Patent ID: 11935391
Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A fire alarm system in a building, comprising:
a gateway connected to a system control panel for allowing mobile device access to the system;
a mobile device used by a technician and connected to the control panel;
a fire alarm system control application on the mobile device, wherein the fire alarm control system application gains access to the control panel via the gateway;
a search utility in the fire alarm control system application for identifying a particular fire alarm system device that is in a specific condition or location;
a database accessible via the fire alarm control system application wherein location and condition information about the plurality of fire alarm system devices is located, such that the search utility can search the database and identify the particular fire alarm system device from the other of the plurality of fire alarm system devices; and
wherein the fire alarm system control application on the mobile device includes a schematic map depicting an actual layout of the part of building the technician is traversing, including a location of the particular fire alarm system device depicted on the map, and including an indicator for generating a physical identification signal to help the technician identify the correct device.