US 12,327,466 B2
Fire alarm peripheral addressing using a smartphone
Joseph D. Farley, Warwick, MA (US); Alan J. Boguslawski, Gardner, MA (US); and Valerie A. Moore, Worcester, MA (US)
Assigned to Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP, Boca Raton, FL (US)
Filed by Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP, Boca Raton, FL (US)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/405,831.
Application 18/405,831 is a continuation of application No. 17/428,550, granted, now 11,869,337, previously published as PCT/US2019/029185, filed on Apr. 25, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/801,469, filed on Feb. 5, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0144809 A1, May 2, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08B 25/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G08B 17/06 (2006.01); G08B 17/10 (2006.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01); G08B 29/18 (2006.01); H04B 5/70 (2024.01); G08B 25/10 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 25/003 (2013.01) [G06K 7/10386 (2013.01); G06K 7/1417 (2013.01); G08B 17/06 (2013.01); G08B 17/10 (2013.01); G08B 21/02 (2013.01); G08B 29/18 (2013.01); H04B 5/70 (2024.01); G08B 25/10 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A smartphone application on a handheld device, comprising:
a user interface configured to display one or more addresses, one or more labels, and a control button; and
a scanning window configured to:
appear in response to a user activating the control button associated with a selected address of the one or more addresses, and
scan a unique identifier on an addressable device to be installed at a location associated with a label of the one or more labels,
wherein the smartphone application is configured to send the selected address and the scanned unique identifier to an external resource.