IP Library Granted Patent US 12,086,506
Granted Patent B2
US 12,086,506 · App. 16/973,709 · Granted Sep 10, 2024

Fire detection system—floorplan based fire threat modeling

Inventors: Pedro Fernandez-Orellana (Shanghai, CN); Ankit Tiwari (South Windsor, CT); Kushal Mukherjee (New Dehli, IN)
Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
G06F30/13G08B17/00G08B29/00G06F2111/08
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Patent No.
US 12,086,506
App. No.
16/973,709
Granted
Sep 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of determining a probability of a fire within one or more rooms of a building comprising: determining a geometry of a room in response to a floor plan: determining whether one or more articles are located within the room and a flammability of each of the one or more articles: determining whether one or more hazards are located within the room: and determining a probability of a fire in the room in response to at least one or more articles are located within the room, the flammability of each of the one or more articles, and the one or more hazards are located within the room.

Claims (62)

1. A method of determining a probability of a fire within one or more rooms of a building, the method comprising:

determining a geometry of a room in response to a floor plan;

determining whether one or more articles are located within the room and a flammability of each of the one or more articles;

determining whether one or more hazards are located within the room;

determining a probability of a fire in the room in response to at least one or more articles located within the room, the flammability of each of the one or more articles, and the one or more hazards located within the room;

determining a geometry of a second room in response to a floor plan;

determining whether one or more articles are located within the second room and a flammability of each of the one or more articles;

determining whether one or more hazards are located within the second room;

determining a probability of a fire in the second room in response to at least one or more articles located within the second room, the flammability of each of the one or more articles, and the one or more hazards are located within the second room;

adjusting the probability of a fire in the room in response to the probability of a fire in the second room;

generating a map of the room on a computing device that displays the probability of a fire in the room;

moving at least one of a fire detection device, a fire suppression device and a fire escape device using the map;

activating an alert if movement of the least one fire detection device, fire suppression device and the fire escape device violates a constraint.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the probability of a fire is statistically determined in response to historical data.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a location and a type of one or more evacuation points within the room;

determining an accessibility of each of the one or more evacuation points within the room; and

adjusting the probability of a fire in the room in response to the location and type of the one or more evacuation points within the room.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining one or more fire suppression devices for the room in response to the probability of a fire.

5. A system for determining a probability of a fire within one or more rooms of a building, the system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

determining a geometry of a room in response to a floor plan;

determining whether one or more articles are located within the room and a flammability of each of the one or more articles;

determining whether one or more hazards are located within the room;

determining a probability of a fire in the room in response to at least one or more articles located within the room, the flammability of each of the one or more articles, and the one or more hazards located within the room;

determining a geometry of a second room in response to a floor plan;

determining whether one or more articles located within the second room and a flammability of each of the one or more articles;

determining whether one or more hazards are located within the second room;

determining a probability of a fire in the second room in response to at least one or more articles located within the second room, the flammability of each of the one or more articles, and the one or more hazards located within the second room;

adjusting the probability of a fire in the room in response to the probability of a fire in the second room;

generating a map of the room on a computing device that displays the probability of a fire in the room;

moving at least one of a fire detection device, a fire suppression device and a fire escape device using the map;

activating an alert if movement of the least one fire detection device, fire suppression device and the fire escape device violates a constraint.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the probability of a fire is statistically determined in response to historical data.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a location and a type of one or more evacuation points within the room;

determining an accessibility of each of the one or more evacuation points within the room; and

adjusting the probability of a fire in the room in response to the location and type of the one or more evacuation points within the room.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining one or more fire suppression devices for the room in response to the probability of a fire.

9. 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:

determining a geometry of a room in response to a floor plan;

determining whether one or more articles are located within the room and a flammability of each of the one or more articles;

determining whether one or more hazards are located within the room;

determining a probability of a fire in the room in response to at least one or more articles located within the room, the flammability of each of the one or more articles, and the one or more hazards located within the room;

determining a geometry of a second room in response to a floor plan;

determining whether one or more articles located within the second room and a flammability of each of the one or more articles;

determining whether one or more hazards are located within the second room;

determining a probability of a fire in the second room in response to at least one or more articles located within the second room, the flammability of each of the one or more articles, and the one or more hazards located within the second room;

adjusting the probability of a fire in the room in response to the probability of a fire in the second room;

generating a map of the room on a computing device that displays the probability of a fire in the room;

moving at least one of a fire detection device, a fire suppression device and a fire escape device using the map;

activating an alert if movement of the least one fire detection device, fire suppression device and the fire escape device violates a constraint.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the probability of a fire is statistically determined in response to historical data.

11. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a location and a type of one or more evacuation points within the room;

determining an accessibility of each of the one or more evacuation points within the room; and

adjusting the probability of a fire in the room in response to the location and type of the one or more evacuation points within the room.

12. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining one or more fire suppression devices for the room in response to the probability of a fire.

Assignments (7)
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 072828/0591 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2020
From: FERNANDEZ-ORELLANA, PEDRO
To: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER (CHINA) LTD.
Reel/Frame 054610/0103 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2020
From: TIWARI, ANKIT
To: CARRIER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054610/0149 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2020
From: MUKHERJEE, KUSHAL
To: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTRE IRELAND, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 054610/0197 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2020
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER (CHINA) LTD.
To: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054610/0200 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2020
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTRE IRELAND, LIMITED
To: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054610/0203 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2020
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: CARRIER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054610/0224 →
Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (1)
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