Building Evacuation Patents (Class 705/324)
  • Patent number: 11893325
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for setting an evacuation exit under a crowd emergency evacuation scenario are provided. A simulation model is constructed based on a social force model, and a behavior parameter of an evacuating crowd under the crowd emergency evacuation scenario is obtained by a numerical approximation method with actual trajectory data of individuals in the evacuating crowd under a specific emergency evacuation scenario as a reference; an evacuation exit set is set, an integer programming solution for evacuation exit decision under the emergency evacuation scenario is constructed, and a total evacuation cost of the evacuation exit is obtained based on the simulation model; and reduction of the total evacuation cost is taken as an optimization target to construct an emergency evacuation optimization model based on constraint conditions, and the emergency evacuation optimization model is solved to obtain a recommended integer programming solution for evacuation exit decision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: CCTEG CHINESE INSTITUTE OF COAL SCIENCE
    Inventors: Han Liu, Qingjie Qi, Yue Zhang, Jingwen Zhang, Jiamei Chai
  • Patent number: 10957185
    Abstract: A remote fire detection system includes a plurality of sensor nodes, each comprising a smoke sensor, a temperature sensor, a gas sensor, and a processor having inputs coupled to the outputs of the sensors. The processor processes the sensor signals to generate at least one of smoke, temperature, or gas metric information, and determines a unique time window within a reporting period. A transmitter transmits report generated by the processor during the unique time window within the reporting period. A personnel node includes a location processor that generates location information of the personnel node and a transmitter that transmits the location information. A gateway node includes a receiver that receives reports generated by the plurality of sensor nodes during the unique time window within the reporting period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Sentry Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher S. Krstanovic, Nicholas Toussi
  • Patent number: 10852899
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a control program that causes a terminal device to execute a process, the terminal device being coupled to an information processing device, the process including displaying an operation screen of the information processing device on a display, determining, when an operation on the displayed operation screen is detected, whether an elapsed time after a timing of a previous operation of the operation screen has exceeded a reference time, transmitting operation information corresponding to the detected operation to the information processing device when it is determined that the elapsed time has not exceeded the reference, and when it is determined that the elapsed time has exceeded the reference, displaying, on the display, a screen that requests an input of identification information that identifies an operation-target information processing device without executing the transmitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Kouji Matsuda, Shinsa Igarashi, Masaki Katou, Saori Suzuki, Takashi Sato, Seiki Hamano, Minoru Uchino
  • Patent number: 10026278
    Abstract: An evacuation system which maintains an active count of people in real time in a location, for example a building or other geographic area with defined boundaries and dynamically calculates the best path for a user or group of users to follow when an emergency situation occurs. The people in the location may be tracked by a user wearable RFID device and may classify the people based on specific needs or other criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alessandra Asaro, Giulia Carnevale, Marco Gianfico, Roberto Ragusa
  • Patent number: 8451983
    Abstract: A database and communications server allow for composure of an emergency disaster plan that is tailored to the demographic and geographic information provided by a subscriber to the disclosed system. In the event of an emergency, relevant portions of a family disaster plan are communicated to a subscriber and the family members of the subscriber. Each subscribing family member may communicate with the database, which in turn automatically distributes the message to all family members. After the disaster has ended, insurance information is relayed to the subscriber, and the subscriber's insurance companies are notified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: LReady, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher R Hulls
  • Patent number: 8095410
    Abstract: Method and systems of improving the response of public safety personnel to or evacuation from a desired location are provided. In addition to path information obtained through traditional sources, information is used to determine the optimal route for emergency personnel to an emergency situation and for aiding emergency personnel to route people from the situation. The information may also be used to automatically prioritize vehicles and personnel to optimize response time. Further, the information may also be used to in situations in which it is advantageous for the vehicle or personnel to be tactically positioned in nearby locations rather than at the incident scene. Although the descriptions below will primarily focus on routes to a particular location, similar methods can be used for evacuations from the location. The optimal route may use historical information stored in a database local or remote to the dispatcher and/or real-time information updated during the emergency situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew M. Bloom
  • Publication number: 20110161239
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for generating emergency plans for a facility are provided. In embodiments, an emergency plan is generated for a designated area of a facility. An alert is received that includes an alert type. The alert type is identified and a plurality of emergency plans associated with the alert type are provided. The plurality of emergency plans includes a primary emergency plan and an alternate emergency plan. A determination is made whether any factors that affect the primary emergency plan are present. If no factors that affect the primary emergency plan are present, the primary emergency plan is displayed to a user. If factors that affect the primary emergency plan are present, the alternate emergency plan is displayed to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: CERNER INNOVATION, INC.
    Inventors: BRYAN MUEHLMEIER, JOSEPH JENNINGS, AARON SLOUP