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Automated emergency announcement system

US6317042A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 1, 2000
Grant dateNov 13, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 1, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B25/14
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In response to an emergency event, an emergency announcement system (100) causes display of an escape route based upon a room location. A sensor (104) detects an emergency event. The sensor data (106) from the sensor relating to the emergency event is transmitted to an emergency server (122), the emergency server (122) determines the escape route and the escape route is sent to a display device (118) for use by the building occupants to escape the emergency.

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