# US 10,121,361 B2 · Smart hazard detector drills > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,121,361 B2 - Document ID: US10121361B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/595,610 - Filed: 2017-05-15 - Published: 2017-09-14 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2014-04-07 - Assignees: Google Inc. - Applicants: Google Inc. - Inventors: Julia R. Deluliis; David Sloo; Ted S. Boda; Anthony Michael Fadell - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10121361B2 ## CPC - G08B 29/14: checking the detection circuits - G08B 17/10: Actuation by presence of smoke or gases {, e.g. automatic alarm devices for analysing flowing fluid materials by the use of optical means} - G08B 21/10: responsive to calamitous events, e.g. tornados or earthquakes - G08B 25/10: using wireless transmission systems {(G08B25/009 takes precedence)} - G08B 29/188: {Data fusion; cooperative systems, e.g. voting among different detectors} - G08B 29/24: Self-calibration, e.g. compensating for environmental drift or ageing of components - H04W 4/90: Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS] - G08B 17/113: Constructional details - G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Systems and methods for initiating a drill by receiving an indication to start a drill. Initiating the drill also includes verifying that a remote device used to initiate the drill is within proximity of a device used to propagate the drill. Once proximity is verified, the drill is conducted. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for conducting building safety, comprising: receiving, via an interface of an electronic device, an indication to conduct a safety drill; instructing, via a wireless interface of the electronic device, a hazard detector to emit a sound in response to the indication to conduct the safety drill, wherein the sound prompts occupants of the building to perform a safety drill; verifying, based on sensor data, that the occupants satisfactorily completed the safety drill, wherein the verifying comprises evaluating wireless signal strength between the electronic device and at least one device within the building, including the hazard detector to confirm whether the electronic device has sufficiently distanced itself from the building; transmitting a report to an insurance company associated with the building that indicates that the drill occurred and was completed; and receiving an acknowledgement that an insurance account of the insurance company has been updated and that a cost component relating to the insurance account has been maintained or adjusted based on said completion of the safety drill. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, comprising: displaying, on the electronic device, a success screen that indicates information about the safety drill. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the success screen comprises the acknowledgement. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the verifying using sensor data comprises obtaining data via at least one hazard detector or at least one thermostat. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, comprising using additional smart devices in a smart network comprising the at least one hazard detector and at least one thermostat to assist in conducting the safety drill. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the verifying using sensor data comprises confirming evacuation of the building. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the verifying comprises corroborating that a number of people exiting the building is at least equal to a percentage of people associated with a profile of the building or equal to a number of people detected in the building. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the cost component is a rebate. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the cost component is a premium discount. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the premium discount is proportional to the number of times the safety drill is successfully performed within a given time frame. ### Claim 11 An electronic device comprising: an input interface; a processor; and memory storing instructions, that when executed, are configured to cause the processor to: receive, via the input interface, an indication to initiate a safety drill; connect to a hazard detector, via a wireless interface, and instruct the hazard detector to emit a sound in response to the indication to conduct the safety drill, wherein the sound prompts occupants of the building to perform a safety drill; verify, based on sensor data, that the occupants satisfactorily completed the safety drill by evaluating wireless signal strength between the electronic device and at least one device within the building, including the hazard detector to confirm whether the electronic device has sufficiently distanced itself from the building; transmit a report to an insurance company associated with the building that indicates that the drill occurred and was completed; and receive an acknowledgement that an insurance account of the insurance company has been updated and that a cost component relating to the insurance account has been maintained or adjusted based on said completion of the safety drill. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to display a success screen that indicates information about the safety drill. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the success screen comprises the acknowledgement. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to obtain data via at least one hazard detector or at least one thermostat. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the instructions are configured to use additional smart devices in a smart network comprising the at least one hazard detector and at least one thermostat to assist in conducting the safety drill. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to confirm evacuation of the building. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to corroborate that a number of people exiting the building is at least equal to a percentage of people associated with a profile of the building or equal to a number of people detected in the building. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the cost component is a rebate. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the cost component is a premium discount. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the premium discount is proportional to the number of times the safety drill is successfully performed within a given time frame.