IP Library Granted Patent US 9,080,883
Granted Patent B2
US 9,080,883 · App. 14/173,505 · Granted Jul 14, 2015

Dynamic emergency aid

Inventor: Christian Frey (Unteraegeri, CH)
Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
G01C21/206G08B7/066G08B27/006G01C21/00G01C21/20G01C21/34
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Patent No.
US 9,080,883
App. No.
14/173,505
Granted
Jul 14, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Dynamic output of information for the evacuation of persons, in particular from buildings, is provided to a portable device based on current position data of the device as determined by a position determination system. The current usability of escape routes located in the building is determined by a sensor system. Evacuation information is determined by a control unit, based on the current usability of the escape routes and the current position of the device and output on the portable device. In emergency situations, dedicated evacuation information can thus be determined for a person as a function of the whereabouts of the person and the respective hazardous situation and output on the mobile device (e.g. smartphone, PDA) of the person. This enables, inter alia, a rapid and efficient evacuation of the building or a site.

Claims (47)

1. A method for dynamic output of information, for evacuation of persons from a building, onto a portable device, the method comprising:

determining current position data of the portable device using a position determination system;

determining current usability of escape routes located in the building using a first sensor system;

determining evacuation information using a hardware control unit, based on the current usability of the escape routes and the current position of the portable device;

reading in an identifier located on the building by a read facility of the portable device; and

outputting the evacuation information on the portable device as graphical routing information on a building plan loaded onto the portable device by the reading.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said determining of the current usability of the escape routes is based on at least one of respective utilization and passability.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising targeting the evacuation information to the persons in coordinating evacuation of the building.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3 ,

further comprising implementing an object flow simulation based on respective current position data of the persons located in the building and the current usability of the escape routes, and

wherein, based on results of the object flow simulation, said outputting includes updated evacuation information output onto the portable device.

5. The method as claimed in claim 2 ,

further comprising implementing an object flow simulation based on respective current position data of the persons located in the building and the current usability of the escape routes, and

wherein, based on results of the object flow simulation, said outputting includes updated evacuation information output onto the portable device.

6. The method as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising targeting the evacuation information to the persons in coordinating evacuation of the building.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 ,

further comprising implementing an object flow simulation based on respective current position data of the persons located in the building and the current usability of the escape routes, and

wherein, based on results of the object flow simulation, said outputting includes updated evacuation information output onto the portable device.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a computer program which when loaded directly into internal memory of a portable device causes the portable device to execute a method for dynamic output of information to evacuate persons from a building, the method comprising:

determining current position data of the portable device using a position determination system;

determining current usability of escape routes located in the building using a first sensor system;

determining evacuation information using a hardware control unit, based on the current usability of the escape routes and the current position of the portable device;

reading in an identifier located on the building by a read facility of the portable device; and

outputting the evacuation information on the portable device as graphical routing information on a building plan loaded onto the portable device by the reading.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the portable device is a smartphone and the computer program is downloaded by a user from an Internet or Intranet.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said determining of the current usability of the escape routes is based on at least one of respective utilization and passability.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising targeting the evacuation information to the persons in coordinating evacuation of the building.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 11 ,

further comprising implementing an object flow simulation based on respective current position data of the persons located in the building and the current usability of the escape routes, and

wherein, based on results of the object flow simulation, said outputting includes updated evacuation information output onto the portable device.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 10 ,

further comprising implementing an object flow simulation based on respective current position data of the persons located in the building and the current usability of the escape routes, and

wherein, based on results of the object flow simulation, said outputting includes updated evacuation information output onto the portable device.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising targeting the evacuation information to the persons in coordinating evacuation of the building.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 8 ,

further comprising implementing an object flow simulation based on respective current position data of the persons located in the building and the current usability of the escape routes, and

wherein, based on results of the object flow simulation, said outputting includes updated evacuation information output onto the portable device.

16. An apparatus for dynamic output of information, for evacuation of persons from a building, onto a portable device of a respective person, comprising:

a first sensor system determining current usability of escape routes located in the building;

a position determination system determining positions of persons located in the building;

a hardware control unit, coupled to said first sensor system and said position determination system,

performing real-time processing of data provided by the first sensor system and the position determination system;

sending to the mobile device, which has a read apparatus for reading in an identifier located on the building, a building plan of the building; and

providing graphic evacuation information to the portable device of a person as routing information on the building plan based on the current usability of the escape routes and a current position of the person.

17. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the hardware control unit is configured to implement an object flow simulation based on respective current position data of the persons located in the building and the current usability of the escape routes and provide, based on results of the object flow simulation, updated evacuation information on portable devices of the persons.

18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the apparatus is part of a building management and/or hazard alarm system.

19. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the apparatus is part of a building management and/or hazard alarm system.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2015
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG
Reel/Frame 036492/0484 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2014
From: FREY, CHRISTIAN
To: SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG
Reel/Frame 033798/0120 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2014
From: SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 033798/0144 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2013 201 873 · Feb 5, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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