Fire Control System Location Integration via External Database
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fire control systems require manual entry of location information for components, which is time-consuming, costly, and inaccurate, and lack the capability to generate graphical representations of facilities, leading to difficulties in accurately locating components.
Innovation Solution
Integrating location information from an external database, such as a BIM system, into a fire control system's graphical representation, eliminating the need for manual entry and enabling accurate, quick, and cost-effective component localization within the system and external systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual entry of location information is used, then the fire control system can be implemented, but the process is time-consuming, costly, and inaccurate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-storing location information of fire control components in an external database before the fire control system operation. This allows the system to retrieve and integrate location data automatically without requiring manual entry during system setup or operation, thereby eliminating time-consuming manual processes while maintaining high accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an external database as an intermediary between the fire control components and the fire control system. This intermediary stores location information and enables automatic retrieval and integration, replacing the manual entry process and significantly reducing both time and cost while improving accuracy.
2Reliability
If manual entry of location information is used, then the fire control system can be implemented, but the cost is high
Solution Approach 1:
The external database serves as an intermediary that stores location information in a standardized format, enabling automatic integration into the fire control system. This eliminates the need for expensive manual entry processes while ensuring high reliability of location data through automated retrieval and integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies self-service by automatically retrieving and integrating location information from the external database without requiring manual intervention. This automated process reduces implementation costs while maintaining high reliability through consistent, error-free data integration.
3Ease of operation
If the fire control system lacks capability to generate graphical representations, then the system is simpler, but accurate component localization becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an external database as an intermediary that stores graphical representations of facilities along with component location information. This external resource provides the graphical capability without requiring complex internal graphics generation functionality within the fire control system itself, thus improving ease of operation while minimizing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The external database serves multiple functions: storing location information, storing graphical representations, and providing data for both localization and visualization. This multi-functional approach enables the fire control system to achieve comprehensive component localization and visualization capabilities while keeping the core system relatively simple by leveraging the universal external database resource.
Data Source
AI summary
Integrating location information in a fire control system is described herein. One device includes a memory, and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive, from a database external to the fire control system, a graphical representation of a facility and location information associated with a number of components of the fire control system that indicates a location of each respective component in the facility, integrate the location information associated with each respective component of the fire control system in the graphical representation of the facility such that the graphical representation includes a representation of each respective component at a location in the graphical representation that corresponds to the location of that component in the facility, and display, in a user interface, the graphical representation of the facility with the location information associated with each respective component of the fire control system integrated therein.