification to the contact, wherein the second notification indicates the user name.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a second personal registration indicating a second responsibility position of a second person, the second personal registration further indicating a second device ID, the second responsibility position different from the first responsibility position;

receiving a second trigger signal including second heat data identifying a second heat index;

determining that the second heat index exceeds a second predetermined threshold greater than the first predetermined threshold;

determining the second device ID, at least in part based on the second responsibility position; and

performing a third notification, at least in part based on the second device ID.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first heat index is calculated based on

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where HI=Heat Index in degrees Fahrenheit (° F.), R=Relative Humidity in % between 0 and 100, and T=Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, c1 is substantially equal to −42.4, c2 is substantially equal to 2.05, c3 is substantially equal to 10.1, c4 is substantially equal to −0.225, c5 is substantially equal to −6.84×10 −3 , c6 is substantially equal to −5.48×10 −2 , c7 is substantially equal to 1.23×10 −3 , c8 is substantially equal to 8.53×10 −4 , and c9 is substantially equal to −1.99×10 −6 .

7 . An apparatus, comprising:

a network interface that receives a first personal registration, a second personal registration, and a first trigger signal, the first trigger signal including first heat data identifying a first heat index, the second personal registration indicating a user name and a heat susceptibility, the first personal registration indicating a first responsibility position of a first person and a first device ID; and

a processor configured to determine that the first heat index exceeds a first predetermined threshold,

the processor further configured to determine the user name, at least in part based on the heat susceptibility,

the processor further configured to determine the first device ID, at least in part based on the first responsibility position, wherein

a first notification is performed, at least in part based on the first device ID, the first notification indicating the user name.

8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein

the network interface receives a structural registration identifying a location and a first sensor ID, the first sensor ID included in the first trigger signal, and

the processor further is configured to determine the location, at least in part based on the first sensor ID, the first personal registration indicates the location.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor further is configured to determine the first device ID at least in part based on the location.

10 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein

the processor further is configured to determine a contact, at least in part based on the heat susceptibility, the second personal registration indicating the contact, and

a second notification is performed to the contact, the second notification indicating the user name.

11 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein

the network interface receives a second personal registration indicating a second responsibility position of a second person, the second personal registration further indicating a second device ID, the second responsibility position different from the first responsibility position,

the network interface further receives a second trigger signal including second heat data identifying a second heat index,

the processor further configured to determine that the second heat index exceeds a second predetermined threshold greater than the first predetermined threshold,

the processor further configured to determine the second device ID, at least in part based on the second responsibility position, and

a third notification is performed, at least in part based on the second device ID.

12 . A non-transitory, computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform operations comprising:

receiving a first personal registration indicating a first responsibility position of a first person, the first personal registration further indicating a first device ID;

receiving a second personal registration indicating a user name and a heat susceptibility;

receiving a first trigger signal including first heat data identifying a first heat index;

determining that the first heat index exceeds a first predetermined threshold;

determining the user name, at least in part based on the heat susceptibility;

determining the first device ID, at least in part based on the first responsibility position; and

performing a first notification, at least in part based on the first device ID, wherein the first notification indicates the user name.

13 . The medium of claim 12 , the operations further comprising:

receiving a structural registration identifying a location and a first sensor ID; and

determining the location, at least in part based on the first sensor ID, wherein the first sensor ID is included in the first trigger signal, and the first personal registration indicates the location.

14 . The medium of claim 13 , wherein the first device ID is determined at least in part based on the location.

15 . The medium of claim 12 , the operations further comprising:

determining a contact, at least in part based on the heat susceptibility, wherein the second personal registration indicates the contact; and

performing a second notification to the contact, wherein the second notification indicates the user name.

16 . The medium of claim 12 , the operations further comprising:

receiving a second personal registration indicating a second responsibility position of a second person, the second personal registration further indicating a second device ID, the second responsibility position different from the first responsibility position;

receiving a second trigger signal including second heat data identifying a second heat index;

determining that the second heat index exceeds a second predetermined threshold greater than the first predetermined threshold;

determining the second device ID, at least in part based on the second responsibility position; and

performing a third notification, at least in part based on the second device ID.

17 . The medium of claim 12 , wherein the first heat index is calculated based on

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+

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T

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where HI=Heat Index in degrees Fahrenheit (° F.), R=Relative Humidity in % between 0 and 100, and T=Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, c1 is substantially equal to −42.4, c2 is substantially equal to 2.05, c3 is substantially equal to 10.1, c4 is substantially equal to −0.225, c5 is substantially equal to −6.84×10 −3 , c6 is substantially equal to −5.48×10 −2 , c7 is substantially equal to 1.23×10 −3 , c8 is substantially equal to 8.53×10 −4 , and c9 is substantially equal to −1.99×10 −6 .