Event Device Analysis for False Alarm and Detection Tuning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing event systems in facilities often suffer from poor design and improper setup of event devices, leading to issues with false alarms and delayed detection of real emergency events, which undermines occupant confidence and increases unnecessary responses from emergency services.

Innovation Solution

A computing device uses a machine-learning model to generate an event device optimization analysis, optimizing detection states, recommending alternative event device types and engineering configurations based on real data from the facility, thereby improving the management and reliability of the event system.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If event devices are installed throughout the facility to provide comprehensive coverage, then the system's ability to detect real emergencies is improved, but false alarms increase and system reliability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveemergency detection reliabilityVSAvoidfalse alarms
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the facility into multiple zones with event devices distributed throughout, allowing comprehensive coverage while enabling localized analysis of alarm patterns to distinguish true emergencies from false alarms in specific areas

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms that analyze alarm data from event devices, learn from patterns, and adjust detection parameters to reduce false alarms while maintaining sensitivity to real emergencies, thereby improving overall system reliability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Measurement precision

If event devices are configured with high sensitivity to detect all potential emergencies, then detection capability is improved, but false alarm rate increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveemergency detection sensitivityVSAvoidfalse alarms
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts detection sensitivity and thresholds based on learned patterns from historical data, environmental conditions, and alarm verification results, allowing high sensitivity for real emergencies while adaptively reducing false alarm rates

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes detection parameters such as sensitivity thresholds, response times, and alarm criteria based on learned patterns and environmental context, optimizing the balance between detecting real emergencies and avoiding false alarms

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Measurement precision

If comprehensive building system information is collected from multiple event devices for analysis, then optimization accuracy is improved, but system complexity and data processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoptimization analysis accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements a unified machine learning platform that handles multiple functions including data collection, pattern recognition, parameter optimization, and device control across the entire event system, reducing overall complexity despite comprehensive data processing

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces an intermediary machine learning layer that processes comprehensive building system information and translates it into optimized control parameters for event devices, simplifying the interface between complex data collection and device operation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentEP4468270A1Generating an event device optimization analysis in an event system
Publication Date: 2024.11.27 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
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AI summary

Devices, systems, and methods for generating an event device optimization analysis in an event system 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 plurality of event devices of the event system in a facility, generate an event device optimization analysis via a machine-learning model using the building system information from the plurality of event devices, and cause the event device optimization analysis to be displayed via a user interface.