Patent ID: 11961381
Assignee: THE ADT SECURITY CORPORATION
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A method implemented by a detector, the method comprising:
detecting airborne particulates at a premises;
determining at least one characteristic associated with the detected airborne particulates, the at least one characteristic associated with the detected airborne particulates comprises a composition of the detected airborne particulates;
comparing the at least one characteristic associated with the detected airborne particulates to data associated with predefined characteristics of burned materials, the predefined characteristic of burned materials comprises at least one of a smoke composition or a soot composition;
detecting, based at least on the comparison, a presence of a fire; and
determining, if the presence of the fire is detected, at least one characteristic of the fire based on the at least one characteristic associated with the detected airborne particulates and the comparison.