Building Event Response Integration for Emergency Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current event response systems in facilities lack efficient communication and navigation for emergency service personnel, leading to delays and risks during emergency situations, as they often receive incomplete information and rely on physical routing cards that can be time-consuming to locate and may direct them through hazardous areas.
Innovation Solution
An integrated system that includes a computing device to receive building and emergency services information, generate an event response analysis, and transmit it to mobile devices, providing up-to-date and tailored information, navigation, and avoiding dangerous routes, tailored to the specific role of emergency personnel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If emergency service personnel use physical routing cards for navigation, then they can locate event devices, but it takes time to locate and use these cards and they may direct through hazardous areas
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces physical routing cards (mechanical system) with an electronic navigation system that uses mobile devices, computing devices, and electronic communication networks. The system transmits digital navigation instructions and building information model data to emergency personnel's mobile devices, eliminating the need to physically locate and handle routing cards while providing real-time, accurate guidance to event devices.
2Loss of information
If emergency service personnel receive comprehensive building information, then they can make informed decisions, but the information may be incomplete or outdated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-building and storing a comprehensive building information model that includes architectural plans, device locations, system configurations, and operational data before emergencies occur. This model is maintained and updated in advance, ensuring that when emergencies happen, emergency personnel receive complete and accurate information immediately without delays for data collection or verification.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the computing device receives data from building systems (fire alarms, HVAC, lighting, security) and continuously updates the building information model. This feedback loop ensures the information remains current and accurate, reflecting the actual state of the facility and enabling dynamic adjustments to navigation and response strategies based on real-time conditions.
3Adaptability or versatility
If emergency response systems use traditional alarm systems, then they can notify occupants, but they lack integrated communication and navigation for emergency personnel
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a multi-functional system where the computing device serves multiple roles: it acts as a central control for traditional alarm notification, a communication hub for transmitting building information and navigation instructions, a data repository for the building information model, and a coordination center for emergency response activities. This single integrated platform performs functions that previously required separate systems, enhancing adaptability while managing complexity through consolidation.
Data Source
AI summary
Devices, systems, and methods for event system integration for event response are described herein. In some examples, one or more embodiments include a computing device comprising a memory and a processor to execute instructions stored in the memory to receive building system information from a building management system of a facility and emergency services information from at least one of a mobile device and a remote computing device, determine whether an event has been detected via an event device in the facility from the building system information, generate an event response analysis using at least one of the building system information based on the detected event and the emergency services information, and transmit the event response analysis to the mobile device.