Mobile Emergency Device Wireless Communication Building Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current building automation systems lack effective means to communicate emergency information and location data to emergency personnel during fire situations, hindering their ability to navigate and respond efficiently within a structure.
Innovation Solution
Integration of wireless communication components, processors, and memory in emergency devices and systems within building automation systems to process and transmit emergency data, including location information, to emergency personnel, using IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee protocols, enabling real-time communication and display of critical information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If building automation systems use traditional wired communication infrastructure, then system reliability is maintained, but device mobility and ease of operation are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional wired mechanical communication infrastructure with wireless communication technology. The mobile emergency device communicates with the building automation system through wireless protocols, eliminating the need for physical cable connections while maintaining communication functionality. This substitution enables device mobility without requiring complex wired infrastructure installation.
2Reliability
If emergency devices provide comprehensive real-time information, then emergency response effectiveness is improved, but information processing complexity and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile emergency device selectively receives and processes only critical emergency information from the building automation system, such as fire detection alerts, evacuation route data, and location information. Rather than processing all available data, the device focuses on essential information needed for immediate emergency response, thereby reducing energy consumption while maintaining response effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The device extracts and displays only the most critical emergency-related information from the comprehensive building automation system data stream. The display interface prioritizes essential information such as emergency type, current location, and evacuation instructions, filtering out non-essential data to minimize processing requirements and energy usage.
3Ease of operation
If emergency personnel carry portable communication devices, then mobility and ease of operation are improved, but device reliability and protection from environmental hazards deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile emergency device is enclosed in a protective housing designed to withstand harsh environmental conditions including high temperatures, smoke, and physical impact. The device shell incorporates heat-resistant and impact-absorbing materials that protect the internal electronics while maintaining the device's portable form factor, allowing emergency personnel to carry it safely into hazardous environments.
Data Source
AI summary
An mobile emergency device is disclosed. The mobile emergency device includes a wireless communications component, a processor in communication with the wireless communications component, a memory in communication with the processor, the memory configured to store computer readable instructions executable by the processor. The computer readable instructions are programmed to communicate an emergency communication via the wireless communications component, wherein the emergency communication is conducted with an emergency device deployed within a building automation system, generate display data based on the received emergency communication, and communicate the display data for presentation to a user.