IP Library Granted Patent US 12,489,673
Granted Patent B2
US 12,489,673 · App. 18/423,430 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

System and method for commissioning safety devices

Inventors: Pirammanayagam Nallaperumal (Hyderabad, IN); Saikrishna Gajula (Hyderabad, IN); Ashis Kumar Sinha (Chandanagar, IN); Ramakrishna Pulluru (Hyderabad, IN); Rizwana Begum (Hyderabad, IN)
Assignee: KIDDE FIRE PROTECTION, LLC
H04L41/0806H04L41/0889
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Patent No.
US 12,489,673
App. No.
18/423,430
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for commissioning safety devices is disclosed. The method includes providing one or more safety devices configured to generate a signal responsive to detection of a hazard. The one or more safety devices are communicably coupled to each other via first and second communication networks. The method further includes receiving, by a controller, at any one of the one or more safety devices, a first data packet including attributes pertaining to commissioning of the one safety device. The method further includes transmitting, by the controller, the first data packet to the remaining safety devices of the one or more safety devices through the first communication network. The method further includes receiving, by the remaining safety devices of the one or more safety devices, the first data packet to enable respective commissioning of the remaining safety devices.

Claims (32)

1 . A method for commissioning safety devices, the method comprising:

providing a first safety device and a second safety device, each configured to generate a signal responsive to detection of a hazard, wherein the first and second safety devices are communicably coupled to each other via first and second communication networks;

receiving, by a controller at the first safety device, a first data packet comprising attributes pertaining to commissioning of the first safety device, wherein the commissioning of the first safety device is indicative of a positive coupling of the first safety device with one or both of the first and second communication networks;

transmitting, by the controller, the first data packet to the second safety device through the first communication network; and

receiving, by the second safety device, the first data packet to enable respective commissioning of the second safety device;

generating, by the controller, a second data packet comprising a log of operations for the first and second safety devices; and

transmitting, by the controller, the second data packet to an external storage device communicably coupled to the controller, via the second communication network.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first communication network is a hardwired communication network.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second communication network is a wireless communication network.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first data packet comprises authentication data pertaining to the first safety device, wherein the authentication data is indicative of a compatibility of the first device with the first or second communication networks, and wherein the method further comprises commissioning, by the controller, the first safety device responsive to receipt of a positive authentication of the first safety device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first data packet comprises network configuration data pertaining to the second communication network.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first data packet is received, by the controller, from an electronic device associated with a user.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the log of operations for the first and second safety devices comprises any one or a combination of an identity, a state of charge of a battery, a log of detection of fire hazards of the respective safety device.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second data packets are configured to be generated, by the controller, at predefined instances of time.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing an electronic device communicably coupled to the controller, the electronic device comprising an interface configured for exchange of data between the controller and a user of the electronic device.

10 . A system for commissioning safety devices, the system comprising:

a first safety device and a second safety device, each configured to generate a signal responsive to detection of a hazard, wherein the first and second safety devices are communicably coupled to each other via first and second communication networks; and

a controller communicably coupled to the first and second safety devices, the controller comprising a processor and a memory communicably coupled to the processor, the controller configured to:

receive, at the first safety device, a first data packet comprising attributes pertaining to commissioning of the first safety device, wherein the commissioning of the first safety device is indicative of a positive coupling of the first safety device with one or both of the first and second communication networks; and

transmit, the first data packet to the second safety device through the first communication network,

wherein the second safety device receives the first data packet to enable respective commissioning of the second safety device;

wherein the controller is further configured to:

generate a second data packet comprising a log of operations for the first and second safety devices; and

transmit the second data packet to an external storage device communicably coupled to the controller, via the second communication network.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the first communication network is a hardwired communication network.

12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the second communication network is a wireless communication network.

13 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the first data packet comprises authentication data pertaining to the first safety device, wherein the authentication data is indicative of a compatibility of the first safety device with the first or second communication networks, and wherein the controller is configured to commission the first safety device responsive to receipt of a positive authentication of the first safety device.

14 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the first data packet comprises network configuration data pertaining to the second communication network.

15 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the first data packet is received, by the controller, from an electronic device associated with a user.

16 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the log of operations for the first and second safety devices comprises one or a combination of an identity, a state of charge of a battery, a log of detection of fire hazards of the respective safety device.

17 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the controller is configured to generate the second data packets at predefined instances of time.

18 . The system of claim 10 , further comprising an electronic device communicably coupled to the controller, the electronic device comprising an interface configured for exchange of data between the controller and a user of the electronic device.

Assignments (5)
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 072830/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 28, 2025
From: KIDDE FIRE PROTECTION, LLC; WALTER KIDDE PORTABLE EQUIPMENT INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 071436/0526 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2025
From: NALLAPERUMAL, PIRAMMANAYAGAM; GAJULA, SAIKRISHNA; SINHA, ASHIS KUMAR; PULLURU, RAMAKRISHNA; BEGUM, RIZWANA
To: CARRIER TECHNOLOGIES INDIA LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070815/0701 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2025
From: CARRIER TECHNOLOGIES INDIA LIMITED
To: CARRIER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070815/0763 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2025
From: CARRIER GLOBAL CORPORATION; CARRIER 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 070518/0387 →
Continuity (2)
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