IP Library Granted Patent US 11,176,804
Granted Patent B1
US 11,176,804 · App. 16/904,290 · Granted Nov 16, 2021

Systems and methods for controlling addressable combined initiating device and notification appliance circuits

Inventor: Joseph Piccolo, III (Fitzwilliam, NH)
Assignee: Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP
G08B25/008G08B3/10G08B5/22G08B17/02G08B17/10G08B29/06
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Patent No.
US 11,176,804
App. No.
16/904,290
Granted
Nov 16, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure provide addressable detection and alarm systems and methods for controlling a combined circuit by a control panel. In an example, a combined circuit may include one or more addressable initiating devices and one or more non-addressable notification appliances communicatively coupled with paired wires in parallel. The control panel may receive, on the paired wires, an indication of an anomaly from an addressable initiating device and transmit, on the paired wires, the alarm signal to the one or more addressable initiating devices and the one or more non-addressable notification appliances, wherein a first state of the alarm signal activates the one or more non-addressable notification appliances and deactivates the one or more addressable initiating devices, and wherein a second state of the alarm signal deactivates the one or more non-addressable notification appliances and activates the one or more addressable initiating devices.

Claims (49)

1. An addressable detection and alarm system, comprising:

a combined circuit including paired wires, one or more addressable initiating devices, and one or more non-addressable notification appliances communicatively coupled with the paired wires in parallel; and

a control panel having a controller communicatively coupled with the combined circuit via the paired wires, the controller configured to:

receive, on the paired wires, an indication of an anomaly from an addressable initiating device of the one or more addressable initiating devices;

determine to transmit an alarm signal in response to the indication of the anomaly being received; and

transmit, on the paired wires, the alarm signal to the one or more addressable initiating devices and the one or more non-addressable notification appliances,

wherein a first state of the alarm signal activates the one or more non-addressable notification appliances and deactivates the one or more addressable initiating devices, and wherein a second state of the alarm signal deactivates the one or more non-addressable notification appliances and activates the one or more addressable initiating devices.

2. The addressable detection and alarm system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

monitor the one or more addressable initiating devices while the control panel is in a standby mode;

maintain the one or more non-addressable notification appliances in an off state while the control panel is in the standby mode; and

transition to an alarm mode in response to the indication of the anomaly being received.

3. The addressable detection and alarm system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

monitor the one or more addressable initiating devices in the second state of the alarm signal.

4. The addressable detection and alarm system of claim 1 , wherein the alarm signal is a pulsed signal, and wherein the first state of the alarm signal is a first binary logic state and the second state of the alarm signal is a second binary logic state different from the first binary logic state.

5. The addressable detection and alarm system of claim 1 , wherein the combined circuit is communicatively coupled with the controller at a primary interface via the paired wires, and

wherein the detection and alarm system further comprise a return line communicatively coupled with the combined circuit and the controller at a secondary interface via the paired wires.

6. The addressable detection and alarm system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more addressable initiating devices comprise one or more pull switches or one or more fire detectors.

7. The addressable detection and alarm system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more non-addressable notification appliances comprise one or more visual alarms or one or more audio alarms.

8. A method of controlling, by a control panel, a combined circuit including paired wires, one or more addressable initiating devices, and one or more non-addressable notification appliances communicatively coupled with the paired wires in parallel, the method comprising:

receiving, on the paired wires, an indication of an anomaly from an addressable initiating device of the one or more initiating devices;

determining to transmit an alarm signal in response to the indication of the anomaly being received; and

transmitting, on the paired wires, the alarm signal to the one or more addressable initiating devices and the one or more non-addressable notification appliances,

wherein a first state of the alarm signal activates the one or more non-addressable notification appliances and deactivates the one or more addressable initiating devices, and wherein a second state of the alarm signal deactivates the one or more non-addressable notification appliances and activates the one or more addressable initiating devices.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

monitoring the one or more addressable initiating devices while the control panel is in a standby mode;

maintaining the one or more non-addressable notification appliances in an off state while the control panel is in the standby mode; and

transitioning to an alarm mode in response to receiving the indication of the anomaly.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

monitoring the one or more addressable initiating devices in the second state of the alarm signal.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the alarm signal is a pulsed signal, and wherein the first state of the alarm signal is a first binary logic state and the second state of the alarm signal is a second binary logic state different from the first binary logic state.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the combined circuit is communicatively coupled with the control panel at a primary interface via the paired wires, and

wherein the combined circuit further includes a return line communicatively coupled with the combined circuit and the control panel at a secondary interface via the paired wires.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the one or more addressable initiating devices comprise one or more pull switches or one or more smoke detectors.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the one or more non-addressable notification appliances comprise one or more visual alarms or one or more audio alarms.

15. A non transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for controlling addressable detection and alarm system comprising a control panel, a combined circuit including paired wires, one or more addressable initiating devices, and one or more non-addressable notification appliances communicatively coupled with the paired wires in parallel, comprising instructions to:

receive, on the paired wires, an indication of an anomaly from an addressable initiating device of the one or more initiating devices;

determine to transmit an alarm signal in response to the indication of the anomaly being received; and

transmit, on the paired wires, the alarm signal to the one or more addressable initiating devices and the one or more non-addressable notification appliances,

wherein a first state of the alarm signal activates the one or more non-addressable notification appliances and deactivates the one or more addressable initiating devices, and wherein a second state of the alarm signal deactivates the one or more non-addressable notification appliances and activates the one or more addressable initiating devices.

16. The non transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions to:

monitor the one or more addressable initiating devices while the control panel is in a standby mode;

maintain the one or more non-addressable notification appliances in an off state while the control panel is in the standby mode; and

transition to an alarm mode in response to the indication of the anomaly being received.

17. The non transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions to:

monitor the one or more addressable initiating devices in the second state of the alarm signal.

18. The non transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , monitor the one or more addressable initiating devices in the second state of the alarm signal.

19. The non transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the combined circuit is communicatively coupled with the control panel at a primary interface, and

wherein the combined circuit further includes a return line communicatively coupled with the combined circuit and the control panel at a secondary interface.

20. The non transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more addressable initiating devices comprise one or more pull switches or one or more smoke detectors, and the one or more non-addressable notification appliances comprise one or more visual alarms or one or more audio alarms.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2024
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
To: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
Reel/Frame 066740/0208 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2021
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS FIRE PROTECTION LP
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS US HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 058599/0339 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2021
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS US HOLDINGS LLC
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS INC
Reel/Frame 058599/0922 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2021
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS INC
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Reel/Frame 058600/0047 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2020
From: PICCOLO, JOSEPH, III
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS FIRE PROTECTION LP
Reel/Frame 052972/0147 →