Digital Alarm Transmission With Context Sharing for Emergency Response
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current emergency event systems suffer from disconnected communication mechanisms that lead to information loss and missed opportunities for synergistic information sharing among stakeholders, resulting in inefficient and potentially dangerous emergency responses.
Innovation Solution
An end-to-end digitization system for alarm transmission that includes an alarm system control panel, multiple communication paths, an alarm monitoring software application, and a station alerting gateway device, enabling comprehensive contextual information sharing between stakeholders, including first responders, facility personnel, and emergency response teams.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If traditional disconnected communication mechanisms are used for alarm transmission, then system complexity is reduced, but information loss occurs and stakeholder coordination deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple disconnected communication mechanisms into a unified end-to-end digitized communication system. The alarm system control panel, alarm monitoring software application, and station alerting gateway device are integrated through digital communication paths, allowing all stakeholders to access the same contextual information simultaneously, thereby eliminating information loss without creating siloed systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The alarm monitoring software application serves multiple functions: it receives alarm signals from the control panel, processes contextual information, communicates with the station alerting gateway device, and provides data to multiple stakeholders through various channels. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require separate specialized systems.
2Reliability
If multiple communication paths are implemented for redundant information transmission, then reliability of information delivery improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The communication system is segmented into distinct functional modules: the alarm system control panel for signal generation, the alarm monitoring software application for processing and routing, and the station alerting gateway device for final delivery. Each segment handles a specific portion of the communication task, allowing redundancy to be implemented at the module level rather than requiring complete system duplication.
Solution Approach 2:
The alarm monitoring software application acts as an intermediary between the control panel and the station alerting gateway device. It receives alarm signals, attaches contextual information, and forwards processed data through digital communication paths. This intermediary layer enables redundant communication paths without requiring direct multiple connections between endpoint devices, simplifying the overall architecture.
3Productivity
If contextual information is shared across all stake holders through digitized communication, then emergency response efficiency improves, but loss of time for system implementation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-establishes digital communication paths and protocols between all stakeholder systems before an emergency occurs. The alarm monitoring software application is pre-configured with the ability to attach and transmit contextual information through multiple digital paths. This preliminary setup ensures that when an alarm event occurs, information can be immediately shared without delays for system configuration or connection establishment.
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AI summary
Devices, systems, and methods for providing end to end digitization of alarm transmission for improved safety outcomes are described herein. One system includes an alarm system control panel, at least one first communication path for communicating information between the alarm system control panel and to both an alarm system monitoring station device and an alarm monitoring software application, the alarm monitoring software application communicating via at least one second communication path with the alarm system monitoring station device and a station alerting gateway device, and wherein the alarm monitoring software application communicates a data set including contextual information of a facility having an alarm event to both the alarm system monitoring station device and the station alerting gateway device.