Granted Patent B2

US 12,394,301 · App. 17/718,554 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Inventors: Abhishek Arora (Bangalore, IN); Arvind Mathanagopalan (New Haven, CT); Jayaprakash Meruva (Bangalore, IN); Kiran Singam (Bangalore, IN); Rajeshbabu Nalukurthy (Bangalore, IN); Vipin Das E K (Kannur, IN)

Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.

G08B25/04H04W4/12

Abstract

Claims (62)

1. A system for live status notification of response personnel actions to building owner/operators, comprising:

a building owner/operator communication device;

an alarm system at a building having a control panel component and one or more alarm system device components;

a central monitoring station having,

a user interface;

a memory; and

a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to:

receive an event alarm signal from the control panel component generated in response to receiving data from the one or more alarm system device components indicating that a hazard event is occurring;

send a response request signal to a response facility;

receive a response request signal reply indicating that response facility personnel will respond to the building;

receive event response update data from the response facility personnel via a response personnel communication device;

wherein the central monitoring station receives a request for information known only by the building owner/operator from the response personnel communication device and directed to the building owner/operator communication device, the information selected from the group including: a best door to enter the building, potential areas that may be dangerous, whether a prior arranged path is still a preferred path or if an alternative path should be followed, a number of fire extinguishers, location of fire extinguishers, a number of exits, a location of exits, real-time status updates of the building condition while the response personnel are in route;

wherein the central monitoring station directs the request to the building owner/operator communication device;

wherein the central monitoring station receives the requested information known by the building owner/operator from the building owner/operator communication device and directs the received information to the response personnel communication device; and

send real time status information of the hazard event and the event response update data to the building owner/operator communication device including event response phases corresponding to actions taken associated with resolving the hazard event.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the building owner/operator communication device is a mobile device or a personal computing device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the alarm system further includes a gateway device that sends and receives data with the control panel and the central monitoring station.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the gateway device also sends and receives data with the building owner/operator communication device.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the gateway device also sends and receives data with a remote server.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the remote server also sends and receives data with the building owner/operator communication device.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the remote server also sends and receives data with the central monitoring station.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system further includes a remote server that sends and receives data with the building owner/operator communication device and the central monitoring station.

9. A system for live status notification of response personnel actions to building owner/operators, comprising:

a building owner/operator communication device;

an alarm system at a building having a control panel component and one or more alarm system device components;

wherein the alarm system includes a gateway device having,

a user interface;

a memory; and

a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to:

receive an event alarm signal from the control panel component generated in response to receiving data from the one or more alarm system device components indicating that a hazard event is occurring;

send a response request signal to a response facility;

receive a response request signal reply indicating that response facility personnel will respond to the building;

receive event response update data from the response facility personnel via a response personnel communication device;

wherein the gateway device receives a request for information known by the building owner/operator from the response personnel communication device and directed to the building owner/operator communication device, the information selected from the group including: a best door to enter the building, potential areas that may be dangerous, whether a prior arranged path is still a preferred path or if an alternative path should be followed, a number of fire extinguishers, location of fire extinguishers, a number of exits, a location of exits, real-time status updates of the building condition while the response personnel are in route;

wherein the gateway device directs the request to the building owner/operator communication device;

wherein the gateway device receives the requested information known by the building owner/operator from the building owner/operator communication device and directs the received information to the response personnel communication device; and

send real time status information of the hazard event and the event response update data to the building owner/operator communication device including event response phases corresponding to actions taken associated with resolving the hazard event.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the gateway device analyzes historical event data to determine a projected duration of one phase of a current event occurring at the building.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the gateway device sends the projected duration to the building owner/operator communication device.

12. The system of claim 10 , the gateway device sends the projected duration to a central monitoring station.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the gateway device sends the projected duration to a remote server in communication with the building owner/operator communication device.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the remote server sends the projected duration to the building owner/operator communication device.

15. A system for live status notification of response personnel actions to building owner/operators, comprising:

a building owner/operator communication device;

an alarm system at a building having a control panel component and one or more alarm system device components;

a response personnel communication device;

a remote server having,

a memory; and

a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to:

receive an event alarm signal from the control panel component generated in response to receiving data from the one or more alarm system device components indicating that a hazard event is occurring;

send a response request signal to a response facility;

receive a response request signal reply indicating that response facility personnel will respond to the building;

receive event response update data from the response facility personnel via the response personnel communication device;

wherein the remote server receives a request for information known by the building owner/operator from the response personnel communication device and directed to the building owner/operator communication device, the information selected from the group including: a best door to enter the building, potential areas that may be dangerous, whether a prior arranged path is still a preferred path or if an alternative path should be followed, a number of fire extinguishers, location of fire extinguishers, a number of exits, a location of exits, real-time status updates of the building condition while the response personnel are in route;

wherein the remote server device directs the request to the building owner/operator communication device;

wherein the remote server receives the requested information known by the building owner/operator from the building owner/operator communication device and directs the received information to the response personnel communication device; and

send real time status information of the hazard event and the event response update data to the building owner/operator communication device including event response phases corresponding to actions taken associated with resolving the hazard event.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the event response update data is received from a central monitoring station.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the event response update data includes a request for building owner/operator information.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the processor is configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive building owner/operator information from the building owner/operator communication device.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the processor is configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive building owner/operator information from a remote server.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive building owner/operator information and send the building owner/operator information to the response personnel communication device.

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