Method and system for locating and monitoring first responders
US8688375B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/20
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is directed to methods and systems for locating and monitoring the status of people and moveable assets, such as first responders, including firefighters and other public service personnel, and their equipment both indoors and out. The invention can provide for locating and monitoring the status of people and assets in environments where GPS systems do not operate, or where operation is impaired or otherwise limited. The system and method uses inertial navigation to determine the location, motion and orientation of the personnel or assets and communicates with an external monitoring station to receive requests for location, motion orientation and status information and to transmit the location, motion orientation and status information to the monitoring station. The system and method can include storing the location, motion and orientation data as well as status data, in the event that the communication system is unable to communicate with and transmit information to the monitoring station, the system will wait until communication is restored and transmit the status information to the monitoring station to update the location, motion orientation and status inf…
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