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  • Publication number: 20220107611
    Abstract: A method for a preemptive and graceful shutdown of utilities, facilities or systems in smart cities includes detecting a hazard at external entities based on collected information, determining whether a predefined shutdown plan for the detected hazard exists, generating a new shutdown plan, based on predefined criteria, for the detected hazard, and shutting down the at least one component of the external entities based on the new shutdown plan or the predefined shutdown plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Sami A. Alshuwair, Muhammad S. Aljuaid
  • Patent number: 12072677
    Abstract: A method for a preemptive and graceful shutdown of utilities, facilities or systems in smart cities includes detecting a hazard at external entities based on collected information, determining whether a predefined shutdown plan for the detected hazard exists, generating a new shutdown plan, based on predefined criteria, for the detected hazard, and shutting down the at least one component of the external entities based on the new shutdown plan or the predefined shutdown plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Sami A. Alshuwair, Muhammad S. Aljuaid