Method and system for locating and monitoring first responders

US8706414B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TRX SYSTEMS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Benjamin Funk · Hanover, US
• Amrit Bandyopadhyay · Washington, US
• Eric Asher Kohn · Washington, US
• Neil Goldsman · Takoma Park, US
• Carole Teolis · Glenn Dale, US
• Gilmer L. Blankeship · Washington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 14, 2012
• Grant date: Apr 22, 2014
• Expiry date: Sep 14, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G1/20
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The 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 provides 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.