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US 2019/0318598 A1Published application
Device, system and method for detecting emergencies in public facilities building, vehicles and transport networks
AssigneeOntech Security, Sl
InventorJuan Aponte Luis
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Abstract
The object of the present invention generally relates to a device (100), system and method for detecting emergencies in public facilities, buildings, vehicles and transportation networks including the use of thermal imaging capture devices (104) in combination with smoke and/or gas detectors (102, 103) for monitoring and controlling personal safety in any of the mentioned public facilities, buildings, vehicles and transportation networks, regardless of where they are installed.
Claims18
An emergency detecting device (100) comprising:
- a) one or more gas detecting sensors consisting of:
- a.1) a smoke detector (102);
- or
- a.2) a carbon monoxide detector (103);
- or
- a.3) the combination of a smoke detector (102) and a carbon monoxide detector (103);
- and
- b) a shell (101) housing at least the following elements:
- c) one or more thermal imaging sensors (104)
- c.1) where said thermal imaging sensors (104) are configured for capturing a thermal image of a surveillance area (200);
- c.2) and where the surveillance area (200) is defined by the field of view of the thermal imaging sensor (104) and coincides with the detection range of the gas sensors (102, 103);
- d) a memory (105);
- e) one or more processors (106);
- f) a wireless communication module (107);
- and one or more programs stored in the memory (105) and configured for being run by means of the processor or processors (106);
- and characterized in that the programs comprise instructions for:
- 1) activating at least one thermal imaging sensor (104) when at least one fire and gas detecting sensor (102, 103) is activated;
- 2) capturing a thermal image related to the surveillance area (200) of the fire and gas detecting sensor (102, 103) that has activated the thermal imaging sensor (104);
- 3) processing the captured thermal image of the surveillance area;
- 4) detecting and identifying the presence of one or more persons (201) in the surveillance area (200) by analyzing the captured thermal image;
- and
- 5) sending a warning message that can be understood by an external server (300) through the wireless communication module (107), where said message comprises at least:
- 5.1) one unique identifier code of the detecting device (100) that originated the signal;
- 5.2) one identifying code of the fire and gas detector (102, 103) that is active;
- and
- 5.3) one processed thermal image of the surveillance area (200) where the activation of at least one fire and gas detector (102, 103) has taken place.
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