| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to detectors of hazardous environmental conditions (e.g., smoke, gas, motion). Specifically, the invention relates to a hazard detector configured to transmit and/or receive information related to hazardous environmental conditions based at least in part on the location of the hazard detector as identified through one or more location based service means (e.g., global positioning systems (GPS), cellular triangulation, Internet IP geolocation). |
| 主权项 |
1. A hazard detector communicatively connected to one or more computing devices, said hazard detector comprising:
a power source; a plurality of hazard detection means, wherein said plurality of hazard detection means are selected from the group consisting of: a smoke detector, a carbon monoxide detector, a heat detector, a motion sensor, a video camera, a glass break sensor, a microphone, a Geiger counter and a water sensor, wherein said plurality of hazard detectors are configured to transmit, receive, and process information related to hazardous environmental conditions to and from said one or more computing devices; an alert means configured to provide a perceptible alert to individuals in proximity of the hazard detector; a geolocation means configured to identify the geographic location of the hazard detector; a secondary location component comprising one or more of an accelerometer, a level device, or an altimeter; and a control interface incorporating an interaction means selected from the group comprising a keyboard, a touchscreen, a voice recognition device and a wireless connection to a remote computing device, wherein said control interface provides said individuals in proximity of the hazard detector the ability to provide additional information about said hazardous environmental conditions by interacting with said interaction means of said control interface, including providing confirmation of the existence of said hazardous environmental condition and wherein the control interface further allows for individuals in proximity of the hazard detector to cause the hazard detector to perform a plurality of actions selected from the group comprising: disarming one of said plurality of hazard detection means, adding a hazard detection means to said plurality of hazard detection means, removing a hazard detection means from said plurality of hazard detection means, requesting aid, checking status of said hazard detector and checking status of said power source; wherein at least one of said one or more computing devices is a hazard detection and alert system configured to receive and transmit hazard information to one or more hazard detectors based on the location of said hazard detectors, wherein said hazard detection and alert system is communicatively connected to a third party system that provides environmental hazard information, and is configured to receive information from said third party system. |
