Emergency lighting system with autonomous egress mapping
US10438462B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B47/19
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An emergency lighting system provides autonomous mapping of egress locations of a building or other environment through a plurality of emergency lighting units. The emergency lighting units utilizes wireless signals to generate topology information that identifies the location of the emergency lighting units, the outermost emergency lighting units of which identify the egress locations of a building. During an emergency situation the emergency lighting system activates one or more illumination devices and directs occupants to one or more egress locations based on various criteria.
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