Wearable Facility Alerts for Hands-Free Building Alarm Response
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Solution Overview
Problem
Building automation systems generate complex alarms that are not efficiently delivered to users, particularly in a hands-free manner, making it difficult for building managers to receive and respond to facility status updates while performing other tasks.
Innovation Solution
A system that includes a computing device to receive notifications from building automation systems, modify them to include only pre-defined attributes displayable on wearable devices, and transmit these modified notifications, allowing users to receive real-time status updates and provide feedback without needing to use their hands.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If building automation systems send detailed alarms to mobile devices, then complete facility status information is provided, but the complexity of processing and responding to alarms increases
Solution Approach 1:
The alarm notification system segments information by delivering only essential alert data to mobile devices, while detailed facility status information remains available in the central building automation system. This segmentation allows users to receive concise notifications without being overwhelmed by complete data sets, reducing processing complexity while preserving access to full information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system extracts and transmits only the most critical alarm attributes (such as alert type, location, and immediate action required) to mobile devices, separating these from the complete facility status data that remains in the central system. This extraction approach provides users with essential information for quick response while avoiding the complexity of processing complete alarm datasets on mobile devices.
2Ease of operation
If building managers use traditional mobile devices to receive alarms, then facility status updates can be received, but hands-free operation is not possible making it difficult to respond while performing other tasks
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces the mechanical interaction required by traditional mobile devices (typing, scrolling, pressing buttons) with voice-based interaction. Users can receive and respond to facility status alerts through voice commands while performing other tasks, enabling hands-free operation and reducing response time without sacrificing ease of use.
Solution Approach 2:
The alarm notification system incorporates automated voice recognition and natural language processing capabilities that allow users to interact with the system intuitively without requiring manual input. The system automatically processes voice commands and provides appropriate responses, reducing the time and effort required for users to respond to facility status alerts while maintaining ease of operation.
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AI summary
Devices, methods, and systems for hands free facility status alerts are described herein. One system includes a computing device for hands free building automation notifications, comprising a memory and a processor to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to: receive a notification of an event from a building automation system, modify the notification to include only pre-defined attributes of the notification that are displayable on a user interface of a wearable device, and transmit the modified notification to the wearable device.