Remote control of fire suppression systems
In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer system, information that indicates that a fire has been detected in a building and that a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire; monitoring sensor information from one or more sensors located within the building; determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished; activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on a computing device for a user who is associated with the building; receiving, after activating the feature and from the computing device, a command to turn off the water supply; and transmitting, by the computer system, a control signal that causes an electromechanical device to close a water valve within the building.
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, at a computer system, real-time sensor information that indicates that a fire has been detected in a building remote to the computer system and that a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire;
automatically disabling, by the computer system and in response to receiving the real-time sensor information that indicates that the fire has been detected, a feature to remotely turn off a water supply to the building, wherein information identifying automatic disabling of the feature is presented on a client computing device associated with the building, the feature being selectively presented on the client computing device based on one or more factors;
monitoring sensor information received remotely from one or more sensors located within the building;
determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished;
automatically generating a shut-off command for the water supply in the building in response, at least in part, to a determination that the fire has been extinguished; and
transmitting, by the computer system, a control signal sent remotely to the building that causes an electromechanical device to close a water valve within the building in response to automatically generating the shut-off command.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished and before the shut-off command is automatically generated, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on a computing device for a user who is associated with the building;
wherein the shut-off command is automatically generated based on one or more factors associated with the computing device at or around a time when the feature is activated for presentation on the computing device.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the one or more factors include whether the computing device is active at or around the time when the feature is activated for presentation on the computing device.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the one or more factors include whether the computing device is monitoring the fire at or around the time when the feature is activated for presentation on the computing device.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the one or more factors include an amount of time that has elapsed since the feature was activated for presentation on the computing device.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein automatic generation of the shut-off command is further based one or more other factors that are different from the one or more factors associated with the computing device.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the one or more other factors include an estimated amount of time for the fire department to arrive at the building.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the one or more other factors include a confidence value associated with the determination that the fire has been extinguished.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the automatic shut-off command is generated without receiving a command from the computing device to turn off the water supply.
10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the computer system transmits the control signal to a remote computing device that is located within the building and that is in communication with the electromechanical device.
11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the remote computing device comprises a control panel for the building.
12. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the remote computing device comprises a home automation computer system for the building.
13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electromechanical device comprises a solenoid valve that is located along the water supply for the building and at a position upstream of the fire suppression system.
14. A system comprising:
one or more sensors located within a building that are configured to detect fires in the building;
an electromechanical device configured to control a water valve located along a water supply for the building and at a position upstream of a fire suppression system for the building; and
a computer system with one or more processors that are programmed to:
receive information that indicates that a fire has been detected in the building and that the fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire;
automatically disable, in response to receiving the information that indicates that the fire has been detected, a feature to remotely turn off a water supply to the building, wherein information identifying automatic disabling of the feature is presented on a client computing device associated with the building, the feature being selectively presented on the client computing device based on one or more factors;
receive and monitor real-time sensor information received remotely from the one or more sensors located within the building;
determine, based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished;
automatically generate a shut-off command for the water supply in the building in response, at least in part, to a determination that the fire has been extinguished; and
transmit a control signal sent remotely to the building that causes the electromechanical device to close the water valve within the building in response to automatically generating the shut-off command.
15. The system of claim 14 , the computer system is further programmed to:
activate, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished and before the shut-off command is automatically generated, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on a computing device for a user who is associated with the building;
wherein the shut-off command is automatically generated based on one or more factors associated with the computing device at or around a time when the feature is activated for presentation on the computing device.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the one or more factors include whether the computing device is active or monitoring the fire at or around the time when the feature is activated for presentation on the computing device.
17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the one or more factors include an amount of time that has elapsed since the feature was activated for presentation on the computing device.
18. The system of claim 15 , wherein automatic generation of the shut-off command is further based one or more other factors that are different from the one or more factors associated with the computing device.
19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the one or more other factors include an estimated amount of time for the fire department to arrive at the building.
20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the one or more other factors include a confidence value associated with the determination that the fire has been extinguished.