Patents
US 9983011 B2: Mapping and facilitating evacuation routes in emergency situations
- Granted
- 2018-05-29
- Filed
- 2014-10-30 application 14528402
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Systems and methods for indicating an emergency exit path upon detection of a fire in a building structure. The systems and methods may include detecting a signal indicating presence of the fire in the building structure and determining an evacuation situation is present based on a risk assessment. In response to determining the evacuation situation is present, the systems and methods may include mapping the emergency exit path out of the building structure based on an identified location of the fire and an identified location of a person in the building structure, and operating a plurality of lighting devices in the building structure to indicate the emergency exit path out of the building structure.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180529.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 40 patents | US company or organization | Englewood, CO | EchoStar Technologies International Corporation State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Llewelyn Mountain | Bingley, GB | 41 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01C | Measuring distances, levels or bearings; surveying; navigation; gyroscopic instruments; photogrammetry or videogrammetry | G01C21/206 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G08B | Signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems; order telegraphs; alarm systems | G08B5/36 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N5/44 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ECHOSTAR UK HOLDINGS LIMITED signed 2017-02-07 | ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION ENGLEWOOD, CO | 41672/80 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2015-02-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ELDON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED signed 2014-10-29 | ECHOSTAR UK HOLDINGS LIMITED STEETON | 34895/581 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-10-31 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MOUNTAIN, DALE LLEWELYN signed 2014-10-30 | ELDON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED KEIGHLEY, WEST YORKSHIRE | 34080/146 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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