Patent ID: 11887468
Assignee: nan
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A computer aided evacuation system for a building comprising:
a plurality of signal lights located along egress routes throughout the building, each signal light configured to produce direction lights in a plurality of selectable colors, each signal light comprising a first multicolor LED array adapted to be visible in a first direction, a second multicolor LED array directed in a second direction opposite said first direction, a communication interface for receiving instructions, and a processor for interpreting said instructions and lighting said first multicolor LED arrays in a color to direct victims moving towards safety and second multicolor LED arrays in another color to direct first responders moving towards danger;
a host computer having a first communication interface for outputting said instructions to individual signal lights, a second communication interface for receiving notifications of an event to trigger an evacuation, and a processor for determining an evacuation route and providing said instructions; and
an array of sensors in communication with said second communication interface to provide an indication of an event, each of said sensors having a known location.