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

Claim 15:
16. A method of identifying a particular fire alarm system device in a fire alarm system in a building, comprising:
connecting a gateway to a system control panel for allowing mobile device access to the system;
connecting a mobile device used by a technician to the control panel;
opening a fire alarm system control application on the mobile device;
gaining access to the control panel via the gateway;
identifying a particular fire alarm system device that is in a specific condition or location and wherein the particular fire alarm system device is identified from a plurality of fire alarm system devices;
commanding the particular fire alarm system device, via the mobile application to show a physical identification signal by activating a visual indicator, viewable by a technician, on the particular fire alarm system device that differentiates the particular fire alarm system device from 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.