US-12627962-B2 - Methods and systems of network access point based communication between emergency personnel in a structure having a firefighter air replenishment system implemented therein

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Abstract

Methods and/or a system of network access point based improved communication between emergency personnel within a safety system of a structure having a fixed piping system installed therewithin to supply breathable air from a source across the safety system are disclosed. In accordance therewith, a network access point within the safety system is automatically activated upon detection of an emergency state within the safety system. The emergency state affects supply of the breathable air to the emergency personnel. Access to communication through a computer network of the safety system is provided to one or more data processing device(s) associated with the emergency personnel during the emergency state in accordance with the automatic activation of the network access point.

Inventors

Anthony J. Turiello

Assignees

RESCUE AIR SYSTEMS, INC.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20240604

Claims (20)

1 . A method of a safety system of a structure having a fixed piping system installed therewithin to supply breathable air from a source across the safety system, comprising: automatically activating a network access point within the safety system upon detecting an emergency state within the safety system, the emergency state affecting supply of the breathable air to emergency personnel within the safety system; and providing, to at least one data processing device associated with the emergency personnel, access to communication through a computer network of the safety system during the emergency state in accordance with the automatic activation of the network access point.
2 . The method of claim 1 , comprising: automatically activating the network access point within the safety system based on a control signal from at least one component of the safety system upon the detection of the emergency state based on at least one parameter of at least one of: the breathable air and an environment of the at least one component sensed by at least one sensor associated therewith.
3 . The method of claim 2 , comprising: the at least one component being at least one of: an emergency air fill station providing access to the breathable air therethrough, an air monitoring system sensing the at least one parameter from the breathable air, an air storage system comprising the source of the breathable air, a bypass controller device and another data processing device communicatively coupled to the network access point through the computer network.
4 . The method of claim 2 , comprising: the network access point being associated with the at least one component of the safety system, and the automatic activation of the network access point providing for an improvement in the access to the communication through the computer network to the at least one data processing device at least in a vicinity of at least one of: the network access point and the at least one component.
5 . The method of claim 1 , comprising: providing, to the at least one data processing device associated with the emergency personnel, access to the communication through the computer network of the safety system solely upon the detection of the emergency state.
6 . The method of claim 1 , comprising at least one of: the access to the communication through the computer network of the safety system provided to the at least one data processing device during the emergency state in accordance with the automatic activation of the network access point being an unsecured form thereof; and the network access point providing a secured form of the access to the communication through the computer network of the safety system to the at least one data processing device otherwise.
7 . The method of claim 1 , comprising at least one of: visually and audibly indicating the provided access to the communication through the computer network of the safety system to the at least one data processing device during the emergency state.
8 . The method of claim 1 , comprising: providing the network access point in a location of the structure offering sub-optimal connectivity to the computer network to the at least one data processing device.
9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of: providing a network phone operable during activity of the network access point without a requirement of the at least one data processing device; and providing a video camera to automatically communicate video data associated with a vicinity of the network access point to a remote data processing device through the computer network.
10 . A method of a safety system of a structure having a fixed piping system installed therewithin to supply breathable air from a source across the safety system, comprising: automatically activating a network access point within the safety system associated with a component thereof upon detecting an emergency state within the safety system, the emergency state affecting supply of the breathable air to emergency personnel within the safety system via the component; and providing, to at least one data processing device associated with the emergency personnel, access to communication through a computer network of the safety system in a vicinity of at least one of: the component and the network access point during the emergency state in accordance with the automatic activation of the network access point.
11 . The method of claim 10 , comprising: automatically activating the network access point within the safety system based on a control signal from at least one of: the component of the safety system and another component thereof upon the detection of the emergency state based on at least one parameter of at least one of: the breathable air and an environment of the at least one of: the component and the another component sensed by at least one sensor associated therewith.
12 . The method of claim 11 , comprising: the component being one of: an emergency air fill station providing access to the breathable air therethrough, an air monitoring system sensing the at least one parameter from the breathable air, an air storage system comprising the source of the breathable air, a bypass controller device and another data processing device communicatively coupled to the network access point through the computer network.
13 . The method of claim 10 , comprising: the automatic activation of the network access point providing for an improvement in the access to the communication through the computer network to the at least one data processing device at least in the vicinity of the at least one of: the component and the network access point.
14 . The method of claim 10 , comprising at least one of: the access to the communication through the computer network of the safety system provided to the at least one data processing device during the emergency state in accordance with the automatic activation of the network access point being an unsecured form thereof; and the network access point providing a secured form of the access to the communication through the computer network of the safety system to the at least one data processing device otherwise.
15 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising at least one of: providing a network phone operable during activity of the network access point without a requirement of the at least one data processing device; and providing a video camera to automatically communicate video data associated with the vicinity of the at least one of: the component and the network access point to a remote data processing device through the computer network.
