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US 2004/0201470 A1Published application
Premise evacuation system
OwnerDavid L. Reedinventor
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Abstract
An evacuation system using a combination of elements, such as an on-site weather station (2), a computer system (1) with proprietary software, sensors and other elements to determine a safe direction of evacuation from a premises (11) in case of a threat, use indicators to determine the direction of evacuation and notification of parties external to the premises (11) of evacuation.
Claims23
An evacuation system comprising:
- means for determining a safe direction of evacuation from a premises depending on a location of a threat or other condition;
- and
- means for indicating to individuals the direction of evacuation.
A method of evacuating premises comprising the steps of:
- a. ascertaining a safe direction of evacuation depending on a threat location, weather or other conditions;
- and
- b. directing evacuation using audio and visual means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.