Security system providing a localized humanly-perceivable alert for identifying a facility to emergency personnel
US9349262B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B13/04
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for guiding emergency personnel to a location in a facility proximate to an alarm that has been generated. In one aspect, a method may include detecting an alarm condition at a facility protected by a security system and determining a location at the facility of the alarm condition. The method may further include causing at least one indicator at the facility, which is proximate to the determined location of the alarm condition, to generate an identifying alert that is humanly perceivable from an exterior of the facility such that emergency personnel can identify the facility based at least in part on the identifying alert. In some aspects, the method may also include notifying a security representative of the alarm condition, and receiving a notification from the security representative indicating that emergency personnel are dispatched to the facility.
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