Patent ID: 7689293

Claim:
A fire control and testing system for networked doors, comprising: a building equipped with at least a first and second door enclosing one or more interior spaces, and separating the one or more interior spaces from other interior spaces; a first programmable door controller and at least a first sensor for monitoring a predetermined condition associated with the first door, a second programmable door controller and at least a second sensor for monitoring a predetermined condition associated with the second door, each one of the first and second programmable door controllers for receiving inputs from the at least one sensor from the associated door, the first and second programmable door controllers being interconnected with each other, and containing instructions for communicating messages and commands to each other if either of the predetermined conditions is determined to be an abnormal condition, wherein if the abnormal condition is sensed by the at least one sensor associated with the first door, the first programmable door controller associated with the first door executes a first predetermined set of instructions causing a command to be communicated to the second programmable door controller associated with the second door, which causes the second programmable door controller associated with the second door to execute a predetermined instruction set effecting the second door, wherein when the predetermined condition is determined to be the abnormal condition, the fire control and testing system controls the abnormal condition.