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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2012
Vinayak Sadashiv Kore, Karnataka, IN;
Steve Huseth, Plymouth, MN (US);
Patrick Gonia, Maplewood, MN (US);
Andrew G. Berezowski, Wallingford, CT (US);
Vinayak Sadashiv Kore, Karnataka, IN;
Steve Huseth, Plymouth, MN (US);
Patrick Gonia, Maplewood, MN (US);
Andrew G. Berezowski, Wallingford, CT (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A wireless fire detection monitoring system comprises a control unit which includes a wireless transceiver and control software to implement a wireless multi-hop communications protocol. A network of battery powered monitoring devices is provided for monitoring alarm conditions. Each monitoring device includes software to implement the wireless communication protocol with one of, the control unit and at least one other child member of the plurality, or, at least two other members of the plurality where a selected device communicates with at least one child device and at least one parent device. The wireless multi-hop communications protocol comprises a time division multiple access communications protocol with the monitoring devices being time synchronized and the control unit and the monitoring devices are adapted to communicate compliant with the IEEE 802.11 standard.