METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC SELF TEST FOR THE FIRE SYSTEM
A method of testing a fire detector, the method including receiving a self-test request at the fire detector; initiating a self-test on the fire detector; emitting a test sound from the fire detector; detecting the test sound using a voice activated assistant device or a thermostat; analyzing the test sound; determining self-test results based on the test sound; and conveying the self-test results to an individual.
1 . A method of testing a fire detector, the method comprising:
receiving a self-test request at the fire detector;
initiating a self-test on the fire detector;
emitting a test sound from the fire detector;
detecting the test sound using a voice activated assistant device or a thermostat;
analyzing the test sound;
determining self-test results based on the test sound; and
conveying the self-test results to an individual.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein prior to the receiving the self-test request at the fire detector, the method further comprises:
receiving the self-test request from the individual using the voice activated assistant device or the thermostat; and
transmitting the self-test request to the fire detector.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein prior to the receiving the self-test request at the fire detector, the method further comprises:
receiving the self-test request from the individual using a computer application on a computing device,
transmitting the self-test request to a cloud-based controller; and
transmitting the self-test request to the fire detector from the cloud-based controller.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein prior to the receiving the self-test request at the fire detector, the method further comprises:
initiating the self-test request on a cloud-based controller; and
transmitting the self-test request to the fire detector from the cloud-based controller.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the test sound is conveyed to a cloud-based controller to analyze the test sound and determine the self-test results.
6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the self-test request is received by the voice activated assistant device.
7 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the self-test request is received by the thermostat.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the test sound is detected by the voice activated assistant device.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the test sound is detected by the thermostat.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the conveying the self-test results to the individual further comprises:
displaying the self-test results on a display device of a computing device of the individual.
11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the conveying the self-test results to the individual further comprises:
audibly stating the self-test results to the individual using the voice activated assistant device.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the conveying the self-test results to the individual further comprises:
audibly stating the self-test results to the individual using the thermostat.
13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the self-test includes verifying hardware functional integrity of the fire detector.
14 . 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:
receiving a self-test request at a fire detector;
initiating a self-test on the fire detector;
emitting a test sound from the fire detector;
detecting the test sound using a voice activated assistant device or a thermostat;
analyzing the test sound;
determining self-test results based on the test sound; and
conveying the self-test results to an individual.
15 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein prior to the receiving the self-test request at the fire detector, the operations further comprise:
receiving the self-test request from the individual using the voice activated assistant device or the thermostat; and
transmitting the self-test request to the fire detector.
16 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein prior to the receiving the self-test request at the fire detector, the operations further comprise:
receiving the self-test request from the individual using a computer application on a computing device,
transmitting the self-test request to a cloud-based controller; and
transmitting the self-test request to the fire detector from the cloud-based controller.
17 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein prior to the receiving the self-test request at the fire detector, the operations further comprise:
initiating the self-test request on a cloud-based controller; and
transmitting the self-test request to the fire detector from the cloud-based controller.
18 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the test sound is conveyed to a cloud-based controller to analyze the test sound and determine the self-test results.
19 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the self-test request is received by the voice activated assistant device.
20 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the self-test request is received by the thermostat.
21 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the test sound is detected by the voice activated assistant device.