16 . A safety system of a structure, comprising: a fixed piping system installed within the structure to supply breathable air from a source across the safety system; a network access point to automatically activate upon detection of an emergency state within the safety system, the emergency state affecting supply of the breathable air to emergency personnel within the safety system; and at least one data processing device associated with the emergency personnel, to which access to communication through a computer network of the safety system is provided during the emergency state in accordance with the automatic activation of the network access point.
17 . The safety system of claim 16 , wherein the network access point is automatically activated based on a control signal from at least one component of the safety system upon detection of the emergency state based on at least one parameter of at least one of: the breathable air and an environment of the at least one component sensed by at least one sensor associated therewith.
18 . The safety system of claim 17 , wherein at least one of: the at least one component is at least one of: an emergency air fill station providing access to the breathable air therethrough, an air monitoring system sensing the at least one parameter from the breathable air, an air storage system comprising the source of the breathable air, a bypass controller device and another data processing device communicatively coupled to the network access point through the computer network, and the network access point is associated with the at least one component, and the automatic activation of the network access point provides for an improvement in the access to the communication through the computer network to the at least one data processing device at least in a vicinity of at least one of: the network access point and the at least one component.
19 . The safety system of claim 16 , wherein at least one of: the access to the communication through the computer network of the safety system provided to the at least one data processing device during the emergency state in accordance with the automatic activation of the network access point is an unsecured form thereof, the network access point provides a secured form of the access to the communication through the computer network of the safety system to the at least one data processing device otherwise, and the network access point is provided in a location of the structure offering sub-optimal connectivity to the computer network to the at least one data processing device.
20 . The safety system of claim 16 , further comprising at least one of: a network phone operable during activity of the network access point without a requirement of the at least one data processing device; and a video camera to automatically communicate video data associated with a vicinity of the network access point to a remote data processing device through the computer network.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a conversion application of, and claims priority to, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/525,316 titled “Automatic WiFi Hotspot Activation Through Emergency Air Panels of a Building Structure During an Emergency to Improve Communications Between Emergency Responders,” filed on Jul. 6, 2023. The contents of the aforementioned application are incorporated herein by reference in entirety thereof. FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY This disclosure relates generally to emergency systems and, more particularly, to methods and/or a system of network access point based improved communication between emergency personnel in a safety system of a structure having breathable air supplied thereacross. BACKGROUND A structure (e.g., a vertical building, a horizontal building, a tunnel, marine craft, a mine) may have a Firefighter Air Replenishment System (FARS) implemented therein. The FARS may be employed to provide pure and safe breathable air to emergency personnel and/or maintenance personnel associated therewith. During an emergency situation such as a fire, smoke, leakage of the breathable air at one or more levels of the structure and/or contamination of the breathable air at the one or more levels, the emergency personnel may need to communicate efficiently with one another. Further, locations within the structure across which the emergency personnel may pass through and/or locations associated with components (e.g., emergency air fill stations providing access to the breathable air) of the FARS leveraged by the emergency personnel may provide for poor connectivity to a computer network associated with the FARS to data processing devices associated with the emergency personnel. SUMMARY Disclosed are methods and/or a system of network access point based improved communication between emergency personnel in a safety system of a structure having breathable air supplied thereacross. In one aspect, a method of a safety system of a structure having a fixed piping system installed therewithin to supply breathable air from a source across the safety system is disclosed. The method includes automatically activating a network access point within the safety system upon detecting an emergency state within the safety system. The emergency state affects supply of the breathable air to emergency personnel within the safety system. The method also includes providing, to one or more data processing device(s) associated with the emergency personnel, access to communication through a computer network of the safety system during the emergency state in accordance with the automatic activation of the network access point. In another aspect, a method of a safety system of a structure having a fixed piping system installed therewithin to supply breathable air from a source across the safety system is disclosed. The method includes automatically activating a network access point within the safety system associated with a component thereof upon detecting an emergency state within the safety system. The emergency state affects supply of the breathable air to emergency personnel within the safety system via the component. The method also includes providing, to one or more data processing device(s) associated with the emergency personnel, access to communication through a computer network of the safety system in a vicinity of the component and/or the network access point during the emergency state in accordance with the automatic activation of the network access point. In yet another aspect, a safety system of a structure includes a fixed piping system installed within the structure to supply breathable air from a source across the safety system, and a network access point to automatically activate upon detection of an emergency state within the safety system. The emergency state affects supply of the breathable air to emergency personnel within the safety system. The safety system also includes one or more data processing device(s) associated with the emergency personnel to which access to communication through a computer network of the safety system is provided during the emergency state in accordance with the automatic activation of the network access point. Other features will be apparent from the accompanying drawings and from the detailed description that follows. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The embodiments of this invention are illustrated by way of example and not limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which like references indicate similar elements and in which: FIG. 1A is a schematic and an illustrative view of a safety system associated with a structure, according to one or more embodiments. FIG. 1B is a schematic view of the safety system of FIG. 1A integrated with and/or including other components, according to one or more embodiments. FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an air quality analysis device of the safety system of FIGS. 1A-B, according to one or more