US 10,861,308 B1 · System and method to improve emergency response time

Abstract

There is described a fire detection/notification system for detecting a weapons discharge comprising a network and a control panel. The network includes multiple wireless devices, and each device includes a fire-related sensor and a first weapons discharge sensor, and a second weapons sensor. The control panel is configured to identify the weapons discharge based on data generated by the first and second weapons discharge sensors and produce an alert signal in response to identifying the weapons discharge. The control panel is connected to the network and includes an output circuit configured to communicate with an emergency responder device external to the fire detection/notification system in response to receiving the alert signal.

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Dependent claims

A fire detection/notification system for detecting a weapons discharge comprising:

a network including a plurality of devices, each device of the plurality of devices including a smart base and a detection unit, wherein:
the detection unit includes a fire-related detection sensor;
the smart base includes a first weapons discharge sensor and a second weapons discharge sensor, wherein the first weapons discharge sensor includes an audio sensor, the second weapons discharge sensor includes a non-audio sensor, and the smart base is configured to communicate via the network;
and
a control panel connected to the network, the control panel being configured to identify a weapons discharge hazard based on data generated by the first and second weapons discharge sensors and produce an alert signal in response to identifying the weapons discharge hazard, wherein the control panel includes an output circuit configured to communicate with an emergency responder device external to the fire detection/notification system in response to receiving the alert signal.

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A method of a fire detection/notification system for detecting a weapons discharge, the fire detection/notification system including a network of devices and a control panel, the method comprising:

generating, at a detection unit of a device of the network of devices, first data associated with a fire-related hazard detected by a fire-related detection sensor;
generating, at a smart base of the device of the network of devices, second data associated with a weapons discharge hazard detected by a first weapons discharge sensor and a second weapons discharge sensor of the smart base, the first weapons discharge sensor including an audio sensor;
transmitting, from the smart base of the device of the network of devices, at least one of the first data or the second data to the control panel;
identifying, at the control panel, the weapons discharge hazard based on the second data generated by the first and second weapons discharge sensors;
producing, at the control panel, an alert signal in response to identifying the weapons discharge hazard;
and
communicating with an emergency responder device external to the fire detection/notification system in response to receiving the alert signal.

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