Person-Aware Event Detection Settings for Vulnerable Occupants
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current event detection systems fail to distinguish between vulnerable and non-vulnerable individuals in a facility, leading to a higher risk of injury or death for vulnerable persons during emergency events.
Innovation Solution
An event detection system that tracks a person of interest using a mobile device, modifying system functionality settings of event devices based on the person's attributes, such as increasing sensitivity and reducing response delays in detection zones where the person is located.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the event detection system uses uniform detection settings for all occupants, then the system complexity is reduced and ease of operation is improved, but the safety and reliability for vulnerable persons deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by implementing different detection settings and alarm strategies for different zones based on the presence of vulnerable persons. The system dynamically adjusts detection sensitivity, alarm volume, and evacuation guidance specific to zones where vulnerable persons are located, rather than applying uniform settings system-wide. This resolves the contradiction by improving safety for vulnerable persons in their specific zones without requiring complete system redesign.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics by making the detection system adaptable and configurable based on real-time identification of vulnerable persons. The system dynamically modifies detection parameters, alarm characteristics, and evacuation protocols based on the presence, location, and attributes of vulnerable persons. This dynamic adaptation improves reliability for vulnerable persons while maintaining manageable system complexity through automated adjustment.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the system modifies detection settings for zones with vulnerable persons, then the reliability and protection for vulnerable persons is improved, but the device complexity and difficulty of system management increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring multiple detection settings and alarm strategies that can be automatically selected based on the presence of vulnerable persons. The system prepares evacuation routes, alarm parameters, and detection sensitivity levels in advance, so when a vulnerable person is detected, the appropriate pre-configured settings are automatically activated. This reduces the complexity of real-time decision-making while improving protection for vulnerable persons.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms that continuously monitor the locations and attributes of vulnerable persons and automatically adjust detection settings accordingly. The system receives feedback from occupancy sensors, access control systems, and mobile devices to dynamically modify detection parameters in affected zones. This automated feedback loop improves safety for vulnerable persons while managing system complexity through intelligent automation rather than manual configuration.
3Reliability
If the system tracks and monitors vulnerable persons continuously, then the reliability and response capability is improved, but the use of energy and computational resources increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by implementing continuous tracking and monitoring only in zones where vulnerable persons are currently located, rather than system-wide continuous monitoring. The system activates enhanced detection and tracking resources partially, specifically in affected zones, while using standard monitoring in other areas. This reduces overall energy consumption while maintaining high reliability for vulnerable persons in their specific locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the facility into multiple zones with different monitoring intensities based on the presence of vulnerable persons. When a vulnerable person is detected in a specific zone, the system activates enhanced tracking and detection only in that zone and adjacent areas, while maintaining normal operation in other zones. This segmentation approach improves reliability for vulnerable persons while significantly reducing the overall energy and computational resources required compared to system-wide continuous monitoring.
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AI summary
Devices, systems, and methods for system functionality settings based on a person of interest in an event detection system are described herein. In some examples, one or more embodiments include a memory and a processor to execute instructions stored in the memory to receive a person of interest signal indicating a location of a person of interest in a facility, and in response to receiving the person of interest signal, modify a system functionality setting of an event device in the predefined detection zone in which the location of the person of interest is located based on an attribute included in a user profile included in the person of interest signal.