IP Library Granted Patent US 10,930,141
Granted Patent B2
US 10,930,141 · App. 16/493,088 · Granted Feb 23, 2021

System and method for indicating building fire danger ratings

Inventors: Rodolfo De Paz Alberola (Alicante, ES); Berta Carballido Villaverde (Leon, ES)
Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
G08B29/188G08B17/117G08B21/02
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Patent No.
US 10,930,141
App. No.
16/493,088
Granted
Feb 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for determining fire danger within a building composed of a plurality of building zones comprises: a human presence detector configured to detect a human presence measurement; a fire detector configured to detect a fire measurement; a gas detector configured to detect gas measurement; a storage device to store at least one of an evacuations plan, flammable material index, and human movement prediction model; a fire danger management system coupled to storage device, the fire danger management system including: a fire danger rating generation module to determine a fire danger rating for each building zone in response to at least one of the evacuations plan, flammable material index, and human movement prediction model; and a fire danger index generation module to determine a fire danger index for each building zone in response to at least one of the fire danger rating, human presence measurement, fire measurement, and gas measurement.

Claims (51)

1. A system for determining fire danger within a building composed of a plurality of building zones, the system comprising:

a human presence detector configured to detect a human presence measurement in one or more building zones;

a fire detector configured to detect a fire measurement in one or more building zones;

a gas detector configured to detect a gas measurement in one or more building zones;

a storage device to store at least one of an evacuations plan, a flammable material index, and a human movement prediction model;

a fire danger management system coupled to the storage device, the fire danger management system including:

a fire danger rating generation module to determine a fire danger rating for each building zone in response to at least one of the evacuations plan, the flammable material index, and the human movement prediction model; and

a fire danger index generation module to determine a fire danger index for each building zone in response to at least one of the fire danger rating, the human presence measurement, the fire measurement, and the gas measurement,

wherein the fire danger index displays severity as a number rating or step rating system that includes levels.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the fire danger index generation module is configured to compile a fire danger building map in response to the fire danger index for each building zone.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the fire danger management system is configured to transmit the fire danger index for each building zone to a user device.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the fire danger management system is configured to activate an alarm when the fire danger index is greater than a selected value.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the fire danger management system is configured to determine an overall building fire danger index in response to the fire danger index for each building zone.

6. A method of determining fire danger within a building composed of a plurality of building zones, the method comprising:

detecting a human presence measurement in one or more building zones;

detecting a fire measurement in one or more building zones;

detecting a gas measurement in one or more building zones;

storing, using a storage device, at least one of an evacuations plan, a flammable material index, and a human movement prediction model;

analyzing, using a fire danger management system, at least one of the human presence measurement, the fire measurement, the gas measurement, the evacuations plan, the flammable material index, and the human movement prediction model, the fire danger management system coupled to the storage device, the requirement management system including:

a fire danger rating generation module to determine a fire danger rating for each building zone in response to at least one of the evacuations plan, the flammable material index, and the human movement prediction model; and

a fire danger index generation module to determine a fire danger index for each building zone in response to at least one of the fire danger rating, the human presence measurement, the fire measurement, and the gas measurement,

wherein the fire danger index displays severity as a number rating or step rating system that includes levels.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

compiling, using the fire danger index generation module, a fire danger building map in response to the fire danger index for each building zone.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

transmitting, using the fire danger management system, the fire danger index for each building zone to a user device.

9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

activating an alarm when the fire danger index is greater than a selected value.

10. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

determining, using the fire danger management system, an overall building fire danger index in response to the fire danger index for each building zone.

11. A computer program product tangibly embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

detecting a human presence measurement in one or more building zones;

detecting a fire measurement in one or more building zones;

detecting a gas measurement in one or more building zones;

storing, using a storage device, at least one of an evacuations plan, a flammable material index, and a human movement prediction model; and

analyzing, using a fire danger management system, at least one of the human presence measurement, the fire measurement, the gas measurement, the evacuations plan, the flammable material index, and the human movement prediction model, the fire danger management system coupled to the storage device, the requirement management system including:

a fire danger rating generation module to determine a fire danger rating for each building zone in response to at least one of the evacuations plan, the flammable material index, and the human movement prediction model; and

a fire danger index generation module to determine a fire danger index for each building zone in response to at least one of the fire danger rating, the human presence measurement, the fire measurement, and the gas measurement,

wherein the fire danger index displays severity as a number rating or step rating system that includes levels.

12. The computer program of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

compiling, using the fire danger index generation module, a fire danger building map in response to the fire danger index for each building zone.

13. The computer program of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting, using the fire danger management system, the fire danger index for each building zone to a user device.

14. The computer program of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

activating an alarm when the fire danger index is greater than a selected value.

15. The computer program of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining, using the fire danger management system, an overall building fire danger index in response to the fire danger index for each building zone.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2025
From: CARRIER CORPORATION; CARRIER GLOBAL CORPORATION; CARRIER FIRE & SECURITY EMEA; CARRIER FIRE & SECURITY, LLC; CARRIER CANADA CORPORATION; CLIMATE, CONTROLS & SECURITY ARGENTINA S.A.; KIDDE IP HOLDINGS , INC.; KIDDE LTD.; KIDDE PRODUCTS LTD.; CARRIER TRANSICOLD AUSTRIA GMBH; CARRIER TRANSICOLD FRANCE SCS
To: KIDDE FIRE PROTECTION, LLC
Reel/Frame 072830/0556 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2019
From: DE PAZ ALBEROLA, RODOLFO; CARBALLIDO VILLAVERDE, BERTA
To: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTRE IRELAND, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 050341/0583 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2019
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTRE IRELAND, LIMITED
To: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050341/0627 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2019
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: CARRIER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050341/0679 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62471638 · Mar 15, 2017
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